Honeywell International (HON) Competitors

Honeywell International (NASDAQ:HON) and Boeing (NYSE:BA) are both large-cap multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, earnings, risk and dividends.

Which has more risk and volatility, HON or BA?

Honeywell International has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boeing has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HON or BA more profitable?

Honeywell International has a net margin of 14.82% compared to Boeing's net margin of -17.76%. Honeywell International's return on equity of 35.78% beat Boeing's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Honeywell International	14.82%	35.78%	9.04%
Boeing	-17.76%	N/A	-9.19%

Does the media favor HON or BA?

In the previous week, Boeing had 114 more articles in the media than Honeywell International. MarketBeat recorded 153 mentions for Boeing and 39 mentions for Honeywell International. Honeywell International's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Boeing's score of 0.87 indicating that Honeywell International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Honeywell International	36 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Boeing	80 Very Positive mention(s)	25 Positive mention(s)	25 Neutral mention(s)	12 Negative mention(s)	6 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in HON or BA?

75.9% of Honeywell International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.8% of Boeing shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Honeywell International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Boeing shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is HON or BA a better dividend stock?

Honeywell International pays an annual dividend of $4.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Boeing pays an annual dividend of $8.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Honeywell International pays out 51.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Boeing pays out -44.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Honeywell International has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Boeing is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HON or BA?

Boeing received 844 more outperform votes than Honeywell International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 74.41% of users gave Honeywell International an outperform vote while only 70.06% of users gave Boeing an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Honeywell International	Outperform Votes 1201 74.41%	Underperform Votes 413 25.59%
Boeing	Outperform Votes 2045 70.06%	Underperform Votes 874 29.94%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, HON or BA?

Honeywell International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Boeing. Boeing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Honeywell International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Honeywell International	$38.50B	3.58	$5.71B	$8.71	24.32
Boeing	$66.52B	2.04	-$11.82B	-$18.32	-9.87

Do analysts prefer HON or BA?

Honeywell International currently has a consensus price target of $249.38, indicating a potential upside of 17.72%. Boeing has a consensus price target of $195.68, indicating a potential upside of 8.17%. Given Honeywell International's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Honeywell International is more favorable than Boeing.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Honeywell International	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Boeing	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.65

Summary

Honeywell International beats Boeing on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.