This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. United Technologies (UTX) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsHeadlinesTrendsBuy This Stock UTX vs. HON, BA, LMT, TDG, GD, NOC, HEI, TDY, TXT, and CWShould you be buying United Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of United Technologies include Honeywell International (HON), Boeing (BA), Lockheed Martin (LMT), TransDigm Group (TDG), General Dynamics (GD), Northrop Grumman (NOC), HEICO (HEI), Teledyne Technologies (TDY), Textron (TXT), and Curtiss-Wright (CW). These companies are all part of the "aerospace & defense" industry. United Technologies vs. Honeywell International Boeing Lockheed Martin TransDigm Group General Dynamics Northrop Grumman HEICO Teledyne Technologies Textron Curtiss-Wright United Technologies (NYSE:UTX) and Honeywell International (NASDAQ:HON) are both large-cap multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, community ranking, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Which has more risk and volatility, UTX or HON? United Technologies has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Honeywell International has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders believe in UTX or HON? 81.7% of United Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.9% of Honeywell International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of United Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Honeywell International shares are owned 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 UTX or HON a better dividend stock? United Technologies pays an annual dividend of $2.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Honeywell International pays an annual dividend of $4.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. United Technologies pays out 35.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Honeywell International pays out 51.9% 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 raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. United Technologies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, UTX or HON? Honeywell International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than United Technologies. United Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Honeywell International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUnited Technologies$77.05B1.49$5.54B$8.2616.08Honeywell International$38.50B3.60$5.71B$8.7124.51 Does the media favor UTX or HON? In the previous week, Honeywell International had 57 more articles in the media than United Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 57 mentions for Honeywell International and 0 mentions for United Technologies. Honeywell International's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat United Technologies' score of 0.00 indicating that Honeywell International is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment United Technologies Neutral Honeywell International Positive Do analysts recommend UTX or HON? Honeywell International has a consensus price target of $249.08, suggesting a potential upside of 16.69%. Given Honeywell International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Honeywell International is more favorable than United Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score United Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Honeywell International 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer UTX or HON? Honeywell International received 287 more outperform votes than United Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.12% of users gave United Technologies an outperform vote while only 74.43% of users gave Honeywell International an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformUnited TechnologiesOutperform Votes91575.12% Underperform Votes30324.88% Honeywell InternationalOutperform Votes120274.43% Underperform Votes41325.57% Is UTX or HON more profitable? Honeywell International has a net margin of 14.82% compared to United Technologies' net margin of 7.19%. Honeywell International's return on equity of 35.78% beat United Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets United Technologies7.19% 16.60% 5.14% Honeywell International 14.82%35.78%9.04% SummaryHoneywell International beats United Technologies on 16 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get United Technologies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for UTX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart UTX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUnited TechnologiesAircraft Engines & Engine Parts IndustryMulti-Sector SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$115.07B$60.48B$12.92B$19.48BDividend Yield3.42%1.36%3.53%3.76%P/E Ratio20.7334.529.5233.08Price / Sales1.493.183.8626.21Price / Cash6.8026.4113.3517.55Price / Book2.594.761.984.56Net Income$5.54B$2.20B$959.43M$1.02B United Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UTXUnited TechnologiesN/A$132.85+0.3%N/A+35.5%$115.07B$77.05B20.73243,200HONHoneywell International4.5812 of 5 stars$211.85+0.8%$249.38+17.7%+5.7%$137.69B$38.50B24.3297,000Positive NewsBABoeing3.5868 of 5 stars$180.90+1.6%$195.68+8.2%-11.4%$135.69B$66.52B-9.87156,000Analyst RevisionLMTLockheed Martin4.8158 of 5 stars$434.72-1.1%$544.20+25.2%-0.9%$102.33B$71.04B19.53121,000Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↓Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeTDGTransDigm Group3.1447 of 5 stars$1,382.82+2.7%$1,472.47+6.5%+14.9%$77.56B$8.16B48.7814,400Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑Positive NewsGDGeneral Dynamics4.7143 of 5 stars$265.94+1.0%$297.71+11.9%-6.0%$71.90B$47.72B19.50106,500Short Interest ↓Positive NewsNOCNorthrop Grumman4.4388 of 5 stars$495.25+0.9%$542.88+9.6%+8.8%$71.69B$41.03B17.4895,000Positive NewsHEIHEICO1.5537 of 5 stars$267.72+2.4%$271.40+1.4%+43.3%$37.20B$3.99B73.156,500TDYTeledyne Technologies3.2149 of 5 stars$507.63+1.2%$548.00+8.0%+17.4%$23.78B$5.67B29.4614,700Positive NewsTXTTextron4.6713 of 5 stars$74.23+1.6%$93.45+25.9%-24.3%$13.48B$13.70B17.2234,000Analyst RevisionCWCurtiss-Wright3.889 of 5 stars$336.56+3.5%$386.86+14.9%+25.5%$12.67B$3.12B31.908,100Positive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HON Alternatives BA Alternatives LMT Alternatives TDG Alternatives GD Alternatives NOC Alternatives HEI Alternatives TDY Alternatives TXT Alternatives CW Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:UTX) was last updated on 4/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Allies Confirm Exec Order 14024 Triggers Dollar CollapseExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth,...Priority Gold | SponsoredDOGE Social Security bombshell?Elon Musk just dropped another bombshell... 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