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Honeywell Falls as Aerospace Spin-Off and Share Structure Changes Reset HON Trading

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Honeywell (HON) is down 47.3% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement. ([investor.honeywell.com](https://investor.honeywell.com/news-releases/news-release-details/honeywell-board-directors-sets-record-date-and-announces-0))

Analysis: The move appears to be driven primarily by Honeywell’s June 29, 2026 separation of its aerospace business into Honeywell Aerospace, plus related trading mechanics around the stock’s ex-distribution date and a 1-for-2 reverse stock split. This could mean the sharp drop is not a typical fundamental selloff, but instead reflects that HON now trades without the spun-off aerospace business attached. ([investor.honeywell.com](https://investor.honeywell.com/news-releases/news-release-details/honeywell-board-directors-sets-record-date-and-announces-0))

Details:

  • Honeywell completed the spin-off at 12:01 a.m. New York time on June 29, distributing one Honeywell Aerospace share for every two Honeywell shares held on the record date. ([investor.honeywell.com](https://investor.honeywell.com/news-releases/news-release-details/honeywell-board-directors-approves-spin-honeywell-aerospace))
  • HON had been trading in both regular-way and ex-distribution markets before the separation, which can create confusing one-day price comparisons once the distribution becomes effective. ([investor.honeywell.com](https://investor.honeywell.com/news-releases/news-release-details/honeywell-board-directors-sets-record-date-and-announces-0))
  • A 1-for-2 reverse stock split was also scheduled to take effect immediately after the spin-off, changing Honeywell’s share count and making simple day-over-day percentage moves harder to interpret. ([investor.honeywell.com](https://investor.honeywell.com/news-releases/news-release-details/honeywell-board-directors-sets-record-date-and-announces-0))
  • An OCC memo tied to the event allocated value across the post-transaction securities, reinforcing that a large portion of prior HON value shifted into the newly independent aerospace company. ([infomemo.theocc.com](https://infomemo.theocc.com/infomemos?number=59249))
  • Sources:

    Honeywell, SEC, OCC

    Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

    $HON Insider Trading Activity

    HON Insider Trades

    $HON insiders have traded $HON stock on the open market 5 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 5 have been sales.

    Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $HON stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

    • GRACE LIEBLEIN has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 5,847 shares for an estimated $1,425,089.
    • ROBERT D. MAILLOUX (Vice President & Controller) sold 5,274 shares for an estimated $1,260,486
    • D SCOTT DAVIS sold 2,367 shares for an estimated $568,080

    To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Quiver Quantitative API insider transaction endpoint.

    $HON Hedge Fund Activity

    We have seen 1,337 institutional investors add shares of $HON stock to their portfolio, and 1,267 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

    Here are some of the largest recent moves:

    • J. STERN & CO. LLP removed 52,933,867 shares (-99.5%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $11,964,641,958
    • WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP added 3,833,636 shares (+29.9%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $866,516,745
    • BLACKROCK, INC. removed 3,774,610 shares (-7.2%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $853,175,098
    • FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC added 3,318,104 shares (+32.4%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $749,991,047
    • SG AMERICAS SECURITIES, LLC removed 3,020,729 shares (-74.4%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $682,775,375
    • UBS GROUP AG removed 2,653,756 shares (-36.4%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $599,828,468
    • JPMORGAN CHASE & CO removed 2,457,297 shares (-23.8%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $479,394,071

    To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.

    $HON Government Contracts

    We have seen $257,502,437 of award payments to $HON over the last year.

    Here are some of the awards which we have have seen pay out the most over the last year:

    To track government contracts to publicy traded companies, check out Quiver Quantitative's government contracts dashboard. You can access data on government contracts through the Quiver Quantitative API government contracts endpoint.

    $HON Congressional Stock Trading

    Members of Congress have traded $HON stock 2 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 2 have been purchases and 0 have been sales.

    Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $HON stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:

    To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard. You can access data on congressional stock trades through the Quiver Quantitative API Congress trades endpoint.

    $HON Analyst Ratings

    Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $HON in the last several months. We have seen 3 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.

    Here are some recent analyst ratings:

    • Barclays issued a "Overweight" rating on 01/30/2026
    • JP Morgan issued a "Overweight" rating on 01/30/2026
    • Citigroup issued a "Buy" rating on 01/12/2026

    To track analyst ratings and price targets for $HON, check out Quiver Quantitative's $HON forecast page.

    $HON Price Targets

    Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $HON recently. We have seen 13 analysts offer price targets for $HON in the last 6 months, with a median target of $245.0.

    Here are some recent targets:

    • Deane Dray from RBC Capital set a target price of $275.0 on 06/11/2026
    • Julian Mitchell from Barclays set a target price of $239.0 on 06/10/2026
    • Varun Govindaraj from Bernstein set a target price of $233.0 on 06/10/2026
    • Joe Ritchie from Goldman Sachs set a target price of $276.0 on 06/03/2026
    • Gautam Khanna from TD Cowen set a target price of $230.0 on 04/24/2026
    • Andrew Kaplowitz from Citigroup set a target price of $257.0 on 04/24/2026
    • Daniel DiCicco from BMO Capital set a target price of $273.0 on 03/27/2026

    This article is not financial advice. See Quiver Quantitative's disclaimers for more information. Note that there may be inaccuracies due to mistakes in ticker-mapping, and other anomalies.

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