$HON Stock Plunges 3% Amid Hefty Trading Volume
Honeywell International's stock price has fallen by 3% on August 17, according to data from Quiver Quantitative. This decline comes with a significant trading volume of approximately $238,516,109. Over the past day, $HON has been the 120th most-searched ticker on Quiver Quantitative, out of 11,378 total tickers searched.
Insider trading activity shows that $HON insiders have made 11 trades in the last six months, all of which were sales. Kenneth J West, President and CEO of Process Technologies, has sold a total of 17,348 shares for an estimated $4,229,459. Grace Lieblein has also made 3 sales, selling 5,847 shares for an estimated $1,425,089.
The largest institutional investors have been adding to their positions in $HON stock. Blackrock, Inc. added 22,778,297 shares in Q2 2026, while Newport Trust Company, LLC and Invesco Ltd. each added over 12 million shares. Morgan Stanley also increased its position by 9,632,173 shares.
Government contracts have awarded $308,091,467 to Honeywell International over the last year. Some of the largest awards include a task order for enterprise performance-based logistics and a component improvement program for B-1 right-hand accessory drive gearbox phase 2B. Congressional members have traded $HON stock four times in the past six months, with three purchases and one sale.