Mumbai | December 19, 2025 — Honeywell Automation India Limited (NSE: HONAUT, BSE: 517174) is back in the spotlight for market watchers today as the stock trades around the ₹33,900 zone, a level that reflects both its “premium quality” reputation and the market’s current caution about margins and valuations. [1]
Below is a roundup of the latest widely reported updates, forecasts, and analysis available as of 19.12.2025, including recent financial results, notable trades, and where analysts broadly see the stock heading over the next year.
Honeywell Automation India share price today: where HONAUT is trading on 19.12.2025
By late morning/around midday on December 19, HONAUT was indicated around ₹33,900–₹33,925, up modestly on the day (roughly +0.8% in some market trackers). The stock’s 52-week range remains wide at ₹31,025 to ₹43,732.55, underlining how quickly sentiment can swing even in “steady” industrial names. [2]
The bigger picture, though, explains why investors keep checking this ticker:
- Over roughly six months, HONAUT has been down about ~10% in several trackers.
- Over about one year, it has been down ~15%, despite the company continuing to post revenue growth in FY26 so far. [3]
This is the classic market mood for expensive “compounder-style” stocks: earnings must keep landing cleanly, because the valuation doesn’t leave much room for stumbles.
What Honeywell Automation India actually does (and why the market treats it as a premium stock)
Honeywell Automation India Limited (often referred to as HAIL) describes itself as a leading provider of integrated automation and software solutions, including process solutions and building solutions. It is listed on both the NSE and BSE and incorporated in 1984, with its registered office in Pune. [4]
In practical investor terms, HONAUT is often viewed as a proxy for long-cycle themes that India keeps leaning into:
- Industrial modernization (automation, controls, instrumentation)
- Energy transition (efficiency, emissions reduction, smart infrastructure)
- Smart buildings (building management, safety, and integrated controls)
That thematic “megatrend exposure” is one reason the stock historically commands premium multiples versus many industrial peers—though that premium is also exactly what investors debate today.
Latest earnings: Q2 FY26 results (quarter ended Sept 30, 2025)
The most recent official results on record as of today are the Q2 FY26 numbers approved at the board meeting held November 5, 2025.
From the company’s filed unaudited financial statement:
- Revenue from operations:₹11,494 million (≈ ₹1,149.4 crore) in Q2 FY26, versus ₹10,239 million (≈ ₹1,023.9 crore) in Q2 FY25. [5]
- Profit for the period (net profit):₹1,195 million (≈ ₹119.5 crore) in Q2 FY26, versus ₹1,151 million (≈ ₹115.1 crore) in Q2 FY25. [6]
- EPS (basic):₹135.13 for the quarter. [7]
The numbers show a pattern investors have been parsing carefully:
- Year-on-year growth in both revenue and profit.
- But sequential softening versus Q1 FY26 (June 30, 2025 quarter), where revenue from operations was ₹11,831 million and profit was ₹1,246 million. [8]
In other words: growth is real, but not perfectly linear quarter-to-quarter.
Reuters take: improved demand and order execution helped
Reuters reported that Honeywell Automation India’s Q2 profit rose 3.8% year-on-year, supported by improved industrial activity and the execution of existing orders, while revenue from operations rose 12.3%. Reuters also pointed to broader factors such as incentives linked to clean energy and industrial modernization as supportive context. [9]
Corporate developments investors tracked recently: board change
Another notable corporate update tied to the November 5, 2025 board meeting: Honeywell Automation India disclosed a change in directors, with Pedro Thena Garrote resigning and Jake Morgan Wasserman being appointed as an additional (non-executive, non-independent) director, effective November 5, 2025. [10]
This isn’t typically a “price mover” by itself, but in premium stocks with limited free float, investors monitor governance and leadership changes closely—especially around results season.
December 2025 market activity: the bulk deal that caught attention
One of the most concrete “here-and-now” market datapoints heading into late December was a bulk deal on December 12, 2025, reported across trackers:
- Around 99,992 shares traded at an average price of about ₹33,895 on the NSE in a bulk deal record. [11]
- Some deal summaries show SBI Mutual Fund appearing on both buy and sell lines at the same average price (which can happen across schemes/strategies and does not automatically mean a directional bet without deeper context). [12]
Given HONAUT’s typically thin daily volumes and high per-share price, even a ~1 lakh share print can stand out more than it would in a high-liquidity large-cap.
Valuation check on 19.12.2025: still expensive, even after the pullback
If HONAUT is a “high expectations” stock, valuation is the reason why.
As of December 19, multiple market dashboards placed Honeywell Automation India around:
- P/E: roughly ~57–58x
- P/B: roughly ~7x [13]
Simply Wall St’s valuation view (based on its framework) flags the stock as expensive on P/E, citing a current P/E around ~57.6x versus an estimated “fair” P/E around ~39.6x. [14]
This doesn’t mean the stock “must fall.” It means the market is pricing in a future where Honeywell Automation India keeps doing what premium automation companies are expected to do:
- defend margins,
- convert revenue into cash,
- maintain pricing power,
- and keep winning quality projects.
If any of those pillars wobble, the multiple can compress faster than the business deteriorates—the classic premium-stock risk.
Forecasts and analyst targets: where the Street broadly sees HONAUT
Analyst coverage on Honeywell Automation India is not as broad as for mega-caps, but the available consensus-style snapshots generally point to moderate upside from current levels—with the important caveat that these targets can change quickly after the next results cycle.
Here’s what widely used platforms indicated:
- TradingView’s analyst consensus showed a target around ₹39,146.50, with a range roughly ₹37,500 to ₹39,780. [15]
- Simply Wall St’s aggregated analyst target view (5 analysts in its snapshot) showed an average ~₹37,297, with high ~₹39,780 and low ~₹32,000. [16]
- Trendlyne’s research snapshot showed an average target around ₹39,000 (noting limited report count in its view). [17]
Growth forecasts (earnings vs revenue)
On growth expectations, Simply Wall St’s forward-looking view projected earnings growth around ~18.2% per year and revenue growth around ~10.6% per year (its model-based forecast summary). [18]
Translation: the market expects profit to grow faster than sales, which implicitly assumes operating leverage, mix improvements, or disciplined cost control—again putting the spotlight back on margins.
The big story behind the scenes: Honeywell’s global restructuring and what it could mean (indirectly)
While HONAUT is a listed Indian entity with its own financials, investors also track the global parent’s strategic direction.
Honeywell International has publicly discussed portfolio changes including the intent to separate its automation and aerospace businesses, alongside a planned advanced materials separation. [19]
For Honeywell Automation India shareholders, this is not a direct corporate action announcement for HONAUT. But markets are narrative-driven creatures, and investors sometimes ask:
- Will brand and technology focus shift more aggressively toward automation-led growth?
- Could reporting structures, capital allocation priorities, or partner ecosystems evolve over time?
At minimum, the global strategy keeps “automation” front-and-center—helpful for the story, even if not immediately reflected in the Indian subsidiary’s quarterly numbers.
What to watch next for Honeywell Automation India stock
Going into the next quarter, HONAUT investors will likely focus on a few practical signposts:
- Q3 FY26 performance and commentary
Q2 showed YoY growth but sequential easing. The next print will shape whether that was a one-quarter wobble or a new pace. - Margins and cost lines
The Q2 statement shows large components like materials consumed and employee costs moving meaningfully; how the company manages mix and execution will matter. [20] - Order execution and demand tone
Reuters has repeatedly tied Honeywell Automation India’s quarterly trajectory to industrial activity and project execution dynamics—areas that can shift with the capex cycle. [21] - Liquidity and flow-based moves
Bulk deals stand out because daily volumes can be small. A few institutional adjustments can exaggerate short-term price action. [22]
Bottom line on 19.12.2025: a premium automation stock in a “prove it again” phase
On December 19, 2025, Honeywell Automation India’s share price action around ₹33,900 captures the current market balance: the business is still growing, the automation theme remains intact, and analyst targets imply potential upside—but valuations remain demanding, and investors want to see consistent execution without margin surprises. [23]
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