Honeywell International Inc. (HON): The Stock Soars in Powerful Earnings

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GE explained its near-lack of cash production by the need to stock up on inventory to fulfill orders received in Q1 that won’t be delivered until later in the year. In contrast, Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE:HON) CEO Dave Cote described how his company “balanced [its] portfolio of both short- and long-cycle businesses” in a manner that “continues to drive our outperformance.”

That was true for Honeywell’s cash machine last quarter. And it was true for Honeywell’s stock performance last week.

The article Honeywell Stock Soars in Powerful Earnings originally appeared on Fool.com.

Fool contributor Rich Smith has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool owns shares of General Electric and Textron.

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