Why Is Everyone Talking About Honeywell Stock?

Honeywell International's (NASDAQ: HON) third-quarter earnings attracted considerable attention because they were highly symbolic of the current earnings season. Moreover, understanding the themes within the results is the key to looking at other industrial companies set to report. Here's why Honeywell's earnings should help frame the way investors think about the market right now.

There are three primary considerations that investors need to make in earnings season, and Honeywell's earnings contain all of them. First, it's no secret that the industrial sector is facing a significant number of cost challenges right now. Soaring raw material prices and supply chain difficulties raise the cost of doing business for many industrial companies.

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