Honeywell reported adjusted earnings per share of $2.51 from sales of $9.8 billion. Wall Street was looking for EPS of $2.21 from sales of $9.6 billion.

The results prompted Honeywell ( HON) to reaffirm its full-year organic sales growth guidance of 2% to 5% and to raise its adjusted earnings forecast slightly to a range of $10.20 to $10.50 a share. Operating cash flow and free cash flow projections were maintained at $6.7 billion to $7.1 billion and $5.4 billion to $5.8 billion, respectively.

Occasionally, peer performance can influence post-earnings stock reactions. In fact, the pricing-in may start prior to the earnings announcement. Below is some historical data comparing the post-earnings performance of Honeywell International stock with the performance of peers that reported earnings just before Honeywell International.