RTX Corporation $RTX Shares Purchased by Focused Investors LLC

Focused Investors LLC raised its stake in RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) by 4.5% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 780,800 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 33,300 shares during the quarter. RTX accounts for about 4.0% of Focused Investors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest position. Focused Investors LLC’s holdings in RTX were worth $130,651,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Norges Bank purchased a new position in RTX in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $2,359,602,000. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of RTX by 14,974.7% during the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,598,943 shares of the company’s stock worth $525,518,000 after purchasing an additional 3,575,069 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of RTX by 1.9% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 122,074,734 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,825,353,000 after purchasing an additional 2,238,247 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its holdings in RTX by 9.3% during the 2nd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 15,958,191 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,330,215,000 after purchasing an additional 1,361,071 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its holdings in RTX by 97.1% during the 2nd quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 1,927,305 shares of the company’s stock valued at $281,425,000 after purchasing an additional 949,328 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.50% of the company’s stock.

RTX Stock Up 0.5%

RTX stock opened at $199.75 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $267.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.02, a PEG ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 0.44. RTX Corporation has a 1-year low of $112.27 and a 1-year high of $200.31. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $179.89 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $166.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.81.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 21st. The company reported $1.70 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.29. RTX had a net margin of 7.67% and a return on equity of 13.28%. The business had revenue of $22.48 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $21.26 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.45 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 11.9% on a year-over-year basis. RTX has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.100-6.200 EPS. Research analysts predict that RTX Corporation will post 6.11 EPS for the current year.

RTX Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 11th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 21st were given a dividend of $0.68 per share. This represents a $2.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 21st. RTX’s dividend payout ratio is presently 55.85%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have weighed in on RTX. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $195.00 price objective on shares of RTX in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. UBS Group cut RTX from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their target price for the company from $202.00 to $199.00 in a research note on Monday, January 5th. BNP Paribas Exane initiated coverage on shares of RTX in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $210.00 price target for the company. Robert W. Baird set a $203.00 price objective on shares of RTX in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of RTX from $211.00 to $227.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, RTX presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $186.88.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Neil G. Mitchill, Jr. sold 4,849 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $180.15, for a total value of $873,547.35. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 59,556 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,729,013.40. This trade represents a 7.53% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.15% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about RTX

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: RTX supplied a Blue Canyon Saturn-200 minisatellite for NASA’s Pandora mission — a direct commercial win for RTX’s small-satellite business (Blue Canyon Technologies is an RTX unit), highlighting recurring space-services revenue and program wins. RTX provides Blue Canyon satellite for interstellar mission
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts maintain a constructive view — RTX was given a consensus “Moderate Buy” — which supports investor confidence and can underpin near-term share strength. RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts
• Positive Sentiment: Sector outlook: Benzinga lists RTX among defense names to consider on a potential Pentagon spending boost — a macro tailwind if higher defense budgets persist, though proposed policy ideas (e.g., buyback limits) are noted as unlikely to become law. 5 Defense Stocks to Buy on Pentagon Spending Boost
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple tech outlets are reporting NVIDIA partner supply moves around “RTX” GPUs (reports of RTX 5070 Ti/5060 Ti being EOL or reprioritized). These stories concern NVIDIA product lines and memory shortages — they create headline noise (and possible retail confusion with the RTX ticker) but do not pertain to RTX Corporation’s aerospace/defense business. Example: ASUS says it stopped producing certain RTX 50-series cards. ASUS has stopped producing the RTX 5070 Ti and 5060 Ti 16GB, saying they’ve reached ‘end of life’
• Neutral Sentiment: Other outlets report NVIDIA partner supply cuts and shifting product priorities; again, relevant to GPU makers and retailers but not to RTX Corp’s financials. NVIDIA has reportedly cut GeForce RTX GPU supply by up to 20%
• Neutral Sentiment: NVIDIA has pushed back on some EOL claims (some RTX 5070 Ti models still shipping), underscoring the mixed headlines. This reinforces that GPU coverage is about NVIDIA’s product cycle, not RTX Corp. Nvidia: RTX 5070 Ti Cards Are Not ‘End of Life,’ All Models Still Shipping

RTX Company Profile

RTX (NYSE: RTX) is a U.S.-based aerospace and defense company that designs, manufactures and services advanced systems for commercial, military and governmental customers worldwide. The company was created through the 2020 combination of Raytheon Company and United Technologies Corporation and later adopted the RTX name, positioning itself as a diversified provider across the aerospace and defense value chain.

RTX’s operations span a broad set of capabilities. Its commercial aerospace businesses include Pratt & Whitney aircraft engines and Collins Aerospace systems, which supply propulsion, avionics, aerostructures, interiors and integrated aircraft systems.