Capital World Investors Sells 191,600 Shares of RTX Corporation $RTX

Capital World Investors lessened its stake in shares of RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) by 2.2% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 8,684,020 shares of the company’s stock after selling 191,600 shares during the quarter. Capital World Investors owned about 0.65% of RTX worth $1,453,097,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in RTX. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in RTX by 24.3% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 17,018 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,969,000 after purchasing an additional 3,332 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of RTX by 3.4% in the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,873 shares of the company’s stock valued at $564,000 after buying an additional 159 shares in the last quarter. United Bank grew its holdings in shares of RTX by 68.0% during the second quarter. United Bank now owns 10,202 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,490,000 after buying an additional 4,131 shares during the last quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. increased its position in shares of RTX by 3.1% during the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 20,900 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,052,000 after acquiring an additional 623 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Profund Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of RTX by 23.0% in the 2nd quarter. Profund Advisors LLC now owns 17,193 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,511,000 after acquiring an additional 3,215 shares during the last quarter. 86.50% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

More RTX News

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Pratt & Whitney (an RTX business) won a follow-on contract to supply TJ150 engines for Leidos’ AGM-190A small cruise missile — a direct defense backlog win that should help near‑term revenue visibility and support cash flow. Pratt & Whitney contract
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst/media coverage highlights RTX’s strong 1‑year performance (shares up ~62.5% over the past year) and cites defense contract wins, production investment and rising earnings expectations — these narratives reinforce the company’s FY2026 guidance and investor confidence. RTX outperforms industry
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street analyst commentary is broadly constructive, with multiple write-ups and broker interest cited as supporting buy/hold sentiment — analyst momentum can sustain investor demand if earnings/guidance remain intact. Wall Street analysts on RTX
• Neutral Sentiment: Sector-level flows: coverage notes a defense ETF could continue rallying if the Iran conflict escalates — positive for defense demand but not a company-specific driver; ETF inflows are supportive but also increase correlation across names. Defense ETF outlook
• Neutral Sentiment: Several high‑visibility stories about “RTX” GPUs (NVIDIA restarting RTX 3060 production with Samsung, restocked RTX 50‑series laptops, novelty gold RTX 5090) are driving headline noise — these relate to NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX brand, not RTX Corporation, and may cause ticker/name confusion among retail traders rather than change RTX Corp fundamentals. NVIDIA RTX 3060/Samsung
• Negative Sentiment: Barron’s notes defense stocks haven’t broadly benefited from Iran‑related headlines, indicating investor skepticism about sustainable revenue upside — sector weakness or rotation can pressure RTX shares even when company fundamentals are solid. Defense stocks are down
• Negative Sentiment: Risk reminder from Forbes: commentary on historical volatility and “hidden dangers” for defense investors underscores downside risk (large drawdowns in past corrections) — this can dampen sentiment and amplify downside on negative macro or execution news. Forbes risk piece

RTX Stock Down 0.5%

RTX stock opened at $207.10 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $198.46 and a 200-day moving average price of $179.61. RTX Corporation has a twelve month low of $112.27 and a twelve month high of $214.50. The company has a market capitalization of $277.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.75, a P/E/G ratio of 3.02 and a beta of 0.42.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The company reported $1.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.47 by $0.08. RTX had a return on equity of 13.08% and a net margin of 7.60%.The firm had revenue of $24.24 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.65 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.54 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 12.1% on a year-over-year basis. RTX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.600-6.800 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that RTX Corporation will post 6.11 EPS for the current year.

RTX Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 19th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 20th will be paid a $0.68 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 20th. This represents a $2.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. RTX’s payout ratio is currently 54.84%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other RTX news, VP Kevin G. Dasilva sold 8,136 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $201.30, for a total value of $1,637,776.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 27,102 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,455,632.60. This represents a 23.09% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Shane G. Eddy sold 17,527 shares of RTX stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $199.16, for a total value of $3,490,677.32. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 89,255 shares of company stock worth $18,151,956. 0.15% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on RTX shares. BNP Paribas Exane assumed coverage on RTX in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $210.00 price target for the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $240.00 target price on shares of RTX in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of RTX in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of RTX in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $235.00 price objective on shares of RTX in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, RTX presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $202.00.

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.