Western Wealth Management LLC Grows Stock Holdings in RTX Corporation $RTX

Western Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) by 18.5% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 18,497 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,882 shares during the period. Western Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in RTX were worth $3,568,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. World Investment Advisors lifted its stake in RTX by 8.7% during the fourth quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 62,448 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,453,000 after purchasing an additional 5,020 shares in the last quarter. Milestone Asset Management Group LLC boosted its position in shares of RTX by 34.7% during the fourth quarter. Milestone Asset Management Group LLC now owns 30,011 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,504,000 after buying an additional 7,738 shares during the period. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of RTX in the fourth quarter valued at $2,308,000. Truist Financial Corp grew its stake in shares of RTX by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 2,315,021 shares of the company’s stock valued at $424,575,000 after buying an additional 53,045 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Science Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of RTX in the 4th quarter valued at $1,439,000. 86.50% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

RTX News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Pratt & Whitney, RTX’s engine business, received a nearly $1.3 billion undefinitized contract for F135 engine spare parts. The award supports sustainment of engines powering all three F-35 Lightning II variants, strengthening RTX’s defense backlog and long-term revenue visibility. RTX’s Pratt & Whitney awarded $1.3 billion F135 sustainment contract
• Positive Sentiment: Investor sentiment remains supported by RTX’s latest earnings beat: quarterly revenue rose 14.5% year over year to $24.71 billion, while EPS of $1.89 exceeded consensus by $0.23. Management also raised its full-year 2026 outlook, with guidance of $7.10-$7.25 in EPS, citing a record $289 billion backlog across commercial aftermarket and defense programs. How RTX’s Q2 Beat, Raised Outlook and Record Backlog Will Impact RTX Investors
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support has improved after the earnings report, with Morgan Stanley raising its RTX price target. RTX is also being highlighted among industrial stocks positioned to benefit from resilient manufacturing, defense demand and infrastructure investment. Morgan Stanley raises RTX stock price target after earnings
• Neutral Sentiment: A comparison of RTX with Redwire frames RTX as the more established company, benefiting from scale, execution and a substantial backlog, while Redwire offers potentially faster sales and earnings growth. The analysis underscores RTX’s steadier profile but also suggests investors should weigh its higher valuation against its growth prospects. RTX vs. Redwire: Which Aerospace & Defense Stock Offers More Upside?
• Negative Sentiment: Reports of insider selling briefly pressured RTX shares, highlighting profit-taking risk after a strong rally toward the stock’s 12-month high. RTX’s valuation—about 38 times earnings—also leaves the stock more sensitive to any disappointment in execution or guidance. RTX shares down following insider selling

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on RTX from $200.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $238.00 price target on shares of RTX in a research note on Monday. Robert W. Baird set a $240.00 price target on shares of RTX in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Dbs Bank raised shares of RTX from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 10th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $240.00 price objective on shares of RTX in a research note on Friday, July 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, RTX presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $226.94.

Insider Buying and Selling at RTX

In other news, VP Kevin G. Dasilva sold 4,760 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $213.62, for a total transaction of $1,016,831.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 22,349 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,774,193.38. This represents a 17.56% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Troy D. Brunk sold 8,557 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $210.29, for a total transaction of $1,799,451.53. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 8,809 shares in the company, valued at $1,852,444.61. This represents a 49.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 15,567 shares of company stock worth $3,304,375 in the last three months. 0.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

RTX Trading Up 0.6%

NYSE:RTX opened at $215.58 on Friday. RTX Corporation has a 12-month low of $150.61 and a 12-month high of $221.34. The firm has a market cap of $290.55 billion, a PE ratio of 37.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 0.30. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $191.15 and a 200 day moving average price of $193.19.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The company reported $1.89 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.66 by $0.23. The company had revenue of $24.71 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.89 billion. RTX had a return on equity of 13.99% and a net margin of 8.28%.RTX’s revenue was up 14.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.56 EPS. RTX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.100-7.250 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that RTX Corporation will post 7.21 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

RTX Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.73 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. This represents a $2.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. RTX’s payout ratio is presently 51.41%.

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.