Mufg Securities Americas Inc. Has $7.70 Million Stock Position in RTX Corporation $RTX

Mufg Securities Americas Inc. boosted its holdings in RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) by 9.2% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 40,560 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,426 shares during the period. Mufg Securities Americas Inc.’s holdings in RTX were worth $7,695,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Navalign LLC bought a new position in shares of RTX during the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC bought a new stake in shares of RTX in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Core Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in RTX during the fourth quarter worth about $31,000. 1 North Wealth Services LLC increased its stake in RTX by 456.7% during the fourth quarter. 1 North Wealth Services LLC now owns 167 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 137 shares during the period. Finally, Evergreen Advisors LLC bought a new position in RTX during the first quarter valued at about $31,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.50% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have commented on the company. Dbs Bank upgraded RTX from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 10th. Susquehanna boosted their price objective on RTX from $235.00 to $245.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Robert W. Baird set a $240.00 target price on RTX in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on RTX from $230.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of RTX from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Tuesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, RTX presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $228.59.

Key Headlines Impacting RTX

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Raytheon won a $22.9 billion, seven-year U.S. military contract to accelerate Tomahawk missile production from roughly 60 to 1,000 missiles annually. The award materially expands RTX’s backlog and visibility, while highlighting sustained demand to replenish U.S. and allied weapons inventories. Is RTX Undervalued As Its $22.9 Billion Missile Contract Expands Backlog?
• Positive Sentiment: Raytheon completed a $50 million expansion of its Forest, Mississippi, facility. The 17,000-square-foot addition is intended to increase production of electronic-warfare and radar systems and is expected to create 100 high-skilled jobs by 2028, supporting RTX’s ability to fulfill growing defense orders. RTX’s Raytheon Completes $50 Million Expansion of Mississippi Manufacturing Facility
• Positive Sentiment: Brokerages collectively maintain a “Moderate Buy” recommendation for RTX. This provides continued analyst support following the company’s latest earnings beat, in which revenue rose 14.5% year over year and earnings exceeded consensus estimates. RTX Receives Consensus Recommendation of Moderate Buy
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent coverage comparing RTX with Rolls-Royce and the broader aerospace sector indicates that RTX has delivered strong performance this year, including an approximately 18% 90-day gain and 13% year-to-date increase. The comparison reinforces momentum but does not represent a new company catalyst. Are Aerospace Stocks Lagging RTX Corporation This Year?
• Neutral Sentiment: Most other articles concern NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX graphics cards, DLSS software, gaming PCs, or unrelated companies. Those reports do not materially affect RTX Corporation’s aerospace and defense operations or its stock.

RTX Trading Down 0.1%

RTX stock opened at $211.97 on Friday. RTX Corporation has a 1-year low of $150.61 and a 1-year high of $226.88. The firm has a market cap of $285.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.32, a P/E/G ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 0.29. The business’s 50 day moving average is $206.15 and its 200-day moving average is $195.94. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The company reported $1.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.66 by $0.23. The business had revenue of $24.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $22.89 billion. RTX had a return on equity of 13.99% and a net margin of 8.28%.RTX’s quarterly revenue was up 14.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.56 EPS. RTX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.100-7.250 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that RTX Corporation will post 7.22 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

RTX Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Buying and Selling at RTX

In other RTX news, VP Kevin G. Dasilva sold 4,760 shares of RTX stock in a transaction on 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 trade represents a 17.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Ramsaran Maharajh sold 13,655 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $223.92, for a total transaction of $3,057,627.60. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 13,184 shares in the company, valued at $2,952,161.28. This represents a 50.88% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders sold 29,222 shares of company stock valued at $6,362,003. 0.10% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

RTX 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.