RTX Corporation $RTX Shares Acquired by Rothschild Investment LLC

Rothschild Investment LLC boosted its position in RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) by 11.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 34,519 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,490 shares during the quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC’s holdings in RTX were worth $5,776,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

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

RTX Trading Down 0.6%

NYSE RTX opened at $199.90 on Tuesday. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $268.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.30, a P/E/G ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 0.43. RTX Corporation has a 52-week low of $112.27 and a 52-week high of $206.48. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $191.03 and a 200 day moving average price of $174.12.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last released 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. The company had revenue of $24.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $22.65 billion. RTX had a return on equity of 13.08% and a net margin of 7.60%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 12.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.54 EPS. RTX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.600-6.800 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that RTX Corporation will post 6.11 EPS for the current year.

RTX Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 19th. Investors of record on Friday, February 20th will be paid a $0.68 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 20th. This represents a $2.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. RTX’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 54.84%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of RTX from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. 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 on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on RTX from $151.00 to $168.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Susquehanna restated a “positive” rating and set a $230.00 target price on shares of RTX in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of RTX in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. One research 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 issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $199.50.

RTX News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 earnings beat and defense-driven optimism — Social chatter and data summaries highlight an earnings beat driven by higher defense spending and a solid aerospace/missiles backlog that supports revenue visibility and guidance. This is the main bullish catalyst behind analyst upgrades and investor interest. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support and price targets — Multiple firms have recently issued buy/overweight ratings and the median six‑month price target cited is above the current price, providing analyst-backed upside conviction. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Government contract receipts and backlog — QuiverQuant lists several large award payments and production awards that underpin revenue visibility (e.g., missile and production awards). These contracts are supportive but largely already reflected in backlog expectations. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Consumer GPU/PC headlines are irrelevant to RTX Corporation — Several stories about “RTX”-branded GPUs and discounted gaming PCs refer to NVIDIA’s RTX product family, not RTX Corporation (the aerospace/defense company). These tech/retail headlines are noise for RTX stock. Examples: Read More., Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling — Multiple recent insider sales (reported individually) total millions, including executive and officer sales disclosed in filings. Market participants often view concentrated insider sales as a near-term negative signal. Read More. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Institutional trimming and supply-chain chatter — QuiverQuant data shows large portfolio reductions by some major asset managers (notably UBS AM and others), and social posts flagged supply-chain disruptions that could pressure program timelines. These raise short-term downside risk despite the defense tailwinds. Read More.

Insider Transactions at RTX

In related news, insider Shane G. Eddy sold 17,527 shares of RTX stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $199.16, for a total transaction of $3,490,677.32. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, 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 sale, the vice president directly owned 27,102 shares in the company, valued at $5,455,632.60. This trade represents a 23.09% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.15% of the stock is currently owned by 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.