Kidder Stephen W Lowers Position in RTX Corporation $RTX

Kidder Stephen W lowered its holdings in RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) by 6.6% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 72,864 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,110 shares during the period. RTX makes up about 3.5% of Kidder Stephen W’s portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest holding. Kidder Stephen W’s holdings in RTX were worth $12,192,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Zullo Investment Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of RTX by 1.2% in the third quarter. Zullo Investment Group Inc. now owns 4,713 shares of the company’s stock valued at $789,000 after buying an additional 56 shares during the period. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust raised its holdings in RTX by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 16,465 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,755,000 after acquiring an additional 57 shares in the last quarter. Uptick Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of RTX by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. Uptick Partners LLC now owns 3,327 shares of the company’s stock valued at $557,000 after acquiring an additional 57 shares during the period. Chesapeake Wealth Management grew its holdings in shares of RTX by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Chesapeake Wealth Management now owns 13,141 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,199,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arrow Financial Corp increased its position in shares of RTX by 0.8% in the third quarter. Arrow Financial Corp now owns 7,334 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,227,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares during the period. 86.50% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

RTX Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of RTX stock opened at $204.86 on Friday. RTX Corporation has a twelve month low of $112.27 and a twelve month high of $206.73. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $193.34 and its 200 day simple moving average is $175.20. 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 market capitalization of $274.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.30, a P/E/G ratio of 2.97 and a beta of 0.43.

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

RTX Announces Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling at RTX

In other RTX news, VP Kevin G. Dasilva sold 8,136 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.30, for a total value of $1,637,776.80. Following the sale, the vice president owned 27,102 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,455,632.60. The trade was a 23.09% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Shane G. Eddy sold 17,527 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 12th. The stock was 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. Insiders own 0.15% of the company’s stock.

RTX News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Collins Aerospace’s Sidekick autonomy software successfully flew on General Atomics’ YFQ-42A in a test pairing uncrewed jets with crewed fighters — a demonstration that could accelerate autonomous-mission software sales and strengthen RTX’s positioning on CCA and other DoD programs. Collins Sidekick Flight
• Positive Sentiment: The U.S. Navy approved Raytheon’s StormBreaker® smart weapon for operational use on the F/A-18 Super Hornet fleet — a procurement/fielding milestone that supports near‑term weapons revenue and adds to program credibility. StormBreaker Approval
• Positive Sentiment: Wolfe Research reaffirmed an Outperform rating and $235 target after RTX reached a Pentagon framework deal to boost missile manufacturing capacity (SM‑3IB and related programs), reinforcing analyst confidence in RTX’s defense backlog and long‑term growth. Wolfe Research Reaffirmation
• Neutral Sentiment: Unusually large options flow — nearly 287k call contracts traded — signals heavy speculative or institutional positioning that can amplify intraday moves and volatility but doesn’t change fundamentals.
• Neutral Sentiment: Financial media attention to RTX has risen (Zacks piece highlighting investor interest), which can boost trading volume and focus but is neutral on earnings unless tied to new contracts. Zacks Coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Several high‑profile headlines about “RTX” GPU hardware (GeForce RTX 5090 melting connector reports and related product deals) refer to NVIDIA’s RTX-branded GPUs, not RTX Corporation; these stories can confuse retail investors and cause noise in the tape. Examples: melting connector reports and coverage of RTX‑branded gaming PC deals. GeForce RTX 5090 Melting Report TweakTown GPU Report
• Negative Sentiment: Near‑term share pressure may persist from market noise and speculative options activity despite solid defense developments; retail confusion between NVIDIA “RTX” headlines and RTX Corp fundamentals could trigger short‑term selling or volatility.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on RTX shares. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of RTX in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Robert W. Baird set a $225.00 price target on shares of RTX in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of RTX from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, December 14th. Bank of America upped their target price on RTX from $175.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, October 27th. Finally, Wolfe Research reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of RTX in a report 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 given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $199.50.

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.