Levin Capital Strategies L.P. acquired a new position in shares of RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX – Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 4,173 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $805,000.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in RTX. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in RTX in the 4th quarter valued at about $3,167,626,000. Auto Owners Insurance Co lifted its holdings in RTX by 24,730.9% during the 4th quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 10,102,956 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,852,882,000 after buying an additional 10,062,269 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in RTX by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 124,986,171 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,922,464,000 after purchasing an additional 2,210,950 shares during the period. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership boosted its stake in shares of RTX by 1,545.1% in the 4th quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 1,723,710 shares of the company’s stock valued at $316,128,000 after buying an additional 1,618,933 shares during the period. Finally, Amundi grew its holdings in RTX by 49.1% during the 4th quarter. Amundi now owns 4,402,120 shares of the company’s stock worth $807,349,000 after acquiring an additional 1,450,596 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.50% of the company’s stock.
Key Headlines Impacting RTX
Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Raytheon was awarded a $1.8 billion U.S. Navy contract extension for SPY-6 radar hardware production and sustainment, reinforcing RTX’s defense revenue visibility. RTX’s Raytheon awarded $1.8 billion hardware production and sustainment contract for SPY-6 family of radars
- Positive Sentiment: Pratt & Whitney said its GTF engines have topped 800 orders and commitments year to date, lifting the engine backlog to more than 8,000 and signaling sustained commercial aircraft demand. RTX’s Pratt & Whitney GTF engines surpass 800 orders and commitments in 2026, year to date
- Positive Sentiment: RTX highlighted multiple new aerospace wins and strategic partnerships at the Farnborough Airshow, including engine orders, a new MRO joint venture, and expanded regional maintenance agreements. RTX’s Pratt & Whitney Canada signs PW127M maintenance agreement with Emerald Airlines
- Positive Sentiment: RTX advanced its hybrid-electric aviation program, with Collins Aerospace completing lab testing and moving the project toward aircraft-level integration testing with Airbus. RTX advances hybrid-electric aviation at The Grid
- Neutral Sentiment: Several previews and earnings outlook pieces put RTX in focus ahead of Thursday’s results, with analysts watching whether the company can sustain revenue and EPS growth. RTX (RTX) Q2 Earnings: What To Expect
- Neutral Sentiment: RTX-related gaming and GPU headlines involving “RTX” are about Nvidia graphics products, not RTX Corporation, so they should not affect the stock.
RTX Trading Up 0.5%
RTX (NYSE:RTX – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 21st. The company reported $1.78 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.52 by $0.26. RTX had a return on equity of 13.50% and a net margin of 8.03%.The business had revenue of $22.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $21.38 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.47 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts anticipate that RTX Corporation will post 6.92 EPS for the current fiscal year.
RTX Dividend Announcement
The company also recently disclosed 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 of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. This represents a $2.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. RTX’s dividend payout ratio is presently 54.78%.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Erste Group Bank cut RTX from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of RTX from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, April 26th. Melius Research raised RTX from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 2nd. UBS Group cut their price target on shares of RTX from $209.00 to $199.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut RTX from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $211.38.
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About RTX
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.
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