Financial Consulate Inc. Makes New $1.32 Million Investment in RTX Corporation $RTX

Financial Consulate Inc. bought a new position in shares of RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 7,912 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,324,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. State Street Corp grew its stake in shares of RTX by 0.5% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 112,706,833 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,457,452,000 after purchasing an additional 552,009 shares during the last quarter. State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System raised its position in RTX by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter. State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System now owns 1,317,166 shares of the company’s stock worth $192,333,000 after purchasing an additional 16,034 shares during the last quarter. MGO One Seven LLC boosted its position in RTX by 10.2% in the 2nd quarter. MGO One Seven LLC now owns 27,620 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,033,000 after buying an additional 2,554 shares during the last quarter. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich increased its stake in shares of RTX by 28,295.2% in the 2nd quarter. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich now owns 11,926 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,741,000 after buying an additional 11,884 shares during the period. Finally, Armstrong Fleming & Moore Inc bought a new stake in shares of RTX during the second quarter worth $431,000. 86.50% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently commented on RTX shares. UBS Group lifted their price objective on RTX from $197.00 to $202.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Bank of America increased their price target on RTX from $175.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, October 27th. Citigroup initiated coverage on RTX in a report on Thursday, December 11th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $211.00 price objective for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on RTX from $195.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, December 19th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $190.00 price target on shares of RTX in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $184.18.

Key RTX News

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Raytheon (RTX) won a substantial foreign military order: Spain awarded a contract for four Patriot air-and-missile defense systems worth about $1.7 billion, adding to RTX’s large backlog and near-term revenue visibility. RTX Corporation’s Raytheon Wins New Contracts
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst/market write-ups are constructive: a recent Seeking Alpha piece highlights record backlogs, diversified aerospace & defense exposure, recurring EPS strength and a bullish thesis that supports upside over time — a structural tailwind for RTX’s valuation given its backlog conversion potential. RTX: Record Backlogs And Structural Demand Signal Upside
• Neutral Sentiment: Macro/sector context is supportive: industrials (including aerospace & defense) were among 2025’s top-performing sectors, with RTX called out for strong returns and a very large backlog — bullish for medium-term fundamentals but not an immediate catalyst. (Sector note: S&P 500 sector review)
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple consumer tech headlines reference “RTX” (NVIDIA GPU series) — price cuts, bundle deals, and rumors of steep GPU price hikes — which are unrelated to RTX Corporation’s business but can cause retail/ticker confusion and short-term volume/noise. Representative pieces: HotHardware deals and TechSpot price-hike coverage. Start 2026 With A New RTX 50 Gaming Laptop For Up To $500 Off A $5,000 RTX 5090? New reports warn of steep GPU price hikes
• Neutral Sentiment: A few consumer stories (e.g., mis-shipped GPU order, retail discounts on GPU-equipped PCs) are viral but operationally irrelevant to RTX Corp; expect these to be short-lived noise rather than drivers of RTX fundamentals. After getting rocks instead of an RTX 5080…

RTX Price Performance

Shares of RTX opened at $183.60 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $177.04 and a 200 day simple moving average of $163.17. RTX Corporation has a 52-week low of $112.27 and a 52-week high of $188.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.07. The firm has a market capitalization of $246.17 billion, a PE ratio of 37.70, a P/E/G ratio of 2.90 and a beta of 0.44.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 21st. The company reported $1.70 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.41 by $0.29. The firm had revenue of $22.48 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $21.26 billion. RTX had a net margin of 7.67% and a return on equity of 13.28%. The business’s revenue was up 11.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.45 earnings per share. RTX has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.100-6.200 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that RTX Corporation will post 6.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

RTX Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 11th. Investors of record on Friday, November 21st were paid a $0.68 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 21st. This represents a $2.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. RTX’s dividend payout ratio is presently 55.85%.

Insider Transactions at RTX

In other RTX news, EVP Neil G. Mitchill, Jr. sold 4,849 shares of RTX stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $180.15, for a total value of $873,547.35. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 59,556 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,729,013.40. This trade represents a 7.53% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.15% of the company’s stock.

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.