Godsey & Gibb Inc. decreased its position in shares of RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX – Free Report) by 3.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 193,082 shares of the company’s stock after selling 6,990 shares during the quarter. RTX comprises 2.9% of Godsey & Gibb Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 6th largest holding. Godsey & Gibb Inc.’s holdings in RTX were worth $32,308,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its stake in shares of RTX by 24.3% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 17,018 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,969,000 after buying an additional 3,332 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of RTX by 3.4% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,873 shares of the company’s stock worth $564,000 after acquiring an additional 159 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its stake in RTX by 30.5% during the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 677,436 shares of the company’s stock valued at $89,350,000 after purchasing an additional 158,378 shares during the last quarter. HBW Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in RTX by 114.2% during the 2nd quarter. HBW Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,257 shares of the company’s stock worth $622,000 after purchasing an additional 2,270 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Garde Capital Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of RTX by 19.8% in the second quarter. Garde Capital Inc. now owns 1,210 shares of the company’s stock valued at $177,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. 86.50% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
More RTX News
Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Markets lifted defense names after reports the White House is pursuing a large military budget, which would boost revenue visibility for prime contractors like RTX. S&P500 and Dow Jones: US Indices Hold Gains as Defense Stocks Surge on Trump Budget
- Positive Sentiment: Coverage notes that defense-sector strength — driven by higher expected military spending and renewed government focus on readiness — is helping RTX shares recover after recent volatility. Lockheed Martin, RTX, Other Defense Stocks Surge. It’s Down to Trump, Again.
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst/commentary pieces highlight momentum metrics and retail/institutional interest that are supporting the stock’s technical strength. Here’s Why RTX (RTX) is a Strong Momentum Stock
- Neutral Sentiment: Opinion pieces outline upside scenarios (e.g., 30% rallies under favorable execution and order flow), useful for longer-term thesis but conditional on policy and execution. How RTX Stock Can Rally 30%
- Negative Sentiment: The White House is pushing measures that could cap future executive base pay if contractors fail to meet performance targets — a direct governance risk for defense CEOs and firms like RTX. Defense CEOs Get Paid a Lot. Trump Is Pushing Them to Deliver.
- Negative Sentiment: The administration signed an order blocking dividends and buybacks at defense contractors until production and responsiveness improve — this directly threatens RTX’s capital-return policy and could force reallocation of cash. Trump signs order to block defense companies from buying back stock until arms production improves
- Negative Sentiment: Analysts warn potential restrictions on dividends, buybacks and executive pay could materially change RTX’s cash allocation and investor returns — a downside risk to valuation if enacted widely. RTX And Potential Restrictions On Capital Allocation
Insider Buying and Selling
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Citigroup started coverage on RTX in a report on Thursday, December 11th. They set a “buy” rating and a $211.00 price target for the company. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $190.00 target price on shares of RTX in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. UBS Group cut shares of RTX from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $202.00 to $199.00 in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Susquehanna lifted their price target on RTX from $175.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, BNP Paribas upgraded RTX to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, RTX currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $184.47.
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RTX Trading Up 0.7%
NYSE:RTX opened at $188.40 on Monday. RTX Corporation has a 1 year low of $112.27 and a 1 year high of $196.70. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $178.20 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $165.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.81. The company has a market cap of $252.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.69, a P/E/G ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 0.44.
RTX (NYSE:RTX – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 21st. The company reported $1.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.41 by $0.29. RTX had a return on equity of 13.28% and a net margin of 7.67%.The company had revenue of $22.48 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $21.26 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.45 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.9% compared to the same quarter last year. RTX has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.100-6.200 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that RTX Corporation will post 6.11 EPS for the current year.
RTX Dividend Announcement
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 11th. Investors of record on Friday, November 21st were issued a dividend of $0.68 per share. This represents a $2.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 21st. RTX’s dividend payout ratio is 55.85%.
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.
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