GWN Securities Inc. Decreases Position in RTX Corporation $RTX

GWN Securities Inc. decreased its stake in RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) by 42.7% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 5,904 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,394 shares during the quarter. GWN Securities Inc.’s holdings in RTX were worth $1,006,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in shares of RTX by 24.3% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 17,018 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,969,000 after acquiring an additional 3,332 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in RTX by 3.4% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,873 shares of the company’s stock valued at $564,000 after purchasing an additional 159 shares during the last quarter. Apella Capital LLC raised its position in RTX by 26.8% in the 2nd quarter. Apella Capital LLC now owns 6,309 shares of the company’s stock worth $921,000 after purchasing an additional 1,334 shares during the period. NBC Securities Inc. lifted its stake in RTX by 1.3% in the second quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 12,930 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,888,000 after purchasing an additional 164 shares during the last quarter. Finally, RMR Wealth Builders lifted its stake in RTX by 3.6% in the second quarter. RMR Wealth Builders now owns 2,036 shares of the company’s stock worth $297,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.50% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at RTX

In other news, EVP Neil G. Mitchill, Jr. sold 4,849 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $180.15, for a total transaction of $873,547.35. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 59,556 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,729,013.40. This trade represents a 7.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 0.15% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting RTX

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Market momentum — coverage notes RTX hit an all-time high recently, reflecting investor confidence and momentum into year-start trading. Rtx stock hits all-time high at $196.79
• Positive Sentiment: Defense spending tailwinds — analysts argue RTX is well-placed to benefit from proposed U.S. defense budget increases, which would improve multi-year revenue visibility for major contractors. Is RTX Well-Placed to Benefit From Higher Defense Spending?
• Positive Sentiment: Bullish options activity — unusually large call buying was reported (roughly 15,946 calls, ~37% above average), indicating speculative or institutional bullish positioning that can amplify near-term upside. A Closer Look at RTX’s Options Market Dynamics
• Neutral Sentiment: Stock performance write-ups — separate commentary highlights RTX outperformed the market recently, useful context but largely descriptive of price action rather than new fundamental news. RTX (RTX) Laps the Stock Market: Here’s Why
• Neutral Sentiment: Many consumer/GPU headlines (new GPUs, discounts, benchmarks, giveaways, AIB delays) reference Nvidia’s “RTX” GPU brand and have limited direct impact on RTX Corporation’s aerospace business—monitor only if semiconductor-cycle news begins to affect broader supplier markets. Examples include product/price stories and a reported delay of an Nvidia refresh. This Modular Mini PC Packs Panther Lake And A GeForce RTX 5060 Ti eGPU Dock
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry timing notes (e.g., AMD GPU roadmap, new benchmarks) are relevant to GPU markets and consumer demand but not directly to RTX Corp’s defense/aero fundamentals. AMD RDNA 5 GPUs may launch after Nvidia

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently commented on RTX. Wall Street Zen cut RTX from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, December 14th. BNP Paribas upgraded RTX to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. BNP Paribas Exane began coverage on RTX in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $210.00 price objective on the stock. Morgan Stanley set a $215.00 target price on RTX and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, UBS Group lowered shares of RTX from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their target price for the company from $202.00 to $199.00 in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, RTX has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $185.41.

RTX Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of NYSE RTX opened at $193.70 on Wednesday. RTX Corporation has a twelve month low of $112.27 and a twelve month high of $197.55. The firm has a market cap of $259.71 billion, a PE ratio of 39.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.44. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $178.90 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $165.93. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58.

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

RTX Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 11th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 21st were issued a $0.68 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 21st. This represents a $2.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. RTX’s payout ratio is currently 55.85%.

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.