Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. Raises Stock Position in RTX Corporation $RTX

Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. grew its stake in shares of RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) by 4.2% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 358,872 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 14,567 shares during the period. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd.’s holdings in RTX were worth $60,049,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. PFS Partners LLC raised its holdings in RTX by 101.1% during the second quarter. PFS Partners LLC now owns 177 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 89 shares during the last quarter. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA purchased a new stake in shares of RTX in the 2nd quarter worth about $29,000. Access Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in RTX in the 2nd quarter valued at about $31,000. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. increased its holdings in RTX by 57.4% during the 3rd quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. now owns 192 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Clayton Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of RTX in the third quarter valued at about $36,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.50% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at RTX

In related news, EVP Neil G. Mitchill, Jr. sold 4,849 shares of RTX stock in a transaction 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 owned 59,556 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,729,013.40. The trade was a 7.53% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate 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: Strong fundamentals & guidance — RTX reported a solid Q3 with revenue up ~12% year/year, an EPS beat and set FY‑2025 guidance (6.10–6.20 EPS), giving investors confidence in near‑term earnings growth.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst/upgrades and price targets — Multiple firms (Citigroup, BofA, UBS, JP Morgan and others) have recent Buy/Overweight ratings and several price targets above current levels, supporting upward momentum; median analyst target remains above many prior levels. QuiverQuant RTX note
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks style/quality lift — Zacks highlights RTX as a strong growth stock under its style scores, which can attract momentum and quant-driven flows. Zacks: Here’s Why RTX is a Strong Growth Stock
• Neutral Sentiment: GPU/memory supply headlines (NVIDIA/ASUS) — A wave of articles about Nvidia/ASUS ending or pausing RTX 5070 Ti/5060 Ti production and memory shortages is dominating tech news but is only tangential to RTX (a defense/aerospace firm). These reports may affect component suppliers broadly but are unlikely to be a direct driver for RTX today. ExtremeTech GPU memory story The Verge ASUS clarification PCMag Nvidia shipping update
• Negative Sentiment: Political risk / contract-threat chatter — Social media and news summaries flagged a high‑profile threat from political leadership to cut government contracts; that controversy creates headline risk and uncertainty around future defense awards. QuiverQuant RTX note
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling & institutional rebalancing — QuiverQuant flags notable insider sell activity (multiple senior execs selling) and large institutional reductions (State Street removed a big position), which can weigh on sentiment and signal portfolio trimming. QuiverQuant insider/flows detail

RTX Trading Up 1.2%

Shares of RTX opened at $202.13 on Friday. RTX Corporation has a twelve month low of $112.27 and a twelve month high of $202.17. The firm has a market capitalization of $271.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.92 and a beta of 0.44. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $180.39 and its 200 day simple moving average is $166.94.

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

RTX Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 11th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 21st were given a $0.68 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 21st. This represents a $2.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. RTX’s dividend payout ratio is presently 55.85%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts recently issued reports on RTX shares. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of RTX in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Bank of America lifted their price objective on RTX from $175.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, October 27th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of RTX from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, December 14th. BNP Paribas Exane initiated coverage on shares of RTX in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $210.00 price target for the company. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $215.00 target price on shares of RTX and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $186.88.

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.