Rep. Roger Williams Purchases Shares of RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX)

Representative Roger Williams (R-Texas) recently bought shares of RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX). In a filing disclosed on January 15th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in RTX stock on December 22nd. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “CHARLES SCHWAB 4067” account.

Representative Roger Williams also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Chevron (NYSE:CVX) on 12/22/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) on 12/22/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) on 12/22/2025.

RTX Trading Up 1.2%

Shares of RTX stock opened at $202.13 on Friday. RTX Corporation has a 12-month low of $112.27 and a 12-month high of $202.17. The stock 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 50-day simple moving average of $180.39 and a 200 day simple moving average of $166.94. 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 released 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. RTX had a return on equity of 13.28% and a net margin of 7.67%.The firm had revenue of $22.48 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $21.26 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.45 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 11.9% on a year-over-year basis. RTX has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.100-6.200 EPS. Research analysts expect that RTX Corporation will post 6.11 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

RTX Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced 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 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%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On RTX

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. BNP Paribas bought a new stake in shares of RTX in the 3rd quarter valued at about $25,000. PFS Partners LLC grew its holdings in RTX by 101.1% during the second quarter. PFS Partners LLC now owns 177 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 89 shares during the period. Valley Wealth Managers Inc. bought a new stake in RTX in the third quarter valued at approximately $30,000. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. raised its holdings in RTX by 57.4% in the third quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. now owns 192 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares during the period. Finally, Wexford Capital LP bought a new position in shares of RTX during the third quarter worth $33,000. Institutional investors own 86.50% 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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on RTX shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and issued a $195.00 price objective on shares of RTX in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wall Street Zen downgraded RTX from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, December 14th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of RTX in a research note on Monday, December 29th. 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, Bank of America raised their price target on RTX from $175.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, October 27th. Three investment 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 company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $186.88.

Insider Activity at RTX

In related news, EVP Neil G. Mitchill, Jr. sold 4,849 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, October 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $180.15, for a total transaction of $873,547.35. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 59,556 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,729,013.40. This trade represents a 7.53% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 0.15% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About Representative Williams

Roger Williams (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Texas’ 25th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2013. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Williams (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Texas’ 25th Congressional District. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Williams grew up in Fort Worth. He attended Texas Christian University on a baseball scholarship and went on to play minor league baseball in the Atlanta Braves farm system. An injury ended his baseball career, and he returned to Texas to run the family car dealership.

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.