Americana Partners LLC Raises Stake in RTX Corporation $RTX

Americana Partners LLC boosted its position in RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 205,904 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,031 shares during the period. RTX comprises approximately 1.0% of Americana Partners LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 27th biggest holding. Americana Partners LLC’s holdings in RTX were worth $34,454,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

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

Key Stories Impacting RTX

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Neutral Sentiment: NVIDIA consumer GPU supply, pricing and EOL headlines (not RTX Corp). Coverage reports shortages and steep third‑party pricing for the RTX 5090 and discussions about RTX 5070 Ti EOL; these are semiconductor/gaming market stories and do not affect RTX’s defense/aviation operations. NVIDIA’S RTX 5070 Ti end of life may hit you now
• Neutral Sentiment: Reports of RTX 5090 retail out‑of‑stock and extreme third‑party pricing — consumer GPU market noise, not related to RTX Corp revenue or contracts. Nvidia RTX 5090 has gone out of stock at US retailers
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage that RTX 5090 card prices approach the cost of full systems — consumer electronics pricing piece, not an RTX Corp driver. RTX 5090 prices reach nearly the cost of an entire RTX 5090 PC
• Neutral Sentiment: Advice to buy mobile Blackwell (RTX 50 series laptops) vs waiting for desktop parts — consumer buying guidance, not relevant to RTX Corp business. Stop waiting for the desktop RTX 50 series
• Neutral Sentiment: Retail laptop deals highlighting RTX 50x mobile GPUs (RTX 5060/5050 discounts) — short‑term consumer promotions; no material implication for RTX Corp. Score this RTX 5060 gaming laptop for $400 off
• Neutral Sentiment: ASUS clarifies that certain 16GB RTX models are not EOL, easing some consumer panic — again, GPU OEM/retail noise unrelated to RTX Corp contracts or defense backlog. ASUS statement says GeForce RTX 5070 Ti and 5060 Ti 16GB GPUs are not ‘end of life’
• Negative Sentiment: Fiduciary Family Office LLC trimmed its stake in RTX Corporation by ~30.8% (sold 2,862 shares, leaving 6,418). This is a small, disclosed institutional reduction and is not a company operational development, but it is the only direct RTX Corp item in the feed and can be perceived slightly negative by the market. Fiduciary Family Office LLC Trims Stake in RTX Corporation $RTX

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

RTX has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. UBS Group cut shares of RTX from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their price target for the company from $202.00 to $199.00 in a report on Monday, January 5th. BNP Paribas Exane initiated coverage on shares of RTX in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $210.00 price objective on the stock. BNP Paribas raised RTX to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of RTX from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, December 14th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on RTX from $195.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, December 19th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $186.88.

Insider Activity

In other RTX news, EVP Neil G. Mitchill, Jr. sold 4,849 shares of RTX stock in a transaction on Friday, October 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $180.15, for a total value of $873,547.35. Following the completion of 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 sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.15% of the company’s stock.

RTX Stock Performance

NYSE RTX opened at $202.13 on Tuesday. RTX Corporation has a 52-week low of $112.27 and a 52-week high of $202.17. The firm has a market capitalization of $271.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.51, a P/E/G ratio of 2.92 and a beta of 0.44. The company’s fifty day moving average is $180.85 and its two-hundred day moving average is $167.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.81.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last announced 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. The company had revenue of $22.48 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 prior year, the company posted $1.45 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that RTX Corporation will post 6.11 EPS for the current year.

RTX Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 11th. Investors of record on Friday, November 21st were given a dividend of $0.68 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 21st. This represents a $2.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. RTX’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.