Cibc World Market Inc. increased its stake in shares of RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX – Free Report) by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 222,935 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,370 shares during the quarter. Cibc World Market Inc.’s holdings in RTX were worth $37,304,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of RTX by 1.9% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 122,074,734 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,825,353,000 after purchasing an additional 2,238,247 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its position in RTX by 0.5% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 112,706,833 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,457,452,000 after buying an additional 552,009 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in RTX by 4.2% in the second quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 20,599,190 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,007,894,000 after buying an additional 837,268 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of RTX in the second quarter valued at approximately $2,359,602,000. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its position in shares of RTX by 9.3% during the second quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 15,958,191 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,330,215,000 after acquiring an additional 1,361,071 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.50% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several analysts recently commented on RTX shares. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on shares of RTX from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of RTX in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Wall Street Zen downgraded RTX from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, December 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on RTX from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of RTX in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, RTX currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $199.50.
More RTX News
Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Raytheon (an RTX business) demonstrated its Coyote® Block 3 Non‑Kinetic variant defeating multiple drone swarms in a U.S. Army demo — a tangible win for RTX’s counter‑UAS product pipeline and near‑term defense revenue potential. RTX’s Raytheon’s non-kinetic Coyote variant defeats multiple drone swarms
- Positive Sentiment: RTX’s BBN Technologies is leading a multi‑team effort to demonstrate secure, real‑time spectrum coexistence for 5G and defense radar — strengthens RTX’s position on Department of Defense programs tied to spectrum sharing and radar protection (possible contract and engineering follow‑ons). RTX BBN Technologies leads multi-team effort to demonstrate secure, real-time spectrum coexistence for 5G, defense radar
- Positive Sentiment: Independent coverage and exclusive reports highlight RTX systems successfully downing drone swarms at Army trials — positive PR that validates product performance and could accelerate procurement decisions. Exclusive: RTX downs drone swarms at Army trials
- Neutral Sentiment: Consumer headlines about “RTX 5090” GPUs catching fire are driving broad social noise — these stories refer to NVIDIA GeForce “RTX” graphics cards, not RTX Corporation’s businesses; potential for short‑term confusion but limited direct financial impact on RTX Corp. MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Gaming X ignites and burst into flames during first boot Watch this RTX 5090 burst into flames RTX 5090 kicks off the Chinese New Year early with fireworks — $3,299 dream GPU upgrade becomes a fiery nightmare
- Neutral Sentiment: Retail deals and product news (PC/laptop discounts, RTX 50‑series bundles) are widespread across the market — good for channel momentum for partners but not material to RTX Corp’s defense/aerospace revenue. Resident Evil Requiem GeForce RTX 50 Series Bundle announced
- Negative Sentiment: Analyst/commentary pieces warn of rich valuation and potential near‑term pressure — some investors argue RTX’s multiple is elevated relative to yield and that a market pullback could limit upside. RTX Corporation: Overvalued And Under Pressure
- Negative Sentiment: Other commentary suggests waiting for a pullback despite strong backlog and guidance — highlights the risk of a valuation correction even as fundamentals improve. RTX Suffers From Commercial/Defense Success – Wait For Dip Buying Opportunity
RTX Stock Up 0.7%
Shares of NYSE RTX opened at $196.65 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $189.28 and its two-hundred day moving average is $173.10. The company has a market capitalization of $263.96 billion, a PE ratio of 39.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.43. RTX Corporation has a 12-month low of $112.27 and a 12-month high of $206.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 0.80.
RTX (NYSE:RTX – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 27th. The company reported $1.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.47 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $24.24 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.65 billion. RTX had a return on equity of 13.08% and a net margin of 7.60%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 12.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.54 EPS. RTX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.600-6.800 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that RTX Corporation will post 6.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.
RTX Dividend Announcement
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 19th. Investors of record on Friday, February 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.68 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 20th. This represents a $2.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. RTX’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 54.84%.
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.
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