Banque Cantonale Vaudoise Sells 9,342 Shares of RTX Corporation $RTX

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise trimmed its stake in RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) by 27.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 24,887 shares of the company’s stock after selling 9,342 shares during the period. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise’s holdings in RTX were worth $4,164,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Valley Wealth Managers Inc. purchased a new stake in RTX in the third quarter worth about $30,000. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. lifted its position 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 in the last quarter. Dogwood Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of RTX by 57.3% during the 3rd quarter. Dogwood Wealth Management LLC now owns 206 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. Clayton Financial Group LLC bought a new position in shares of RTX during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Finally, Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC increased its holdings in RTX by 194.5% in the 3rd quarter. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC now owns 215 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 142 shares in the last quarter. 86.50% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at RTX

In other news, VP Kevin G. Dasilva sold 8,136 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.30, for a total transaction of $1,637,776.80. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 27,102 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,455,632.60. This represents a 23.09% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Ramsaran Maharajh sold 15,124 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $204.65, for a total value of $3,095,126.60. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 13,184 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,698,105.60. This represents a 53.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 89,255 shares of company stock valued at $18,151,956 in the last 90 days. 0.15% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have commented on RTX shares. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on shares of RTX from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating on shares of RTX in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and set a $235.00 target price on shares of RTX in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of RTX in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $225.00 price target on RTX in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, RTX currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $202.00.

Key Headlines Impacting RTX

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Pratt & Whitney (an RTX business) won a follow-on contract to supply TJ150 engines for Leidos’ AGM-190A small cruise missile — a direct defense backlog win that should help near‑term revenue visibility and support cash flow. Pratt & Whitney contract
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst/media coverage highlights RTX’s strong 1‑year performance (shares up ~62.5% over the past year) and cites defense contract wins, production investment and rising earnings expectations — these narratives reinforce the company’s FY2026 guidance and investor confidence. RTX outperforms industry
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street analyst commentary is broadly constructive, with multiple write-ups and broker interest cited as supporting buy/hold sentiment — analyst momentum can sustain investor demand if earnings/guidance remain intact. Wall Street analysts on RTX
• Neutral Sentiment: Sector-level flows: coverage notes a defense ETF could continue rallying if the Iran conflict escalates — positive for defense demand but not a company-specific driver; ETF inflows are supportive but also increase correlation across names. Defense ETF outlook
• Neutral Sentiment: Several high‑visibility stories about “RTX” GPUs (NVIDIA restarting RTX 3060 production with Samsung, restocked RTX 50‑series laptops, novelty gold RTX 5090) are driving headline noise — these relate to NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX brand, not RTX Corporation, and may cause ticker/name confusion among retail traders rather than change RTX Corp fundamentals. NVIDIA RTX 3060/Samsung
• Negative Sentiment: Barron’s notes defense stocks haven’t broadly benefited from Iran‑related headlines, indicating investor skepticism about sustainable revenue upside — sector weakness or rotation can pressure RTX shares even when company fundamentals are solid. Defense stocks are down
• Negative Sentiment: Risk reminder from Forbes: commentary on historical volatility and “hidden dangers” for defense investors underscores downside risk (large drawdowns in past corrections) — this can dampen sentiment and amplify downside on negative macro or execution news. Forbes risk piece

RTX Price Performance

RTX stock opened at $207.10 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 1.03. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $198.46 and its 200-day moving average price is $179.61. RTX Corporation has a one year low of $112.27 and a one year high of $214.50. The company has a market capitalization of $277.99 billion, a PE ratio of 41.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.02 and a beta of 0.42.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The company reported $1.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.47 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $24.24 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.65 billion. RTX had a net margin of 7.60% and a return on equity of 13.08%. RTX’s revenue for the quarter 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. On average, equities analysts anticipate that RTX Corporation will post 6.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

RTX Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 19th. Investors of record on Friday, February 20th will be given a $0.68 dividend. This represents a $2.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 20th. RTX’s payout ratio is currently 54.84%.

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.