Community Trust & Investment Co. Decreases Stock Position in RTX Corporation $RTX

Community Trust & Investment Co. decreased its position in RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) by 2.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 120,293 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,235 shares during the quarter. RTX accounts for about 1.2% of Community Trust & Investment Co.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 25th largest holding. Community Trust & Investment Co.’s holdings in RTX were worth $22,062,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in RTX. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of RTX by 0.6% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 122,775,221 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,543,978,000 after purchasing an additional 700,487 shares during the period. State Street Corp increased its stake in RTX by 0.5% during the 2nd 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. Capital Research Global Investors lifted its holdings in RTX by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 76,197,762 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,750,087,000 after buying an additional 799,155 shares in the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in RTX by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 21,174,194 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,543,078,000 after buying an additional 575,004 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new position in RTX in the 2nd quarter valued at about $2,359,602,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.50% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Susquehanna reaffirmed a “positive” rating and set a $230.00 target price on shares of RTX in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $235.00 price target on shares of RTX in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Sanford C. Bernstein restated a “market perform” rating and set a $204.00 price objective on shares of RTX in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Robert W. Baird set a $225.00 price objective on RTX in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Vertical Research reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $227.00 target price on shares of RTX in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $202.00.

Insider Buying and Selling at RTX

In other RTX news, insider Shane G. Eddy sold 17,527 shares of RTX stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $199.16, for a total value of $3,490,677.32. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Ramsaran Maharajh sold 15,124 shares of RTX 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 completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 13,184 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,698,105.60. The trade was a 53.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 89,255 shares of company stock worth $18,151,956. 0.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

RTX Stock Performance

Shares of RTX opened at $194.53 on Tuesday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $201.12 and its 200 day moving average price is $182.38. RTX Corporation has a 12-month low of $112.27 and a 12-month high of $214.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $261.84 billion, a PE ratio of 39.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 0.42. 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) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The company reported $1.55 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.47 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $24.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $22.65 billion. RTX had a net margin of 7.60% and a return on equity of 13.08%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.54 earnings per share. RTX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.600-6.800 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that RTX Corporation will post 6.11 EPS for the current year.

RTX Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 19th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 20th were issued a $0.68 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 20th. This represents a $2.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. RTX’s payout ratio is 54.84%.

More RTX News

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks reports RTX is expanding missile capabilities and won an ~ $11.74 billion contract while investing in hypersonics and advanced systems — this strengthens backlog, defense revenue visibility and long‑term ordnance/missile positioning for RTX. Is RTX Expanding Missile Capabilities to Boost Defense Strength?
• Neutral Sentiment: Consumer/gaming headlines (discounts on Alienware laptops, RTX 50/5070/5090 GPU reviews, DLSS 4.5, Xbox mod stories) reference NVIDIA’s “RTX” graphics brand and do not materially affect RTX Corporation’s aerospace & defense business; treat these as noise for RTX investors. $300 off! Alienware’s Intel Core 7 + RTX 5060 laptop
• Neutral Sentiment: DLSS 4.5 / RTX 50-series performance and other GPU product stories are important for NVIDIA’s business but unrelated to RTX Corp.’s financials and contracts. DLSS 4.5 arrives March 31
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks notes the stock “slides as the market rises,” reflecting short‑term underperformance and profit‑taking despite the defense wins. Technical pressure (trading below the 50‑day moving average) and a relatively high valuation may be amplifying the pullback. RTX Stock Slides as Market Rises

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.