American National Bank & Trust Has $2.26 Million Position in RTX Corporation $RTX

American National Bank & Trust lifted its stake in RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) by 76.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 12,346 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 5,364 shares during the period. American National Bank & Trust’s holdings in RTX were worth $2,264,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BNP Paribas bought a new stake in RTX in the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. Valley Wealth Managers Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of RTX during the 3rd quarter valued at about $30,000. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. boosted 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 acquiring an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. Wexford Capital LP bought a new stake in RTX in the third quarter valued at about $33,000. Finally, Dogwood Wealth Management LLC raised its position in RTX by 57.3% in the third quarter. Dogwood Wealth Management LLC now owns 206 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. 86.50% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

RTX Stock Performance

NYSE:RTX opened at $196.25 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $264.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 0.43. The company has a current ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. RTX Corporation has a 1 year low of $112.27 and a 1 year high of $214.50. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $200.25 and a 200-day moving average of $184.35.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The company reported $1.55 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.47 by $0.08. RTX had a return on equity of 13.08% and a net margin of 7.60%.The firm had revenue of $24.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $22.65 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.54 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 12.1% on a year-over-year basis. RTX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.600-6.800 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that RTX Corporation will post 6.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

RTX Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 19th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 20th were paid a $0.68 dividend. The ex-dividend date was 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 54.84%.

Key Stories Impacting RTX

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: President Trump’s fiscal 2027 budget request calls for a large increase in defense spending, a clear macro tailwind for defense contractors like RTX that could boost backlog and future revenue. The Defense Budget Request Is Here. It’s Quite Something.
• Positive Sentiment: Unusually heavy options activity: investors bought ~47,356 RTX call options (up ~147% vs. average), suggesting short-term bullish positioning or hedging ahead of catalysts. (Options flow can amplify intraday moves.)
• Positive Sentiment: Erste Group initiated coverage with a Buy, citing strength in RTX’s engines business and broader defense spending growth — another vote of confidence from the sell-side. Erste Group Initiates RTX With Buy
• Positive Sentiment: Melius Research upgraded RTX from Hold to Buy, adding to the positive analyst momentum that can support demand for the shares. Finviz note
• Neutral Sentiment: Citigroup trimmed its price target from $238 to $226 but kept a Buy rating — still positive long-term but a modest reduction in upside expectations versus prior coverage. Benzinga
• Neutral Sentiment: Wells Fargo began coverage and set a Hold rating (new coverage can temporarily re-weight flows but is not a strong buy/sell signal). Wells Fargo coverage note
• Neutral Sentiment: RTX’s unit released an open-source toolkit for testing covert communications — a product/tech update that may support defense tech positioning but has uncertain near-term revenue impact. Seeking Alpha
• Neutral Sentiment: Numerous consumer tech headlines mention “RTX” GPUs (NVIDIA’s branding) — these are unrelated to RTX Corporation and can create headline noise that confuses retail flows. Example coverage on local AI acceleration and GPU reviews is about NVIDIA products, not RTX Corp. PCWorld

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other RTX news, EVP Ramsaran Maharajh sold 15,124 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the executive vice president owned 13,184 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,698,105.60. This trade represents a 53.43% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, VP Kevin G. Dasilva sold 8,136 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 27,102 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,455,632.60. This represents a 23.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 89,255 shares of company stock valued at $18,151,956 over the last three months. Company insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

RTX has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Robert W. Baird set a $225.00 price objective on RTX in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $235.00 target price on shares of RTX in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Citigroup cut their target price on RTX from $238.00 to $226.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $240.00 price target on shares of RTX in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Finally, Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of RTX in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, RTX presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $204.44.

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.