RTX Corporation $RTX Shares Bought by Braun Stacey Associates Inc.

Braun Stacey Associates Inc. grew its holdings in shares of RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) by 4.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 190,994 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 7,493 shares during the period. RTX accounts for about 1.1% of Braun Stacey Associates Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 26th largest holding. Braun Stacey Associates Inc.’s holdings in RTX were worth $35,028,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. California Public Employees Retirement System boosted its stake in RTX by 27.5% in the third quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 4,796,746 shares of the company’s stock valued at $802,640,000 after acquiring an additional 1,034,456 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its position in RTX by 97.1% in the 2nd quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 1,927,305 shares of the company’s stock valued at $281,425,000 after purchasing an additional 949,328 shares during the last quarter. Groupama Asset Managment purchased a new stake in RTX in the 3rd quarter valued at $150,078,000. Legal & General Group Plc grew its position in RTX by 13.4% during the 3rd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 7,167,501 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,199,338,000 after purchasing an additional 846,656 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital Research Global Investors increased its stake in RTX by 1.1% in the third quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 76,197,762 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,750,087,000 after purchasing an additional 799,155 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.50% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other RTX news, EVP Ramsaran Maharajh sold 15,124 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $204.65, for a total transaction of $3,095,126.60. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 13,184 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,698,105.60. The trade was a 53.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, VP Kevin G. Dasilva sold 8,136 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $201.30, for a total value of $1,637,776.80. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 27,102 shares in the company, valued at $5,455,632.60. This trade represents a 23.09% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 89,255 shares of company stock valued at $18,151,956 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on RTX shares. Wolfe Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of RTX in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of RTX in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Melius Research raised RTX from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. DZ Bank cut RTX from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Finally, TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of RTX in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $204.44.

RTX Stock Up 0.0%

RTX stock opened at $196.25 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $200.25 and its 200 day moving average price is $184.53. RTX Corporation has a 52 week low of $112.27 and a 52 week high of $214.50. The company has a market cap of $264.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.57, a P/E/G ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 0.43.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last issued its 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. RTX had a net margin of 7.60% and a return on equity of 13.08%. The company had revenue of $24.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $22.65 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.54 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 12.1% compared to the same quarter last year. RTX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.600-6.800 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that RTX Corporation will post 6.11 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

RTX Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 19th. Investors of record on Friday, February 20th were paid a $0.68 dividend. This represents a $2.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 20th. RTX’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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

RTX Company 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.