Aberdeen Group plc Sells 16,104 Shares of RTX Corporation $RTX

Aberdeen Group plc trimmed its position in RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) by 2.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 615,344 shares of the company’s stock after selling 16,104 shares during the quarter. Aberdeen Group plc’s holdings in RTX were worth $100,689,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA purchased a new stake in shares of RTX during the second quarter worth approximately $29,000. Valley Wealth Managers Inc. purchased a new position in shares of RTX in the third quarter worth about $30,000. Access Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in RTX during the second quarter worth about $31,000. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. grew its stake in 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. Finally, Clayton Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in RTX in the 3rd quarter valued at about $36,000. 86.50% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

RTX Price Performance

Shares of RTX opened at $199.90 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 1.03. RTX Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $112.27 and a fifty-two week high of $206.48. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $190.46 and a 200-day simple moving average of $173.82. The company has a market capitalization of $268.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 0.43.

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 business had revenue of $24.24 billion during 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%. The business’s revenue was up 12.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.54 EPS. RTX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.600-6.800 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that RTX Corporation will post 6.11 earnings per share for the current year.

RTX Announces Dividend

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

Insider Transactions at RTX

In other RTX news, VP Kevin G. Dasilva sold 8,136 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 13th. The shares were 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 $5,455,632.60. The trade was a 23.09% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Shane G. Eddy sold 17,527 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $199.16, for a total transaction of $3,490,677.32. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Corporate insiders own 0.15% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting RTX

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Operational/contract news — RTX reportedly demonstrated systems that downed drone swarms during Army trials, a clear commercial/technical win for its defense business that could support future contracts and backlog. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Fundamentals reminder — institutional commentary highlights improved revenue and earnings growth for RTX, reinforcing the company’s recent beat and FY26 guidance (6.60–6.80 EPS) that underpin longer‑term valuation. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Market noise from consumer GPU headlines — multiple tech/gaming stories about “RTX” GPUs (reviews, deals, even isolated product failures) refer to Nvidia’s RTX GPU brand, not RTX Corporation; expect short‑term headline noise but no direct impact on RTX’s aerospace & defense fundamentals. Example: GPU reviews and deals. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling — VP Kevin G. Dasilva sold 8,136 shares at ~$201.30 (≈$1.64M), reducing his holding by ~23%. SEC filing: Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling — Shane G. Eddy sold 17,527 shares at ~$199.16 (~$3.49M). Large insider sales like these can pressure near‑term sentiment even if they’re for personal reasons; SEC filing: Read More.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have issued reports on RTX. Robert W. Baird set a $225.00 target price on RTX in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of RTX from $227.00 to $238.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated a “market perform” rating and issued a $204.00 target price on shares of RTX in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Bank of America raised their price target on shares of RTX from $175.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, October 27th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $235.00 price target on shares of RTX in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. One investment 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, RTX currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $199.50.

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.