Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Purchases 5,033 Shares of RTX Corporation $RTX

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management increased its position in shares of RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) by 13.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 43,137 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,033 shares during the period. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in RTX were worth $7,218,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Lion Street Advisors LLC increased its stake in RTX by 98.1% in the 3rd quarter. Lion Street Advisors LLC now owns 2,843 shares of the company’s stock worth $476,000 after buying an additional 1,408 shares in the last quarter. Bridgewater Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of RTX by 1.0% in the third quarter. Bridgewater Advisors Inc. now owns 9,133 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,599,000 after acquiring an additional 86 shares in the last quarter. Mendel Money Management boosted its stake in shares of RTX by 3.3% in the third quarter. Mendel Money Management now owns 31,191 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,219,000 after acquiring an additional 1,000 shares during the period. Berkeley Capital Partners LLC grew its position in shares of RTX by 2.3% during the third quarter. Berkeley Capital Partners LLC now owns 4,416 shares of the company’s stock worth $739,000 after purchasing an additional 99 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Schrum Private Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of RTX by 5.4% during the third quarter. Schrum Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,469 shares of the company’s stock worth $915,000 after purchasing an additional 278 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.50% of the company’s stock.

RTX Price Performance

RTX stock opened at $204.86 on Friday. RTX Corporation has a 52 week low of $112.27 and a 52 week high of $206.73. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $193.34 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $175.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $274.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.97 and a beta of 0.43.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The company reported $1.55 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 firm had revenue of $24.24 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.65 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.54 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 12.1% on a year-over-year basis. RTX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.600-6.800 EPS. Analysts anticipate that RTX Corporation will post 6.11 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

RTX Announces Dividend

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

Insider Activity at RTX

In other RTX news, insider Shane G. Eddy sold 17,527 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $199.16, for a total transaction of $3,490,677.32. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, VP Kevin G. Dasilva sold 8,136 shares of the stock in a transaction on 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 sale, the vice president directly owned 27,102 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,455,632.60. This represents a 23.09% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders own 0.15% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have weighed in on RTX shares. Wall Street Zen downgraded RTX from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, December 14th. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and set a $235.00 target price on shares of RTX in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Susquehanna reaffirmed a “positive” rating and set a $230.00 target price on shares of RTX in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. DZ Bank cut shares of RTX from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Citigroup raised their price objective on RTX from $227.00 to $238.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, RTX presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $199.50.

Key RTX News

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Collins Aerospace’s Sidekick autonomy software successfully flew on General Atomics’ YFQ-42A in a test pairing uncrewed jets with crewed fighters — a demonstration that could accelerate autonomous-mission software sales and strengthen RTX’s positioning on CCA and other DoD programs. Collins Sidekick Flight
• Positive Sentiment: The U.S. Navy approved Raytheon’s StormBreaker® smart weapon for operational use on the F/A-18 Super Hornet fleet — a procurement/fielding milestone that supports near‑term weapons revenue and adds to program credibility. StormBreaker Approval
• Positive Sentiment: Wolfe Research reaffirmed an Outperform rating and $235 target after RTX reached a Pentagon framework deal to boost missile manufacturing capacity (SM‑3IB and related programs), reinforcing analyst confidence in RTX’s defense backlog and long‑term growth. Wolfe Research Reaffirmation
• Neutral Sentiment: Unusually large options flow — nearly 287k call contracts traded — signals heavy speculative or institutional positioning that can amplify intraday moves and volatility but doesn’t change fundamentals.
• Neutral Sentiment: Financial media attention to RTX has risen (Zacks piece highlighting investor interest), which can boost trading volume and focus but is neutral on earnings unless tied to new contracts. Zacks Coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Several high‑profile headlines about “RTX” GPU hardware (GeForce RTX 5090 melting connector reports and related product deals) refer to NVIDIA’s RTX-branded GPUs, not RTX Corporation; these stories can confuse retail investors and cause noise in the tape. Examples: melting connector reports and coverage of RTX‑branded gaming PC deals. GeForce RTX 5090 Melting Report TweakTown GPU Report
• Negative Sentiment: Near‑term share pressure may persist from market noise and speculative options activity despite solid defense developments; retail confusion between NVIDIA “RTX” headlines and RTX Corp fundamentals could trigger short‑term selling or volatility.

About RTX

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.