RTX Corporation $RTX Shares Sold by Dakota Wealth Management

Dakota Wealth Management cut its holdings in shares of RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) by 16.4% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 26,433 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,171 shares during the quarter. Dakota Wealth Management’s holdings in RTX were worth $4,423,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of RTX during the second quarter worth $2,359,602,000. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in RTX by 14,974.7% during the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,598,943 shares of the company’s stock worth $525,518,000 after purchasing an additional 3,575,069 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in RTX by 1.9% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 122,074,734 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,825,353,000 after purchasing an additional 2,238,247 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its position in RTX by 9.3% in the 2nd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 15,958,191 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,330,215,000 after purchasing an additional 1,361,071 shares in the last quarter. Finally, 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 in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.50% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Shane G. Eddy sold 17,527 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $199.16, for a total value of $3,490,677.32. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Ramsaran Maharajh sold 15,124 shares of the 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 owned 13,184 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,698,105.60. This represents a 53.43% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 89,255 shares of company stock valued at $18,151,956 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.15% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on RTX shares. Vertical Research reissued a “buy” rating and set a $227.00 price objective on shares of RTX in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. DZ Bank cut shares of RTX from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. Wolfe Research restated 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 report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of RTX from $227.00 to $238.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock 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: Pratt & Whitney (an RTX business) announced a $200M investment to add a seventh isothermal forging press and expand its Columbus, GA footprint to support commercial and military engines, boosting production capacity for high‑value engines. Pratt & Whitney $200M Columbus investment
• Positive Sentiment: U.S. Navy granted full approval for the StormBreaker smart weapon to operate on the F/A‑18E/F Super Hornet — a program win that expands Raytheon’s (RTX) weapons TAM and shortens the path from development to revenue. StormBreaker approval
• Positive Sentiment: Social and market commentary highlights a record ~$268B backlog driven by demand for precision munitions, hypersonics and air‑defense systems — a structural revenue backlog that supports medium‑term visibility and cash flow. Record $268B backlog
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst/peer comparisons: a Zacks piece notes GE Aerospace is outpacing RTX on some growth metrics and estimate revisions — useful context for relative valuation but not an immediate company-specific catalyst. GE vs RTX comparison
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry peripheral headlines (GPU product/consumer gadget stories) are generating noise mentioning “RTX” branding but have little bearing on RTX’s aerospace & defense fundamentals. NVIDIA RTX 50-series timing
• Negative Sentiment: Material insider selling: EVP Neil G. Mitchill Jr. sold 35,755 shares (~$7.35M) in a recent filing — a visible insider disposition that can pressure sentiment. Neil G. Mitchill Jr. SEC filing
• Negative Sentiment: Additional EVP sales: Ramsaran Maharajh sold 15,124 shares (~$3.1M), trimming his stake by roughly half — adds to near‑term selling pressure and investor concern about insider timing. Ramsaran Maharajh SEC filing
• Negative Sentiment: EVP Dantaya M. Williams sold 12,713 shares (~$2.58M), further contributing to a cluster of insider sales that markets often read as a short‑term negative signal. Dantaya M. Williams SEC filing

RTX Trading Down 1.8%

NYSE RTX opened at $198.19 on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $194.10 and its 200 day moving average price is $176.10. RTX Corporation has a 12 month low of $112.27 and a 12 month high of $206.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 0.80. The company has a market capitalization of $266.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.92 and a beta of 0.43.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 27th. The company reported $1.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 the consensus estimate of $22.65 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.54 earnings per share. RTX’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.1% on a year-over-year basis. RTX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.600-6.800 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that RTX Corporation will post 6.11 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

RTX Dividend Announcement

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

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.