RTX (NYSE:RTX) Now Covered by Erste Group Bank

Erste Group Bank assumed coverage on shares of RTX (NYSE:RTX) in a research report report published on Tuesday morning, MarketBeat.com reports. The brokerage issued a buy rating on the stock.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen cut shares of RTX from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, December 14th. Vertical Research reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $227.00 price objective on shares of RTX in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Susquehanna reissued a “positive” rating and set a $230.00 target price on shares of RTX in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on shares of RTX from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. 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 issued a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $202.00.

RTX Trading Down 0.4%

RTX opened at $194.02 on Tuesday. 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 firm has a market cap of $261.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.12, a PEG ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.42. RTX has a 12 month low of $112.27 and a 12 month high of $214.50. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $201.13 and a 200-day moving average price of $182.64.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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 company had revenue of $24.24 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.65 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.54 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.1% compared to the same quarter last year. RTX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.600-6.800 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that RTX will post 6.11 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

RTX Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 19th. Investors 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 yield of 1.4%. RTX’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 54.84%.

Insider Activity at RTX

In other RTX news, VP Kevin G. Dasilva sold 8,136 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the vice president owned 27,102 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,455,632.60. This represents a 23.09% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Dantaya M. Williams sold 12,713 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $202.83, for a total transaction of $2,578,577.79. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 16,749 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,397,199.67. This represents a 43.15% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 89,255 shares of company stock worth $18,151,956 in the last 90 days. 0.10% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of RTX

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in shares of RTX by 24.3% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 17,018 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,969,000 after purchasing an additional 3,332 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in RTX by 3.4% in the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,873 shares of the company’s stock valued at $564,000 after buying an additional 159 shares during the last quarter. United Bank boosted its position in RTX by 68.0% in the second quarter. United Bank now owns 10,202 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,490,000 after buying an additional 4,131 shares during the last quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. increased its holdings in RTX by 3.1% in the 2nd quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 20,900 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,052,000 after buying an additional 623 shares during the period. Finally, Waterloo Capital L.P. increased its holdings in RTX by 20.8% in the 2nd quarter. Waterloo Capital L.P. now owns 4,305 shares of the company’s stock worth $629,000 after buying an additional 740 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.50% of the company’s stock.

More RTX News

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades — Zacks bumped RTX to a Rank #2 (Buy), and Erste Group initiated coverage with a “buy” — both increase near‑term buy-side interest and can support the stock. Zacks Upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: Solid fundamentals: RTX recently beat Q4 revenue and EPS expectations and set FY‑2026 EPS guidance of $6.60–$6.80, underpinning medium‑term earnings visibility (supports valuation and analyst optimism).
• Neutral Sentiment: Consumer “RTX” headlines (many stories about NVIDIA GeForce RTX GPUs and laptop deals) are driving a lot of traffic that can create ticker confusion among retail investors but have little direct impact on RTX Corporation’s aerospace & defense business. Example consumer piece: Lenovo RTX laptop deal. Lenovo RTX laptop deal
• Neutral Sentiment: Political/market narrative: reporting that some politicians bought defense stocks ahead of geopolitical events can lift sentiment toward defense names, but it’s noisy and not a reliable driver of fundamentals. Politicians’ trades article
• Negative Sentiment: Rare‑earth & supply‑chain risk — RTX’s Raytheon unit faces exposure to new U.S. rules restricting Chinese‑sourced rare‑earth materials used in missiles (AMRAAM, Tomahawk). A 2027 compliance deadline could raise costs, force redesigns or create delivery risks on key programs. That regulatory/sourcing risk is a direct negative for defense revenue and margins. Rare earth sourcing article
• Negative Sentiment: Recent price weakness — coverage and newsflow notwithstanding, RTX has pulled back recently (reported slide), indicating profit‑taking or broader market pressure that could continue until clearer resolution of the supply‑chain/regulatory issues or further positive catalysts. RTX stock slides

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.