Financial Planning Hawaii Inc. purchased a new stake in RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX – Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 5,434 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $997,000.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in RTX by 24.3% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 17,018 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,969,000 after buying an additional 3,332 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of RTX by 3.4% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,873 shares of the company’s stock worth $564,000 after acquiring an additional 159 shares in the last quarter. United Bank boosted its stake in shares of RTX by 68.0% during the 2nd quarter. United Bank now owns 10,202 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,490,000 after acquiring an additional 4,131 shares in the last quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. grew its position in shares of RTX by 3.1% during the 2nd quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 20,900 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,052,000 after acquiring an additional 623 shares during the period. Finally, Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of RTX in the 2nd quarter valued at about $109,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.50% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. Citigroup upped their price target on RTX from $227.00 to $238.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. DZ Bank lowered RTX from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of RTX in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on RTX from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Susquehanna reissued a “positive” rating and issued a $230.00 price target on shares of RTX in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $202.00.
RTX Trading Down 1.5%
RTX stock opened at $186.86 on Tuesday. RTX Corporation has a 12-month low of $112.27 and a 12-month high of $214.50. The business’s 50-day moving average is $200.37 and its 200 day moving average is $183.66. 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 stock has a market cap of $251.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.67, a PEG ratio of 2.75 and a beta of 0.42.
RTX (NYSE:RTX – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The company reported $1.55 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 analysts’ expectations of $22.65 billion. RTX had a return on equity of 13.08% and a net margin of 7.60%.The business’s revenue was up 12.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.54 earnings per share. RTX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.600-6.800 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that RTX Corporation will post 6.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.
RTX Announces Dividend
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 1.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 20th. RTX’s dividend payout ratio is currently 54.84%.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other news, EVP Dantaya M. Williams sold 12,713 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $202.83, for a total transaction of $2,578,577.79. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 16,749 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,397,199.67. This represents a 43.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, VP Kevin G. Dasilva sold 8,136 shares of the 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 sale, the vice president owned 27,102 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,455,632.60. This trade represents a 23.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 89,255 shares of company stock worth $18,151,956 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.
Trending Headlines about RTX
Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:
- Positive Sentiment: RTX secured a $2.01 billion US Air Force contract modification (AEHF terminal work) — a near-term revenue and backlog boost that supports defense revenue growth and helps justify premium valuations for the stock. RTX Secures $2.01B US Air Force Contract
- Positive Sentiment: Brokerage coverage remains constructive — recent writeups show an average rating around “Moderate Buy” and several buy/overweight calls and price targets above the current price, offering analyst-driven support for the shares. Given Average Rating of Moderate Buy
- Positive Sentiment: Rising geopolitical tensions (Iran–US) and social-media chatter highlight RTX’s role in air-defense and missile systems, increasing investor interest in the defense sector as a safe-haven trade. This thematic flow can support multiple defense contractors including RTX. Opinions on Iran-US Tensions
- Positive Sentiment: Market commentators are naming RTX a core defensive holding alongside energy/industrial names, which can attract longer-term allocation into the stock amid geopolitical risk—supportive for steady demand from institutional buyers. The Big 3: RTX, BP, TSM (YouTube)
- Neutral Sentiment: Comparative analyst coverage (RTX vs L3Harris) highlights competition for defense spending; useful for investors researching relative growth and margins but not an immediate price catalyst. RTX vs L3Harris Growth Prospects
- Neutral Sentiment: FY2026 forecast updates from regional banks provide modeling inputs but no dramatic guidance change; worth watching for revisions to consensus estimates. FY2026 Earnings Forecast Issued By Erste Group Bank
- Neutral Sentiment: Multiple gaming/graphics headlines referencing “RTX” (NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti/5090 deals, leaks, GPU bargains, and Minecraft RTX demos) are about NVIDIA’s product naming and gaming hardware — these are noise for investors focused on RTX Corporation (Raytheon Technologies) fundamentals. Gamer buys NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti for $80
- Negative Sentiment: Insider activity shows multiple recent insider sales and no purchases over the past six months, which can be perceived negatively by investors and may pressure sentiment despite fundamental positives. Insider Trading / Social Chatter Summary
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.
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