Stock Traders Buy Large Volume of Call Options on RTX (NYSE:RTX)

RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) was the recipient of unusually large options trading activity on Tuesday. Traders purchased 15,946 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of approximately 37% compared to the average volume of 11,660 call options.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on RTX shares. Sanford C. Bernstein restated a “market perform” rating and set a $189.00 price target on shares of RTX in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of RTX from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, December 14th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $195.00 target price on shares of RTX in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. UBS Group lowered RTX from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $202.00 to $199.00 in a report on Monday, January 5th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on RTX from $151.00 to $168.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $185.41.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Neil G. Mitchill, Jr. sold 4,849 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, October 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $180.15, for a total transaction of $873,547.35. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 59,556 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,729,013.40. This represents a 7.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.15% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On RTX

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of RTX. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in shares of RTX by 24.3% during 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 during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in RTX by 3.4% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,873 shares of the company’s stock valued at $564,000 after acquiring an additional 159 shares during the period. TrueWealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in RTX by 3.6% in the 2nd quarter. TrueWealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,007 shares of the company’s stock valued at $293,000 after acquiring an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. Arvest Investments Inc. bought a new stake in shares of RTX in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $448,000. Finally, TruWealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of RTX during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $242,000. 86.50% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting RTX

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: RTX won a satellite contract: Blue Canyon Technologies (an RTX business) supplied a Saturn-200 minisatellite for NASA’s Pandora exoplanet mission — a credible wins-for-revenue signal in RTX’s space/small-sat segment. RTX provides Blue Canyon satellite for interstellar mission
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst/market tone is supportive: consensus analyst rating sits at “Moderate Buy,” which can underpin demand for the shares and institutional interest. RTX Corporation Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts
• Positive Sentiment: Derivative flow shows bullish positioning: unusually large call buying (≈15,946 calls) indicates short‑term investor/speculator optimism that can amplify upside. (Market data)
• Positive Sentiment: Defense-spending tailwinds: multiple writeups highlight that a proposed U.S. defense spending increase would favor major contractors like RTX, improving long-term funding visibility for defense programs. Is RTX Well-Placed to Benefit From Higher Defense Spending?
• Neutral Sentiment: Many headlines referencing “RTX” are about NVIDIA’s consumer GPUs (RTX 50/5070/5090) — examples include supply shifts and product deal coverage — but these refer to NVIDIA’s RTX product line, not RTX Corporation, so they create search/noise rather than fundamental impact. NVIDIA is reportedly focusing on 8GB GeForce RTX 5060 Series GPUs in 2026
• Neutral Sentiment: Retail deals and product reviews (Acer, Asus, Alienware, MSI) mention “RTX” GPUs — these are unrelated to RTX Corporation’s earnings or defense backlog and are unlikely to move the stock materially.
• Negative Sentiment: Political/regulatory risk flagged: some proposals (e.g., limiting defense buybacks, capping executive pay) mentioned in recent commentary could be negative for defense equities if enacted — currently viewed as low-probability but a potential tail risk. 5 Defense Stocks to Buy on Pentagon Spending Boost

RTX Stock Performance

RTX stock traded up $4.68 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $198.76. 5,244,021 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 6,090,191. RTX has a twelve month low of $112.27 and a twelve month high of $198.87. The stock has a market capitalization of $266.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.44. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $178.90 and a 200-day simple moving average of $165.93.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 21st. The company reported $1.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.29. The business had revenue of $22.48 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $21.26 billion. RTX had a net margin of 7.67% and a return on equity of 13.28%. RTX’s quarterly revenue was up 11.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.45 EPS. RTX has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.100-6.200 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that RTX will post 6.11 earnings per share for the current year.

RTX Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 11th. Investors of record on Friday, November 21st were paid a dividend of $0.68 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 21st. This represents a $2.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. RTX’s dividend payout ratio is presently 55.85%.

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.