RTX (NYSE:RTX) Stock Price Down 1.3% – What’s Next?

RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) shares dropped 1.3% during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as low as $200.71 and last traded at $203.3160. Approximately 3,985,648 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 39% from the average daily volume of 6,563,435 shares. The stock had previously closed at $206.06.

More RTX News

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Geopolitical escalation — an Iranian claim that an F‑35 was hit and U.S. confirmation of an emergency landing has raised concern across the region, which typically increases defense procurement and sustainment demand for primes that supply avionics and missile‑defense systems like RTX. Iran Claims Strike on U.S. F-35 as Pentagon Confirms Emergency Landing
• Positive Sentiment: Potential big budget tailwind — the Pentagon is seeking a roughly $200 billion request tied to the Iran conflict, a proposal that could meaningfully boost 2026–2027 defense spending and benefit major contractors including RTX. Pentagon Seeks $200 Billion for Iran War. Here’s What It Means for Defense Stocks.
• Neutral Sentiment: Underlying fundamentals supportive — recent quarter showed an EPS beat and revenue strength with FY‑2026 guidance that supports multi-year cash flows; benchmarking pieces are highlighting RTX’s recovery vs. peers but these fundamentals are a medium‑term story rather than an immediate price mover. Defense Contractors Stocks Q4 Recap: Benchmarking RTX (NYSE:RTX)
• Negative Sentiment: Airbus engine dispute is an immediate headwind — reports that Airbus is pursuing potential unspecified damages related to an engine row have spooked investors and are cited as the main near‑term catalyst dragging RTX shares lower today (legal/contract risk and potential financial exposure for suppliers can compress multiples). RTX Stock Div…Could Lead to ‘Unspecified Damages’ Decision

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

RTX has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. DZ Bank downgraded shares of RTX from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Friday, February 6th. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of RTX in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of RTX in a report on Monday, December 29th. Vertical Research restated a “buy” rating and issued a $227.00 target price on shares of RTX in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, Citigroup upped their target price on RTX from $227.00 to $238.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $202.00.

RTX Stock Performance

The firm has a market cap of $269.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.94 and a beta of 0.42. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $200.66 and its 200-day moving average is $181.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 1.03.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The company reported $1.55 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 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 prior year, the business posted $1.54 earnings per share. 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. Sell-side analysts anticipate that RTX Corporation will post 6.11 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

RTX Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 19th. Investors of record on Friday, February 20th will be issued a $0.68 dividend. This represents a $2.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 20th. RTX’s payout ratio is 54.84%.

Insider Activity

In other RTX news, insider Shane G. Eddy sold 17,527 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $199.16, for a total transaction of $3,490,677.32. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, VP Kevin G. Dasilva sold 8,136 shares of RTX 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 completion of the transaction, 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 disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 89,255 shares of company stock valued at $18,151,956. Insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. BNP Paribas acquired a new position in shares of RTX during the 3rd quarter worth about $25,000. Navalign LLC acquired a new position in RTX during the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC acquired a new stake in RTX in the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Valley Wealth Managers Inc. acquired a new position in shares of RTX during the third quarter valued at about $30,000. Finally, Core Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of RTX during the fourth quarter valued at about $31,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.50% of the company’s stock.

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.