Mufg Securities Americas Inc. Buys 3,426 Shares of RTX Corporation $RTX

Mufg Securities Americas Inc. lifted its position in RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) by 9.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 40,560 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,426 shares during the quarter. Mufg Securities Americas Inc.’s holdings in RTX were worth $7,695,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in RTX. Milestone Asset Management Group LLC boosted its position in shares of RTX by 34.7% in the fourth quarter. Milestone Asset Management Group LLC now owns 30,011 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,504,000 after buying an additional 7,738 shares during the period. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in RTX in the 4th quarter worth about $2,308,000. Truist Financial Corp lifted its stake in RTX by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 2,315,021 shares of the company’s stock worth $424,575,000 after acquiring an additional 53,045 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC boosted its position in RTX by 5.1% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 212,944 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,054,000 after acquiring an additional 10,426 shares during the period. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its position in RTX by 206.1% during the 4th quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 178,360 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,711,000 after acquiring an additional 120,094 shares during the period. 86.50% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

RTX Stock Performance

RTX stock opened at $211.97 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $206.15 and a two-hundred day moving average of $195.94. RTX Corporation has a 12 month low of $150.61 and a 12 month high of $226.88. The company has a market capitalization of $285.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.32, a P/E/G ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 0.29. The company has a quick ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The company reported $1.89 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.66 by $0.23. RTX had a net margin of 8.28% and a return on equity of 13.99%. The business had revenue of $24.71 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.89 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.56 EPS. RTX’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.5% on a year-over-year basis. RTX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.100-7.250 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that RTX Corporation will post 7.22 EPS for the current fiscal year.

RTX Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.73 per share. This represents a $2.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. RTX’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 51.41%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Ramsaran Maharajh sold 13,655 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $223.92, for a total transaction of $3,057,627.60. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 13,184 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,952,161.28. This represents a 50.88% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Troy D. Brunk sold 8,557 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $210.29, for a total value of $1,799,451.53. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 8,809 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,852,444.61. This represents a 49.27% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 29,222 shares of company stock valued at $6,362,003 over the last quarter. Insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting RTX

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Raytheon won a $22.9 billion, seven-year U.S. military contract to accelerate Tomahawk missile production from roughly 60 to 1,000 missiles annually. The award materially expands RTX’s backlog and visibility, while highlighting sustained demand to replenish U.S. and allied weapons inventories. Is RTX Undervalued As Its $22.9 Billion Missile Contract Expands Backlog?
• Positive Sentiment: Raytheon completed a $50 million expansion of its Forest, Mississippi, facility. The 17,000-square-foot addition is intended to increase production of electronic-warfare and radar systems and is expected to create 100 high-skilled jobs by 2028, supporting RTX’s ability to fulfill growing defense orders. RTX’s Raytheon Completes $50 Million Expansion of Mississippi Manufacturing Facility
• Positive Sentiment: Brokerages collectively maintain a “Moderate Buy” recommendation for RTX. This provides continued analyst support following the company’s latest earnings beat, in which revenue rose 14.5% year over year and earnings exceeded consensus estimates. RTX Receives Consensus Recommendation of Moderate Buy
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent coverage comparing RTX with Rolls-Royce and the broader aerospace sector indicates that RTX has delivered strong performance this year, including an approximately 18% 90-day gain and 13% year-to-date increase. The comparison reinforces momentum but does not represent a new company catalyst. Are Aerospace Stocks Lagging RTX Corporation This Year?
• Neutral Sentiment: Most other articles concern NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX graphics cards, DLSS software, gaming PCs, or unrelated companies. Those reports do not materially affect RTX Corporation’s aerospace and defense operations or its stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on RTX. Dbs Bank upgraded RTX from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 10th. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of RTX from $198.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of RTX in a research report on Wednesday, June 17th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $250.00 target price on shares of RTX in a research note on Sunday, July 26th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $240.00 price objective on RTX in a research report on Friday, July 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $228.59.

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.