RTX Corporation $RTX Shares Sold by Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA

Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA reduced its position in RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) by 0.6% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 15,868,870 shares of the company’s stock after selling 89,321 shares during the period. RTX makes up about 0.8% of Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA’s holdings, making the stock its 18th biggest holding. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA owned approximately 1.18% of RTX worth $2,655,338,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of RTX. Norges Bank purchased a new position in RTX in the second quarter valued at about $2,359,602,000. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of RTX by 14,974.7% in the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,598,943 shares of the company’s stock valued at $525,518,000 after purchasing an additional 3,575,069 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of RTX by 1.9% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 122,074,734 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,825,353,000 after buying an additional 2,238,247 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its position in shares of RTX by 97.1% during the second quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 1,927,305 shares of the company’s stock worth $281,425,000 after buying an additional 949,328 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of RTX by 4.2% in the second quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 20,599,190 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,007,894,000 after buying an additional 837,268 shares during the last quarter. 86.50% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key RTX News

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strong fundamentals & guidance — RTX reported a solid Q3 with revenue up ~12% year/year, an EPS beat and set FY‑2025 guidance (6.10–6.20 EPS), giving investors confidence in near‑term earnings growth.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst/upgrades and price targets — Multiple firms (Citigroup, BofA, UBS, JP Morgan and others) have recent Buy/Overweight ratings and several price targets above current levels, supporting upward momentum; median analyst target remains above many prior levels. QuiverQuant RTX note
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks style/quality lift — Zacks highlights RTX as a strong growth stock under its style scores, which can attract momentum and quant-driven flows. Zacks: Here’s Why RTX is a Strong Growth Stock
• Neutral Sentiment: GPU/memory supply headlines (NVIDIA/ASUS) — A wave of articles about Nvidia/ASUS ending or pausing RTX 5070 Ti/5060 Ti production and memory shortages is dominating tech news but is only tangential to RTX (a defense/aerospace firm). These reports may affect component suppliers broadly but are unlikely to be a direct driver for RTX today. ExtremeTech GPU memory story The Verge ASUS clarification PCMag Nvidia shipping update
• Negative Sentiment: Political risk / contract-threat chatter — Social media and news summaries flagged a high‑profile threat from political leadership to cut government contracts; that controversy creates headline risk and uncertainty around future defense awards. QuiverQuant RTX note
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling & institutional rebalancing — QuiverQuant flags notable insider sell activity (multiple senior execs selling) and large institutional reductions (State Street removed a big position), which can weigh on sentiment and signal portfolio trimming. QuiverQuant insider/flows detail

RTX Stock Up 1.2%

NYSE:RTX opened at $202.13 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $271.01 billion, a PE ratio of 41.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.92 and a beta of 0.44. RTX Corporation has a 52 week low of $112.27 and a 52 week high of $202.17. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $180.39 and a 200-day moving average of $166.94.

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

RTX Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 11th. Investors of record on Friday, November 21st were given a $0.68 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 21st. This represents a $2.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. RTX’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 55.85%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have weighed in on RTX shares. UBS Group lowered shares of RTX from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their price objective for the stock from $202.00 to $199.00 in a report on Monday, January 5th. Morgan Stanley set a $215.00 price target on RTX and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and set a $195.00 price objective on shares of RTX in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. BNP Paribas raised RTX to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. Finally, Susquehanna reiterated a “positive” rating and issued a $230.00 price target on shares of RTX in a report on Thursday. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $186.88.

Insider Transactions at RTX

In other RTX news, EVP Neil G. Mitchill, Jr. sold 4,849 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $180.15, for a total value of $873,547.35. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 59,556 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,729,013.40. This represents a 7.53% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 0.15% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.