Weatherly Asset Management L. P. increased its stake in shares of RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX – Free Report) by 14.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 26,964 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 3,474 shares during the quarter. Weatherly Asset Management L. P.’s holdings in RTX were worth $4,945,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BNP Paribas purchased a new position in shares of RTX in the 3rd quarter valued at about $25,000. Valley Wealth Managers Inc. acquired a new stake in RTX in the third quarter valued at approximately $30,000. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. increased its position in shares of RTX by 57.4% in the third quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. now owns 192 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. Wexford Capital LP acquired a new position in shares of RTX during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $33,000. Finally, Dogwood Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of RTX by 57.3% during the 3rd quarter. Dogwood Wealth Management LLC now owns 206 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.50% of the company’s stock.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other news, insider Shane G. Eddy sold 17,527 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $199.16, for a total value of $3,490,677.32. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Dantaya M. Williams sold 12,713 shares of RTX stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $202.83, for a total transaction of $2,578,577.79. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 16,749 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,397,199.67. The trade was a 43.15% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 89,255 shares of company stock worth $18,151,956 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.
More RTX News
- Positive Sentiment: Erste Group initiated coverage with a Buy rating, citing strong demand for Pratt & Whitney engines and rising global defense spending — a bullish analyst call for RTX’s aerospace/engine growth. Erste Group Initiates RTX With Buy, Sees Strength in Engine Business
- Positive Sentiment: Pratt & Whitney (an RTX unit) won a large contract modification — $3.8B within a $6.6B F135 production award — supporting near-term revenue and backlog for RTX’s engine business. RTX’s Pratt & Whitney awarded $6.6 billion F135 production contract to definitize lots 18-19
- Neutral Sentiment: Wells Fargo began coverage with an Equal Weight rating and a $200 price target (a modest upside versus the current level) — provides institutional visibility but not a strong directional endorsement. RTX (NYSE:RTX) Now Covered by Analysts at Wells Fargo & Company
- Neutral Sentiment: RTX’s BBN Technologies released Maude-HCS, an open-source toolkit for testing covert communications — a technical win for RTX’s cyber/CBRN credentials that may support longer-term defense/cyber revenue but has limited immediate earnings impact. RTX’s BBN Technologies launches open-source tool to validate covert cyber networks
- Neutral Sentiment: RTX set an upcoming earnings date for Q1 results on April 21 — this event could move the stock depending on revenue, margin trends, and commentary on bookings/backlog. RTX to release first quarter earnings results on April 21, 2026
- Neutral Sentiment: Several high‑visibility headlines referencing “RTX” (NVIDIA GPU brand, DLSS/DLSS 4.5, RTX 60 series leaks) are generating search traffic and investor attention but are unrelated to RTX Corporation’s aerospace/defense business — this can create noise in retail flows. RTX 60 series leaks are everywhere, but Nvidia hasn’t
- Negative Sentiment: Political uncertainty around U.S. defense policy (coverage on potential NATO exit rhetoric) could pressure defense contractors if it raises questions about future allied procurement or geopolitical risk, adding downside risk to sentiment. Trump Toys With NATO Exit: Defense Stocks In The Crosshairs
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating on shares of RTX in a report on Friday, March 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and set a $240.00 price target on shares of RTX in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $235.00 price objective on shares of RTX in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Wells Fargo & Company started coverage on RTX in a research report on Wednesday. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $200.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lifted 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. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $205.11.
Read Our Latest Analysis on RTX
RTX Stock Up 1.0%
RTX stock opened at $194.78 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $262.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.27, a P/E/G ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 0.42. The company has a current ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. RTX Corporation has a twelve month low of $112.27 and a twelve month high of $214.50. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $200.24 and its 200-day simple moving average is $184.00.
RTX (NYSE:RTX – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly 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. The company had revenue of $24.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $22.65 billion. RTX had a net margin of 7.60% and a return on equity of 13.08%. The firm’s revenue was up 12.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.54 EPS. RTX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.600-6.800 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that RTX Corporation will post 6.11 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
RTX Dividend Announcement
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 19th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 20th were paid a dividend of $0.68 per share. This represents a $2.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 20th. RTX’s dividend payout ratio is 54.84%.
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.
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