GSA Capital Partners LLP Takes $2.85 Million Position in RTX Corporation $RTX

GSA Capital Partners LLP purchased a new position in RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 15,043 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,854,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Navalign LLC purchased a new stake in RTX during the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC purchased a new position in shares of RTX in the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Evergreen Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of RTX in the first quarter worth $31,000. Core Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of RTX during the fourth quarter valued at $31,000. Finally, 1 North Wealth Services LLC boosted its position in shares of RTX by 456.7% during the fourth quarter. 1 North Wealth Services LLC now owns 167 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 137 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.50% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at RTX

In other RTX news, VP Kevin G. Dasilva sold 4,760 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $213.62, for a total transaction of $1,016,831.20. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 22,349 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,774,193.38. This represents a 17.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Troy D. Brunk sold 8,557 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $210.29, for a total transaction of $1,799,451.53. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 8,809 shares in the company, valued at $1,852,444.61. The trade was a 49.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 15,567 shares of company stock worth $3,304,375 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

Key RTX News

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: The Pentagon announced framework agreements with Boeing and RTX to increase production of components for SM-3 Block IIA and Block IB interceptor missiles. The agreements could support additional defense revenue and improve visibility for RTX’s missile systems business. Pentagon signs deals with Boeing and RTX to boost missile interceptor component production
• Positive Sentiment: Market coverage highlights RTX’s plans to expand missile production and invest in advanced defense technologies as the U.S. and allies seek more precision weapons. This reinforces expectations for long-term growth in RTX’s defense backlog. Is RTX Strengthening Its Position in the Global Missile Market?
• Positive Sentiment: Unusually strong call-option activity, with 66,251 calls purchased versus typical volume of 16,557, indicates increased speculative bullish interest in RTX, although options activity is not a fundamental business indicator.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst coverage remains generally favorable, and some forecasts point to continued earnings growth. However, consensus recommendations can be overly optimistic and should be weighed against valuation and execution risks. Wall Street Analysts Think RTX Is a Good Investment: Is It?
• Negative Sentiment: RTX’s shares have risen substantially over the past five years, and valuation analysis suggests the stock is close to fair value rather than clearly undervalued. With a reported P/E ratio near 39, further gains may depend on strong earnings and successful delivery of new defense contracts. RTX Stock May Be 3% Undervalued Despite Fresh Missile Defense Contract

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the company. Robert W. Baird set a $240.00 price objective on RTX in a report on Friday, July 24th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and set a $238.00 target price on shares of RTX in a research note on Monday, July 27th. Dbs Bank raised shares of RTX from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 10th. Sanford C. Bernstein lifted their price target on shares of RTX from $213.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $240.00 price objective on shares of RTX in a report on Friday, July 24th. One 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 issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, RTX has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $228.59.

RTX Stock Performance

Shares of RTX opened at $222.88 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $300.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.24, a PEG ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 0.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 0.78. RTX Corporation has a one year low of $150.61 and a one year high of $226.88. The business has a fifty day moving average of $200.02 and a 200 day moving average of $194.86.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last posted its 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. The company had revenue of $24.71 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.89 billion. RTX had a return on equity of 13.99% and a net margin of 8.28%.RTX’s revenue was up 14.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.56 earnings per share. RTX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.100-7.250 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that RTX Corporation will post 7.22 EPS for the current year.

RTX Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be paid a $0.73 dividend. This represents a $2.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. RTX’s dividend payout ratio is 51.41%.

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.