Jones Financial Companies Lllp Takes Position in RTX Corporation $RTX

Jones Financial Companies Lllp acquired a new position in shares of RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) in the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor acquired 145,963 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $27,694,000.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Fortress Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of RTX in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $358,000. Navalign LLC bought a new stake in RTX during the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC acquired a new stake in RTX during the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. Evergreen Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of RTX in the 1st quarter worth about $31,000. Finally, Core Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of RTX in the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. 86.50% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

RTX Trading Down 0.3%

RTX opened at $209.22 on Tuesday. RTX Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $150.61 and a fifty-two week high of $226.88. The firm has a market capitalization of $281.97 billion, a PE ratio of 36.83, a P/E/G ratio of 2.50 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. The company’s 50-day moving average is $204.25 and its 200 day moving average is $195.53.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The company reported $1.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.66 by $0.23. The business had revenue of $24.71 billion during 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%.During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.56 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue 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, research analysts predict that RTX Corporation will post 7.22 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

RTX Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced 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. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. This represents a $2.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. RTX’s dividend payout ratio is presently 51.41%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

RTX has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of RTX in a research note on Wednesday, June 17th. Robert W. Baird set a $240.00 price objective on shares of RTX in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Susquehanna raised their price target on shares of RTX from $235.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. TD Cowen upped their price objective on shares of RTX from $225.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 27th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on shares of RTX from $230.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $228.59.

Insider Transactions at RTX

In other RTX news, EVP Ramsaran Maharajh sold 13,655 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $223.92, for a total value of $3,057,627.60. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 13,184 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,952,161.28. This represents a 50.88% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, VP Kevin G. Dasilva sold 2,250 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $216.93, for a total transaction of $488,092.50. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 20,099 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,360,076.07. This trade represents a 10.07% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 29,222 shares of company stock worth $6,362,003 in the last quarter. 0.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

RTX News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, completed altitude testing of its Enhanced Power and Cooling System (EPACS). The testing validated performance in high-altitude conditions and supports greater cooling capacity for advanced mission systems on the F-35, as well as potential future defense and commercial aircraft. The milestone reinforces RTX’s role in upgrading the F-35 platform, although it does not by itself indicate an immediate revenue or earnings change. RTX Collins Aerospace EPACS altitude testing announcement
• Neutral Sentiment: A sector comparison of GE Aerospace, Boeing and RTX says aerospace and defense leaders have outperformed their broader sector basket in 2026. The article may support continued investor interest in RTX, but it provides no new company guidance, contract award or operational update. Aerospace and defense stock performance comparison
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple articles discuss Acer gaming laptops, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50-series graphics cards, RTX 5090 pricing and gaming benchmarks. These stories concern NVIDIA’s products—not RTX Corporation—and therefore should not materially affect RTX shares.

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.