FORA Capital LLC Purchases Shares of 9,185 RTX Corporation $RTX

FORA Capital LLC purchased a new stake in RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 9,185 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,537,000.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in RTX by 24.3% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 17,018 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,969,000 after buying an additional 3,332 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of RTX by 3.4% in the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,873 shares of the company’s stock worth $564,000 after acquiring an additional 159 shares during the last quarter. United Bank raised its holdings in shares of RTX by 68.0% in the second quarter. United Bank now owns 10,202 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,490,000 after acquiring an additional 4,131 shares during the last quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. lifted its position in shares of RTX by 3.1% in the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 20,900 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,052,000 after acquiring an additional 623 shares in the last quarter. Finally, KBC Group NV boosted its stake in shares of RTX by 8.7% during the second quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 115,203 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,822,000 after acquiring an additional 9,240 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: Q4 results and FY26 guide support valuation — RTX reported a quarterly EPS beat and set FY2026 EPS guidance of $6.60–$6.80, signaling healthy margin/revenue momentum that underpins the stock’s premium multiple.
• Positive Sentiment: Capacity expansion in missiles: Raytheon (an RTX business) completed a $115M, 26,000 sq ft expansion at its Redstone missile integration facility to lift integration/delivery capacity >50% and grow local headcount — this directly boosts execution capacity on high‑margin defense programs. RTX’s Raytheon completes $115 million expansion of Alabama missile integration facility
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst stance steady — Jefferies reaffirmed a Hold and $225 price target after the DoD cleared a NASAMS sale to Egypt; that keeps a near‑term valuation ceiling but doesn’t signal downgrades. Jefferies Reaffirms Hold Rating on RTX
• Neutral Sentiment: Defense incident noted, but direct impact unclear — A KC-135 crash in Iraq is being reported; while it highlights ongoing military operations (and potential sustainment demand), it’s a developing story with no direct program implications for RTX yet. U.S. Military Confirms Loss of KC-135 Refueling Aircraft
• Neutral Sentiment: Media noise from “RTX” consumer GPU stories — Several headlines reference NVIDIA’s “RTX” GPUs (unrelated to RTX Corporation). These can create search/noise but have no material effect on RTX’s fundamentals. Transforming Data Science With NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000
• Negative Sentiment: Backlog conversion risk: analysis highlights a $268B defense backlog but warns RTX faces an engine/supply “crisis” that could slow converting orders into cash — this execution risk is a meaningful negative catalyst for near‑term cash flow and investor confidence. Munitions Burned in 100 Hours Could Fuel RTX’s Next Growth Wave
• Negative Sentiment: Recent price weakness flagged by market press — Coverage calling out a >2% daily decline notes investor profit‑taking and sensitivity to macro/defense headlines, which can amplify short‑term volatility. Here’s Why RTX Fell More Than Broader Market

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

RTX has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on RTX from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of RTX from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, December 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of RTX from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued a “market perform” rating and set a $204.00 price objective on shares of RTX in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $225.00 target price on shares of RTX in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $202.00.

RTX Stock Up 0.7%

Shares of NYSE:RTX opened at $204.54 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $199.67 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $180.30. 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 12-month low of $112.27 and a 12-month high of $214.50. The firm has a market cap of $275.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.24, a PEG ratio of 2.94 and a beta of 0.42.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 27th. The company reported $1.55 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.47 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $24.24 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.65 billion. RTX had a net margin of 7.60% and a return on equity of 13.08%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 12.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.54 EPS. RTX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.600-6.800 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that RTX Corporation will post 6.11 EPS for the current year.

RTX Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 19th. Investors of record on Friday, February 20th will be given a dividend of $0.68 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 20th. This represents a $2.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. RTX’s dividend payout ratio is 54.84%.

Insider Activity at RTX

In other RTX news, insider Shane G. Eddy sold 17,527 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $199.16, for a total transaction of $3,490,677.32. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, VP Kevin G. Dasilva sold 8,136 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $201.30, for a total transaction of $1,637,776.80. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 27,102 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,455,632.60. This represents a 23.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 89,255 shares of company stock valued at $18,151,956 over the last 90 days. 0.15% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

RTX Company Profile

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.