Moody National Bank Trust Division Lowers Stock Position in RTX Corporation $RTX

Moody National Bank Trust Division cut its stake in shares of RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) by 26.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 10,361 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,684 shares during the quarter. Moody National Bank Trust Division’s holdings in RTX were worth $1,900,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BNP Paribas bought a new position in RTX in the 3rd quarter worth $25,000. Valley Wealth Managers Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of RTX during the third quarter worth about $30,000. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. raised its stake in RTX by 57.4% during the 3rd quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. now owns 192 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares during the period. Wexford Capital LP bought a new position in RTX in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $33,000. Finally, Dogwood Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in 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.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, VP Kevin G. Dasilva sold 8,136 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.30, for a total value of $1,637,776.80. Following the transaction, the vice president 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. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Shane G. Eddy sold 17,527 shares of RTX stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $199.16, for a total value of $3,490,677.32. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders sold 89,255 shares of company stock worth $18,151,956. 0.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

RTX Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:RTX opened at $194.02 on Wednesday. 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 company has a market capitalization of $261.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.12, a PEG ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.42. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $201.13 and its 200 day moving average is $182.64.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 27th. The company reported $1.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.47 by $0.08. The business 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 firm’s quarterly revenue was up 12.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.54 earnings per share. RTX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.600-6.800 EPS. Research analysts predict that RTX Corporation will post 6.11 EPS for the current year.

RTX Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 19th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 20th were given a $0.68 dividend. This represents a $2.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 20th. RTX’s payout ratio is 54.84%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on RTX shares. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on RTX from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of RTX from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, December 14th. Sanford C. Bernstein restated a “market perform” rating and issued a $204.00 price target on shares of RTX in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Wolfe Research restated an “outperform” rating on shares of RTX in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on RTX from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, RTX currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $202.00.

Key RTX News

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Erste Group started coverage with a “Buy” rating, which can attract institutional flows and support the share price. Erste Group starts coverage (Finviz)
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks upgraded RTX to a Rank #2 (Buy), signaling improving earnings expectations that may boost near‑term demand from momentum and model‑driven investors. Zacks: RTX rating upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: Defense wins: Pratt & Whitney secured a follow‑on contract to supply TJ150 engines for Leidos’ AGM‑190A missiles, and coverage notes RTX expanding missile capabilities including large contracts — supportive for defense revenue visibility. Yahoo: Billionaires list / Pratt & Whitney contract Zacks: missile capabilities & $11.74B contract
• Neutral Sentiment: Retail/tech media are saturated with “RTX” references (GPU/laptop deals and benchmarks). This is mostly noise for RTX Corp investors since many stories refer to NVIDIA’s RTX GPUs, not RTX Corporation’s defense/aero business. Example consumer deal coverage: PCWorld. PCWorld: Lenovo RTX laptop deal
• Negative Sentiment: Supply‑chain/regulatory headwind: reporting highlights rare‑earth sourcing risk for Raytheon (RTX’s Raytheon unit) as new U.S. rules will restrict Chinese‑origin materials in key missile programs before a 2027 deadline — potential cost, sourcing and schedule risk. Yahoo: RTX rare earth sourcing risk
• Negative Sentiment: Near‑term price pressure: recent market coverage flagged a slide in RTX shares during the last session, which can feed momentum selling even as fundamentals are mixed. Zacks: RTX stock slides

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.