Park Edge Advisors LLC Increases Stock Holdings in RTX Corporation $RTX

Park Edge Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) by 174.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 8,003 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 5,088 shares during the quarter. Park Edge Advisors LLC’s holdings in RTX were worth $1,468,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. State Street Corp raised its position in shares of RTX by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 112,706,833 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,457,452,000 after purchasing an additional 552,009 shares during the last quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. grew its holdings in RTX by 10.6% during the 3rd quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 171,209 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,648,000 after buying an additional 16,467 shares during the last quarter. Groupama Asset Managment purchased a new position in RTX during the third quarter worth $150,078,000. Rockland Trust Co. raised its holdings in shares of RTX by 121.1% in the third quarter. Rockland Trust Co. now owns 20,245 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,388,000 after acquiring an additional 11,089 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Coldstream Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of RTX by 9.5% in the third quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 75,321 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,604,000 after acquiring an additional 6,566 shares during the last quarter. 86.50% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at RTX

In related news, EVP Neil G. Mitchill, Jr. sold 35,755 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.56, for a total value of $7,349,797.80. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 59,556 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,242,331.36. This trade represents a 37.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Ramsaran Maharajh sold 15,124 shares of RTX stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $204.65, for a total transaction of $3,095,126.60. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 13,184 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,698,105.60. This trade represents a 53.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 89,255 shares of company stock valued at $18,151,956 in the last three months. 0.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

RTX has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on RTX from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note 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. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of RTX in a research note on Friday, March 6th. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of RTX in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Vertical Research reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $227.00 price objective on shares of RTX in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, RTX has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $204.44.

RTX Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of RTX opened at $196.25 on Friday. RTX Corporation has a twelve month low of $112.27 and a twelve month high of $214.50. The firm has a market capitalization of $264.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.43. The company has a current ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $200.24 and its 200 day simple moving average is $184.09.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last announced 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 analyst estimates of $22.65 billion. RTX had a return on equity of 13.08% and a net margin of 7.60%.The firm’s revenue was up 12.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.54 earnings per share. RTX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.600-6.800 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that RTX Corporation will post 6.11 earnings per share for the current year.

RTX Announces Dividend

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

RTX News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Unusually large bullish options flow: traders bought ~47,356 RTX call contracts on Thursday (≈+147% vs. average), signaling short‑term bullish positioning that can amplify upside moves in the stock.
• Positive Sentiment: Melius Research upgraded RTX from “hold” to “buy”, adding buy-side momentum from independent analysts. Finviz
• Positive Sentiment: Erste Group initiated coverage with a Buy, citing strength in the engines business and rising global defense spending — a bullish fundamental catalyst for RTX’s aerospace & defense segments. Erste Group Init Coverage
• Positive Sentiment: Product/technology win: RTX’s BBN Technologies released Maude‑HCS, an open‑source toolkit for validating covert communication networks — a credibility and capability boost for its cyber/security offerings that can help win defence/R&D contracts. Maude‑HCS Release
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst commentary highlights segment strength: coverage pieces point to Collins Aerospace as a structural growth driver (aftermarket and avionics), supporting medium‑term revenue visibility. Collins Aerospace Analysis
• Neutral Sentiment: Wells Fargo initiated or reintroduced coverage with an “equal weight” / $200 target — a neutral stance that provides coverage but no strong directional push. Wells Fargo Coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Citigroup trimmed its price target from $238 to $226 but kept a Buy rating — slightly lowers upside math but maintains buy conviction. Benzinga
• Neutral Sentiment: Many tech/gaming headlines referencing “RTX” (GPU/model news, DLSS, RTX‑50/60 series leaks) actually concern NVIDIA’s RTX graphics brand — these items generate media noise but are largely irrelevant to RTX Corporation’s aerospace & defense fundamentals. Examples: GeForce/RTX 3060 supply moves, RTX 5080/5090 demos and PC deals. Nvidia RTX Story
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical/political risk: coverage noting President Trump’s comments about NATO raises headline risk for defense contractors — could increase volatility and political scrutiny that weighs on defense multiple/sentiment. Benzinga NATO Risk

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.