Securian Asset Management Inc. reduced its holdings in RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX – Free Report) by 7.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 64,644 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,188 shares during the quarter. Securian Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in RTX were worth $10,817,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the business. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in shares of RTX by 24.3% in the fourth 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 period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake 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 period. Caxton Associates LLP bought a new stake in RTX in the first quarter valued at approximately $2,241,000. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in RTX by 4.1% during the 1st quarter. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 10,165 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,346,000 after purchasing an additional 401 shares during the period. Finally, MBB Public Markets I LLC bought a new position in RTX during the 1st quarter worth approximately $312,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.50% of the company’s stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $195.00 price objective on shares of RTX in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued a “market perform” rating and issued a $189.00 price objective on shares of RTX in a research note on Tuesday. Morgan Stanley set a $215.00 target price on RTX and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on RTX from $195.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, December 19th. Finally, Citigroup initiated coverage on RTX in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $211.00 price target on the stock. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $184.47.
RTX Stock Up 1.1%
Shares of NYSE:RTX opened at $190.33 on Wednesday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $177.62 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $164.29. RTX Corporation has a 52-week low of $112.27 and a 52-week high of $190.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.07. The firm has a market cap of $255.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.08, a PEG ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 0.44.
RTX (NYSE:RTX – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, October 21st. The company reported $1.70 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.41 by $0.29. The company had revenue of $22.48 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $21.26 billion. RTX had a return on equity of 13.28% and a net margin of 7.67%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.45 earnings per share. RTX has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.100-6.200 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that RTX Corporation will post 6.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.
RTX Dividend Announcement
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 11th. Investors of record on Friday, November 21st were paid a $0.68 dividend. This represents a $2.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 21st. RTX’s payout ratio is currently 55.85%.
Insider Activity at RTX
In other RTX news, EVP Neil G. Mitchill, Jr. sold 4,849 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, October 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $180.15, for a total transaction of $873,547.35. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 59,556 shares in the company, valued at $10,729,013.40. This represents a 7.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Insiders own 0.15% of the company’s stock.
RTX News Roundup
Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:
- Positive Sentiment: RTX won a $438 million FAA contract via Collins Aerospace to deploy next‑generation surveillance radars for the U.S. National Airspace System — a direct, near‑term revenue award for an RTX business. RTX awarded FAA contract to deploy next-generation surveillance radars for National Airspace System
- Positive Sentiment: U.S. government announced multiple air‑traffic control radar contracts to RTX (and Indra), reinforcing public‑sector procurement momentum for RTX’s avionics and radar franchises. US awards air traffic control radar contracts to RTX, Indra
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst coverage is supportive: Zacks highlighted RTX among top research picks (with JPMorgan also on lists), and research notes point to strong order backlogs and improving earnings momentum — boosting investor sentiment. The Zacks Analyst Blog JPMorgan, RTX, Applied Materials, Park Aerospace and AgEagle Aerial Systems
- Positive Sentiment: Market commentary (MarketBeat) frames recent geopolitical activity as a catalyst for a multi‑year rearmament cycle — highlighting RTX’s large backlog (> $225B) and pricing power as governments replenish inventories, which supports a bullish revenue outlook.
- Neutral Sentiment: RTX will report Q4 and FY2025 results before the open on Jan. 27 — a scheduled catalyst that can amplify moves in either direction depending on guidance and margins. RTX to release fourth quarter earnings results on January 27, 2026
- Neutral Sentiment: Options activity in RTX has spiked (Benzinga coverage), signaling increased short‑term speculation and potential volatility around news or earnings — not a directional fundamental read by itself. RTX’s Options Frenzy: What You Need to Know
- Neutral Sentiment: Numerous headlines reference “RTX” in the Nvidia/GeForce product line (DLSS 4.5, RTX 50-series GPUs, laptop OEMs) — those stories relate to NVIDIA’s consumer GPU brand and are largely unrelated to RTX Corporation (NYSE: RTX)
- Negative Sentiment: MarketBeat cautions on supply‑chain constraints (titanium, specialty energetics) and valuation/“war premium” risk — these can slow order fulfillment, pressure margins and create downside if the geopolitical episode cools and demand normalizes.
RTX 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.
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