Rothschild Investment LLC Boosts Stake in RTX Corporation $RTX

Rothschild Investment LLC grew its stake in shares of RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) by 11.2% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 34,519 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,490 shares during the quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC’s holdings in RTX were worth $5,776,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Zullo Investment Group Inc. lifted its holdings in RTX by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. Zullo Investment Group Inc. now owns 4,713 shares of the company’s stock valued at $789,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust lifted its stake in shares of RTX by 0.3% during the third quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 16,465 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,755,000 after buying an additional 57 shares during the period. Uptick Partners LLC boosted its position in RTX by 1.7% during the third quarter. Uptick Partners LLC now owns 3,327 shares of the company’s stock worth $557,000 after acquiring an additional 57 shares during the last quarter. Chesapeake Wealth Management raised its holdings in RTX by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Chesapeake Wealth Management now owns 13,141 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,199,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arrow Financial Corp boosted its holdings in shares of RTX by 0.8% during the third quarter. Arrow Financial Corp now owns 7,334 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,227,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.50% of the company’s stock.

RTX Stock Performance

RTX stock opened at $199.90 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 1.03. RTX Corporation has a one year low of $112.27 and a one year high of $206.48. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $191.03 and its 200 day moving average price is $174.12. The firm has a market capitalization of $268.33 billion, a PE ratio of 40.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 0.43.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 27th. The company reported $1.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.47 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $24.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $22.65 billion. RTX had a net margin of 7.60% and a return on equity of 13.08%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 12.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.54 earnings per share. RTX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.600-6.800 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that RTX Corporation will post 6.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

RTX Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently commented on the company. Vertical Research reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $227.00 target price on shares of RTX in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “hold” rating and issued a $225.00 target price on shares of RTX in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of RTX in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Wall Street Zen downgraded RTX from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, December 14th. Finally, Citigroup increased their target price on RTX from $227.00 to $238.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. One investment 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 given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $199.50.

Insider Activity

In other RTX news, VP Kevin G. Dasilva sold 8,136 shares of RTX stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 13th. The stock was 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 in the company, valued at $5,455,632.60. The trade was a 23.09% decrease in their position. The transaction 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 the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $199.16, for a total value of $3,490,677.32. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 0.15% of the company’s stock.

RTX News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 earnings beat and defense-driven optimism — Social chatter and data summaries highlight an earnings beat driven by higher defense spending and a solid aerospace/missiles backlog that supports revenue visibility and guidance. This is the main bullish catalyst behind analyst upgrades and investor interest. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support and price targets — Multiple firms have recently issued buy/overweight ratings and the median six‑month price target cited is above the current price, providing analyst-backed upside conviction. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Government contract receipts and backlog — QuiverQuant lists several large award payments and production awards that underpin revenue visibility (e.g., missile and production awards). These contracts are supportive but largely already reflected in backlog expectations. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Consumer GPU/PC headlines are irrelevant to RTX Corporation — Several stories about “RTX”-branded GPUs and discounted gaming PCs refer to NVIDIA’s RTX product family, not RTX Corporation (the aerospace/defense company). These tech/retail headlines are noise for RTX stock. Examples: Read More., Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling — Multiple recent insider sales (reported individually) total millions, including executive and officer sales disclosed in filings. Market participants often view concentrated insider sales as a near-term negative signal. Read More. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Institutional trimming and supply-chain chatter — QuiverQuant data shows large portfolio reductions by some major asset managers (notably UBS AM and others), and social posts flagged supply-chain disruptions that could pressure program timelines. These raise short-term downside risk despite the defense tailwinds. Read More.

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.