Capital World Investors Sells 191,600 Shares of RTX Corporation $RTX

Capital World Investors decreased its holdings in RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) by 2.2% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 8,684,020 shares of the company’s stock after selling 191,600 shares during the quarter. Capital World Investors’ holdings in RTX were worth $1,453,097,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of RTX by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 122,775,221 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,543,978,000 after buying an additional 700,487 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings 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 valued at $16,457,452,000 after purchasing an additional 552,009 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of RTX by 2.8% during the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 21,174,194 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,543,078,000 after purchasing an additional 575,004 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of RTX in the second quarter worth about $2,359,602,000. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its position in shares of RTX by 9.3% in the second quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 15,958,191 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,330,215,000 after buying an additional 1,361,071 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.50% of the company’s stock.

RTX Trading Down 0.5%

RTX stock opened at $207.10 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $198.46 and a two-hundred day moving average of $179.61. The stock has a market cap of $277.99 billion, a PE ratio of 41.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.02 and a beta of 0.42. 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 $214.50.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 27th. The company reported $1.55 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.47 by $0.08. RTX had a net margin of 7.60% and a return on equity of 13.08%. The business had revenue of $24.24 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.65 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.54 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.1% on a year-over-year basis. RTX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.600-6.800 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate 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 $0.68 dividend. This represents a $2.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 20th. RTX’s dividend payout ratio is 54.84%.

More RTX News

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Pratt & Whitney (an RTX business) won a follow-on contract to supply TJ150 engines for Leidos’ AGM-190A small cruise missile — a direct defense backlog win that should help near‑term revenue visibility and support cash flow. Pratt & Whitney contract
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst/media coverage highlights RTX’s strong 1‑year performance (shares up ~62.5% over the past year) and cites defense contract wins, production investment and rising earnings expectations — these narratives reinforce the company’s FY2026 guidance and investor confidence. RTX outperforms industry
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street analyst commentary is broadly constructive, with multiple write-ups and broker interest cited as supporting buy/hold sentiment — analyst momentum can sustain investor demand if earnings/guidance remain intact. Wall Street analysts on RTX
• Neutral Sentiment: Sector-level flows: coverage notes a defense ETF could continue rallying if the Iran conflict escalates — positive for defense demand but not a company-specific driver; ETF inflows are supportive but also increase correlation across names. Defense ETF outlook
• Neutral Sentiment: Several high‑visibility stories about “RTX” GPUs (NVIDIA restarting RTX 3060 production with Samsung, restocked RTX 50‑series laptops, novelty gold RTX 5090) are driving headline noise — these relate to NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX brand, not RTX Corporation, and may cause ticker/name confusion among retail traders rather than change RTX Corp fundamentals. NVIDIA RTX 3060/Samsung
• Negative Sentiment: Barron’s notes defense stocks haven’t broadly benefited from Iran‑related headlines, indicating investor skepticism about sustainable revenue upside — sector weakness or rotation can pressure RTX shares even when company fundamentals are solid. Defense stocks are down
• Negative Sentiment: Risk reminder from Forbes: commentary on historical volatility and “hidden dangers” for defense investors underscores downside risk (large drawdowns in past corrections) — this can dampen sentiment and amplify downside on negative macro or execution news. Forbes risk piece

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently commented on RTX. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on RTX from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of RTX in a report on Monday, December 29th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of RTX from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, December 14th. Citigroup raised their price objective on RTX from $227.00 to $238.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane began coverage on shares of RTX in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $210.00 target price for the company. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, RTX has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $202.00.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, VP Kevin G. Dasilva sold 8,136 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $201.30, for a total value of $1,637,776.80. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 27,102 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,455,632.60. The trade was a 23.09% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Shane G. Eddy sold 17,527 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $199.16, for a total value of $3,490,677.32. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 89,255 shares of company stock worth $18,151,956 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.15% of the company’s stock.

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.