RTX Corporation $RTX Shares Acquired by Western Wealth Management LLC

Western Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) by 18.5% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 18,497 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,882 shares during the quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in RTX were worth $3,568,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in RTX during the 4th quarter worth approximately $3,167,626,000. Auto Owners Insurance Co increased its holdings in shares of RTX by 24,730.9% in the fourth quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 10,102,956 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,852,882,000 after purchasing an additional 10,062,269 shares during the period. Amundi raised its stake in shares of RTX by 69.7% during the first quarter. Amundi now owns 7,472,243 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,441,396,000 after purchasing an additional 3,070,123 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of RTX by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 124,986,171 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,922,464,000 after purchasing an additional 2,210,950 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Artisan Partners Limited Partnership lifted its holdings in shares of RTX by 1,545.1% during the fourth quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 1,723,710 shares of the company’s stock worth $316,128,000 after purchasing an additional 1,618,933 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.50% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about RTX

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Pratt & Whitney, RTX’s engine business, received a nearly $1.3 billion undefinitized contract for F135 engine spare parts. The award supports sustainment of engines powering all three F-35 Lightning II variants, strengthening RTX’s defense backlog and long-term revenue visibility. RTX’s Pratt & Whitney awarded $1.3 billion F135 sustainment contract
• Positive Sentiment: Investor sentiment remains supported by RTX’s latest earnings beat: quarterly revenue rose 14.5% year over year to $24.71 billion, while EPS of $1.89 exceeded consensus by $0.23. Management also raised its full-year 2026 outlook, with guidance of $7.10-$7.25 in EPS, citing a record $289 billion backlog across commercial aftermarket and defense programs. How RTX’s Q2 Beat, Raised Outlook and Record Backlog Will Impact RTX Investors
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support has improved after the earnings report, with Morgan Stanley raising its RTX price target. RTX is also being highlighted among industrial stocks positioned to benefit from resilient manufacturing, defense demand and infrastructure investment. Morgan Stanley raises RTX stock price target after earnings
• Neutral Sentiment: A comparison of RTX with Redwire frames RTX as the more established company, benefiting from scale, execution and a substantial backlog, while Redwire offers potentially faster sales and earnings growth. The analysis underscores RTX’s steadier profile but also suggests investors should weigh its higher valuation against its growth prospects. RTX vs. Redwire: Which Aerospace & Defense Stock Offers More Upside?
• Negative Sentiment: Reports of insider selling briefly pressured RTX shares, highlighting profit-taking risk after a strong rally toward the stock’s 12-month high. RTX’s valuation—about 38 times earnings—also leaves the stock more sensitive to any disappointment in execution or guidance. RTX shares down following insider selling

RTX Trading Up 0.6%

NYSE:RTX opened at $215.58 on Friday. RTX Corporation has a 1 year low of $150.61 and a 1 year high of $221.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a current ratio of 1.01. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $191.15 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $193.19. The stock has a market capitalization of $290.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.95, a PEG ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 0.30.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The company reported $1.89 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.66 by $0.23. RTX had a net margin of 8.28% and a return on equity of 13.99%. The company had revenue of $24.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $22.89 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.56 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 14.5% on a year-over-year basis. RTX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.100-7.250 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that RTX Corporation will post 7.21 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

RTX Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.73 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. This represents a $2.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. RTX’s payout ratio is currently 51.41%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have issued reports on RTX. Dbs Bank raised shares of RTX from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 10th. TD Cowen raised their target price on shares of RTX from $225.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of RTX from $200.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of RTX from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, April 26th. Finally, Susquehanna raised their price objective on shares of RTX from $235.00 to $245.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. One 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 assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, RTX has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $226.94.

Insider Transactions at RTX

In other news, insider Troy D. Brunk sold 8,557 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $210.29, for a total transaction of $1,799,451.53. Following the sale, the insider owned 8,809 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,852,444.61. The trade was a 49.27% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, VP Kevin G. Dasilva sold 2,250 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.93, for a total value of $488,092.50. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 20,099 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,360,076.07. This represents a 10.07% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders have sold 15,567 shares of company stock worth $3,304,375. 0.10% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.