MSH Capital Advisors LLC Invests $2.73 Million in RTX Corporation $RTX

MSH Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 14,383 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,729,000.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of RTX. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in RTX by 24.3% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 17,018 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,969,000 after purchasing an additional 3,332 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of RTX by 3.4% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,873 shares of the company’s stock worth $564,000 after buying an additional 159 shares in the last quarter. United Bank raised its holdings in RTX by 68.0% in the 2nd quarter. United Bank now owns 10,202 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,490,000 after acquiring an additional 4,131 shares during the last quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. lifted its position in RTX by 3.1% during the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 20,900 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,052,000 after buying an additional 623 shares during the period. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership acquired a new stake in shares of RTX in the second quarter worth approximately $5,157,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.50% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Troy D. Brunk sold 8,557 shares of RTX 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 approximately $1,852,444.61. This trade represents a 49.27% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, VP Kevin G. Dasilva sold 2,250 shares of RTX stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.93, for a total transaction of $488,092.50. Following the sale, the vice president owned 20,099 shares in the company, valued at $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 quarter, insiders sold 29,222 shares of company stock worth $6,362,003. 0.10% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Key Headlines Impacting RTX

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Raytheon, RTX’s defense unit, won a roughly $22.9 billion U.S. Navy Tomahawk missile contract spanning seven years. The agreement is expected to increase production to more than 1,000 missiles annually, providing substantial long-term revenue visibility and supporting RTX’s defense backlog. RTX Stock Gets a Radar Lock on a $23B Navy Win
• Positive Sentiment: The contract follows RTX’s better-than-expected second-quarter results: adjusted EPS was $1.89 versus the $1.66 consensus estimate, while revenue rose 14.5% year over year to $24.71 billion. Management’s fiscal 2026 EPS outlook of $7.10–$7.25 and continued dividend growth reinforce the company’s favorable operating momentum. RTX Stock Gets a Radar Lock on a $23B Navy Win
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry research projects growth in the commercial aircraft inflight entertainment and connectivity market, including opportunities in Asia-Pacific fleet expansion and aircraft retrofits. RTX is listed among the key participants, but the report does not announce a specific contract or material financial impact for the company. Commercial Aircraft Inflight Entertainment and Connectivity Systems Market Report
• Negative Sentiment: RTX Executive Vice President Ramsaran Maharajh sold 13,655 shares for approximately $3.06 million, reducing his holdings by 50.88%. Although executive sales do not necessarily signal deteriorating fundamentals, the transaction can weigh on sentiment when the stock is near its recent high. Ramsaran Maharajh Insider Trading
• Negative Sentiment: Recent commentary notes that RTX shares have outperformed significantly and trade at a demanding valuation—approximately 39 times earnings—leaving less room for disappointment. Some investors may therefore be locking in gains or favoring other industrial and defense opportunities.
• Neutral Sentiment: Articles about modified GeForce RTX 3080 and RTX 50-series graphics cards concern NVIDIA hardware, not RTX Corporation, and should not affect RTX stock.

RTX Trading Down 2.2%

NYSE RTX opened at $220.48 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. RTX Corporation has a 1-year low of $150.61 and a 1-year high of $226.88. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $202.63 and its 200-day simple moving average is $195.34. The company has a market capitalization of $297.16 billion, a PE ratio of 38.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.68 and a beta of 0.29.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The company reported $1.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.66 by $0.23. RTX had a net margin of 8.28% and a return on equity of 13.99%. The firm had revenue of $24.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $22.89 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.56 earnings per share. RTX’s revenue for the quarter 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 7.22 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

RTX Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.73 per share. This represents a $2.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. RTX’s dividend payout ratio is presently 51.41%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on RTX shares. Wall Street Zen lowered RTX from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, April 26th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of RTX from $198.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Robert W. Baird set a $240.00 price target on RTX in a report on Friday, July 24th. Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their price target on shares of RTX from $213.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on RTX from $230.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, RTX has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $228.59.

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.