Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC Buys Shares of 29,971 RTX Corporation $RTX

Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 29,971 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,686,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of RTX. Wood Tarver Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of RTX in the second quarter worth $263,000. Paradigm Capital Management LLC NV bought a new position in RTX in the second quarter valued at about $322,000. Front Street Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in RTX in the second quarter worth about $306,000. Womack Financial LLC purchased a new position in RTX in the second quarter worth about $759,000. Finally, Fiduciary Financial Advisors bought a new stake in shares of RTX during the 2nd quarter valued at about $357,000. 86.50% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on shares of RTX from $230.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $238.00 price objective on shares of RTX in a report on Monday, July 27th. TD Cowen upped their target price on shares of RTX from $225.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 27th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of RTX from $200.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Erste Group Bank cut shares of RTX from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 27th. One research 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 assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $228.59.

Key Stories Impacting RTX

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, completed altitude testing of its Enhanced Power and Cooling System (EPACS). The testing validated performance in high-altitude conditions and supports greater cooling capacity for advanced mission systems on the F-35, as well as potential future defense and commercial aircraft. The milestone reinforces RTX’s role in upgrading the F-35 platform, although it does not by itself indicate an immediate revenue or earnings change. RTX Collins Aerospace EPACS altitude testing announcement
• Neutral Sentiment: A sector comparison of GE Aerospace, Boeing and RTX says aerospace and defense leaders have outperformed their broader sector basket in 2026. The article may support continued investor interest in RTX, but it provides no new company guidance, contract award or operational update. Aerospace and defense stock performance comparison
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple articles discuss Acer gaming laptops, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50-series graphics cards, RTX 5090 pricing and gaming benchmarks. These stories concern NVIDIA’s products—not RTX Corporation—and therefore should not materially affect RTX shares.

RTX Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of RTX opened at $209.22 on Tuesday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $204.25 and its 200 day moving average is $195.53. 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 12-month low of $150.61 and a 12-month high of $226.88. The company has a market capitalization of $281.97 billion, a PE ratio of 36.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 0.29.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The company reported $1.89 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.66 by $0.23. RTX had a return on equity of 13.99% and a net margin of 8.28%.The business had revenue of $24.71 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.89 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.56 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.5% compared to the same quarter last year. RTX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.100-7.250 EPS. Research analysts expect that RTX Corporation will post 7.22 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

RTX Dividend Announcement

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 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. RTX’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 51.41%.

Insider Activity at RTX

In other RTX news, VP Kevin G. Dasilva sold 4,760 shares of RTX stock in a transaction on Friday, July 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $213.62, for a total value of $1,016,831.20. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 22,349 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,774,193.38. The trade was a 17.56% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Ramsaran Maharajh sold 13,655 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $223.92, for a total transaction of $3,057,627.60. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 13,184 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,952,161.28. The trade was a 50.88% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 29,222 shares of company stock valued at $6,362,003. Corporate insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

RTX Company 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.