Meridian Wealth Management LLC Sells 2,585 Shares of RTX Corporation $RTX

Meridian Wealth Management LLC reduced its holdings in RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) by 4.4% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 56,472 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,585 shares during the quarter. Meridian Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in RTX were worth $9,436,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Oakworth Capital Inc. grew its stake in shares of RTX by 4.1% in the 3rd quarter. Oakworth Capital Inc. now owns 4,429 shares of the company’s stock valued at $741,000 after buying an additional 176 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in RTX by 2.0% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,693,324 shares of the company’s stock worth $283,344,000 after acquiring an additional 33,395 shares in the last quarter. Flaharty Asset Management LLC bought a new position in RTX in the third quarter worth approximately $262,000. Mutual Advisors LLC grew its stake in RTX by 35.5% in the third quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 43,950 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,886,000 after acquiring an additional 11,515 shares during the period. Finally, Uptick Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of RTX by 1.7% during the third quarter. Uptick Partners LLC now owns 3,327 shares of the company’s stock valued at $557,000 after acquiring an additional 57 shares in the last quarter. 86.50% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently issued reports on RTX. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of RTX in a research report on Wednesday. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on shares of RTX from $151.00 to $168.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of RTX from $211.00 to $227.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of RTX in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of RTX in a report on Tuesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, RTX has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $198.89.

RTX Stock Up 0.5%

RTX stock opened at $200.85 on Friday. RTX Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $112.27 and a fifty-two week high of $205.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.03. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $185.03 and its 200 day simple moving average is $170.57. The stock has a market cap of $269.29 billion, a PE ratio of 40.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 0.44.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The company reported $1.55 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 firm had revenue of $24.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $22.65 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.54 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 12.1% compared to the same quarter last year. RTX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.600-6.800 EPS. Research analysts predict that RTX Corporation will post 6.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Key Headlines Impacting RTX

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 earnings beat with raised guidance and a new 1-year high — RTX reported stronger-than-expected revenue and EPS, and the market pushed the stock to fresh highs after the results. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Large, improving backlog and cash flow support upside — MarketBeat highlights a >$260B backlog, triple-digit free cash flow improvement to ~$3.2B, and favorable guidance as reasons analysts see further upside. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Media/pundit support for the rally — Jim Cramer discussed RTX’s rally and alignment with government defense priorities, which can attract investor attention and support sentiment. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst coverage and ratings roundup — Recent analyst estimate and rating pieces summarize upgrades and consensus estimates; useful for tracking target changes but not an immediate catalyst on its own. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks pieces highlight momentum and peer comparisons — Coverage argues RTX is a momentum candidate long-term and compares value vs. peers (HII); informative for strategy but not new news. Article Title Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Many tech headlines reference “RTX” GPUs (NVIDIA) — several consumer gaming PC and GPU stories in the feed are unrelated to RTX Corporation (defense/aerospace). These do not affect RTX Corp’s fundamentals. Example: NVIDIA RTX preview. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Institutional selling and valuation are risks — MarketBeat and other coverage note heavy institutional ownership and some late-2025 selling; coupled with a rich P/E, this could cap near-term gains or increase volatility. Article Title

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.