Krilogy Financial LLC acquired a new stake in RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX – Free Report) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 6,946 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,209,000.
Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Zullo Investment Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of RTX by 1.2% in the third quarter. Zullo Investment Group Inc. now owns 4,713 shares of the company’s stock worth $789,000 after acquiring an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust boosted its holdings in RTX by 0.3% in the third quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 16,465 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,755,000 after purchasing an additional 57 shares during the period. Uptick Partners LLC grew its stake in RTX by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. Uptick Partners LLC now owns 3,327 shares of the company’s stock worth $557,000 after purchasing an additional 57 shares in the last quarter. Chesapeake Wealth Management increased its holdings in RTX by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Chesapeake Wealth Management now owns 13,141 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,199,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares during the period. Finally, Arrow Financial Corp raised its position in RTX by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Arrow Financial Corp now owns 7,334 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,227,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. 86.50% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of research firms recently weighed in on RTX. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “hold” rating and set a $225.00 target price on shares of RTX in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $235.00 price objective on shares of RTX in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. BNP Paribas Exane started coverage on shares of RTX in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $210.00 price objective for the company. Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of RTX in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on RTX from $151.00 to $168.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. One equities research 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 given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, RTX has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $199.50.
RTX News Summary
Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Q4 results and guidance remain a near-term catalyst — RTX beat Q4 estimates (EPS and revenue) and set FY‑2026 guidance above consensus, supporting investor expectations for continued margin and cash‑flow improvement.
- Positive Sentiment: Raytheon (an RTX business) demonstrated its Coyote® Block 3 Non‑Kinetic variant successfully defeating multiple drone swarms in a U.S. Army demo — a concrete defense win that supports follow‑on contract and production upside. RTX’s Raytheon’s non-kinetic Coyote variant defeats multiple drone swarms
- Positive Sentiment: Fund commentary from Carillon Tower Advisers highlights improved revenue and earnings growth at RTX, reinforcing institutional investor confidence in the company’s recovery trajectory. Improved Revenue and Earnings Growth Powered RTX Corporation’s (RTX) Performance
- Neutral Sentiment: RTX continues to appear on government program coverage — reporting on unit work for a Pentagon spectrum project highlights ongoing defense services engagement, but near‑term revenue impact is incremental until contract milestones are awarded/recognized. RTX unit details work on Pentagon spectrum project previously awarded in 2025
- Neutral Sentiment: Many headlines referencing “RTX” are about Nvidia’s consumer GeForce RTX GPUs (teardowns, reviews, bundles). These are largely irrelevant to RTX Corporation’s (Raytheon/Pratt & Whitney/Collins) fundamentals but can cause newsflow noise. Example: NVIDIA RTX 6000D teardown. NVIDIA RTX 6000D Teardown Reveals 84GB GDDR7 and Cut-Down Blackwell Specs
- Negative Sentiment: Product safety incidents in the consumer GPU press (several reports of GeForce RTX 5090 cards catching fire) generate tech‑sector headlines that could briefly spook retail attention — not directly tied to RTX Corp but worth monitoring for PR/brand noise. MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Gaming X ignites and burst into flames during first boot
- Negative Sentiment: Analyst/feature pieces flagging a GTF (Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan) crisis remain a medium‑term risk for RTX’s aerospace segment — potential warranty, production or order delays could pressure margins until resolved. RTX Corporation: The Aerospace Cash Powerhouse Despite GTF Crisis
RTX Trading Up 2.4%
Shares of RTX stock opened at $201.32 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $189.88 and a 200-day simple moving average of $173.29. The stock has a market cap of $270.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.59, a PEG ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 0.43. RTX Corporation has a 12-month low of $112.27 and a 12-month high of $206.48.
RTX (NYSE:RTX – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly 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 analyst estimates of $22.65 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.54 EPS. RTX’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.1% compared to the same quarter last year. RTX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.600-6.800 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that RTX Corporation will post 6.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.
RTX Dividend Announcement
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 19th. Investors of record on Friday, February 20th will be given a $0.68 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 20th. This represents a $2.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. RTX’s dividend payout ratio is 54.84%.
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.
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