Optiver Holding B.V. Takes $798,000 Position in RTX Corporation $RTX

Optiver Holding B.V. purchased a new stake in shares of RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm purchased 4,135 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $798,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. World Investment Advisors grew its holdings in RTX by 8.7% during the 4th quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 62,448 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,453,000 after acquiring an additional 5,020 shares in the last quarter. Milestone Asset Management Group LLC raised its stake in shares of RTX by 34.7% in the 4th quarter. Milestone Asset Management Group LLC now owns 30,011 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,504,000 after purchasing an additional 7,738 shares in the last quarter. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of RTX in the 4th quarter valued at about $2,308,000. Truist Financial Corp lifted its position in shares of RTX by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 2,315,021 shares of the company’s stock worth $424,575,000 after purchasing an additional 53,045 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Science Advisors LLC acquired a new position in RTX in the fourth quarter worth about $1,439,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.50% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently weighed in on RTX. Wall Street Zen lowered RTX from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, April 26th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on RTX from $200.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. TD Cowen lifted their target price on RTX from $225.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 27th. Argus set a $245.00 price target on RTX in a report on Thursday. Finally, Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of RTX in a research report on Wednesday, June 17th. One equities research 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 issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $226.94.

RTX Stock Performance

Shares of RTX stock opened at $215.58 on Friday. RTX Corporation has a 12-month low of $150.61 and a 12-month high of $221.34. The firm has a market capitalization of $290.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.56 and a beta of 0.30. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $191.15 and a 200 day simple moving average of $193.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 0.78.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The company reported $1.89 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 firm had revenue of $24.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $22.89 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.56 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 14.5% compared to the same quarter last year. RTX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.100-7.250 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that RTX Corporation will post 7.21 EPS for the current year.

RTX Announces Dividend

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

Insider Transactions at RTX

In related news, VP Kevin G. Dasilva sold 2,250 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 28th. The shares were 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $4,360,076.07. This represents a 10.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Troy D. Brunk sold 8,557 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $210.29, for a total transaction of $1,799,451.53. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 8,809 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,852,444.61. This represents a 49.27% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 15,567 shares of company stock worth $3,304,375. Company insiders own 0.10% 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 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.