Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. Takes Position in RTX Corporation $RTX

Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. acquired a new stake in RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 180,201 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $34,190,000.

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Navalign LLC bought a new position in RTX in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC bought a new stake in shares of RTX during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Evergreen Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of RTX during the first quarter worth $31,000. Core Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in RTX in the 4th quarter valued at $31,000. Finally, 1 North Wealth Services LLC lifted its position in RTX by 456.7% in the 4th quarter. 1 North Wealth Services LLC now owns 167 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 137 shares in the last quarter. 86.50% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the company. Wall Street Zen cut RTX from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, April 26th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on RTX from $200.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Robert W. Baird set a $240.00 price objective on RTX in a report on Friday, July 24th. TD Cowen lifted their target price on RTX from $225.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 27th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada boosted 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 issued a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, RTX presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $228.59.

RTX Stock Performance

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

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last released its quarterly earnings data 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. The company had revenue of $24.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $22.89 billion. RTX had a net margin of 8.28% and a return on equity of 13.99%. RTX’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.56 EPS. RTX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.100-7.250 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that RTX Corporation will post 7.22 EPS for the current year.

RTX Dividend Announcement

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

Trending Headlines about 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.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other RTX news, VP Kevin G. Dasilva sold 4,760 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $213.62, for a total value of $1,016,831.20. Following the sale, the vice president owned 22,349 shares in the company, valued at $4,774,193.38. This represents a 17.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, insider Troy D. Brunk sold 8,557 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $210.29, for a total value of $1,799,451.53. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 8,809 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,852,444.61. The trade was a 49.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 29,222 shares of company stock valued at $6,362,003 over the last 90 days. 0.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.