RPG Investment Advisory LLC lowered its position in RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX – Free Report) by 13.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 138,010 shares of the company’s stock after selling 22,132 shares during the quarter. RTX comprises 2.7% of RPG Investment Advisory LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest holding. RPG Investment Advisory LLC’s holdings in RTX were worth $23,093,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Norges Bank bought a new position in RTX in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $2,359,602,000. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of RTX by 14,974.7% during the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,598,943 shares of the company’s stock worth $525,518,000 after acquiring an additional 3,575,069 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of RTX by 1.9% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 122,074,734 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,825,353,000 after acquiring an additional 2,238,247 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its holdings in shares of RTX by 9.3% in the second quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 15,958,191 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,330,215,000 after acquiring an additional 1,361,071 shares during the period. Finally, Zurich Insurance Group Ltd FI purchased a new position in shares of RTX in the first quarter valued at $130,194,000. Institutional investors own 86.50% of the company’s stock.
Key Headlines Impacting RTX
Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:
- Positive Sentiment: RTX won a $438 million FAA contract via Collins Aerospace to deploy next‑generation surveillance radars for the U.S. National Airspace System — a direct, near‑term revenue award for an RTX business. RTX awarded FAA contract to deploy next-generation surveillance radars for National Airspace System
- Positive Sentiment: U.S. government announced multiple air‑traffic control radar contracts to RTX (and Indra), reinforcing public‑sector procurement momentum for RTX’s avionics and radar franchises. US awards air traffic control radar contracts to RTX, Indra
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst coverage is supportive: Zacks highlighted RTX among top research picks (with JPMorgan also on lists), and research notes point to strong order backlogs and improving earnings momentum — boosting investor sentiment. The Zacks Analyst Blog JPMorgan, RTX, Applied Materials, Park Aerospace and AgEagle Aerial Systems
- Positive Sentiment: Market commentary (MarketBeat) frames recent geopolitical activity as a catalyst for a multi‑year rearmament cycle — highlighting RTX’s large backlog (> $225B) and pricing power as governments replenish inventories, which supports a bullish revenue outlook.
- Neutral Sentiment: RTX will report Q4 and FY2025 results before the open on Jan. 27 — a scheduled catalyst that can amplify moves in either direction depending on guidance and margins. RTX to release fourth quarter earnings results on January 27, 2026
- Neutral Sentiment: Options activity in RTX has spiked (Benzinga coverage), signaling increased short‑term speculation and potential volatility around news or earnings — not a directional fundamental read by itself. RTX’s Options Frenzy: What You Need to Know
- Neutral Sentiment: Numerous headlines reference “RTX” in the Nvidia/GeForce product line (DLSS 4.5, RTX 50-series GPUs, laptop OEMs) — those stories relate to NVIDIA’s consumer GPU brand and are largely unrelated to RTX Corporation (NYSE: RTX)
- Negative Sentiment: MarketBeat cautions on supply‑chain constraints (titanium, specialty energetics) and valuation/“war premium” risk — these can slow order fulfillment, pressure margins and create downside if the geopolitical episode cools and demand normalizes.
Insider Activity
RTX Trading Up 1.1%
Shares of RTX stock opened at $190.33 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.81. RTX Corporation has a 1 year low of $112.27 and a 1 year high of $190.71. The firm has a market cap of $255.19 billion, a PE ratio of 39.08, a PEG ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 0.44. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $177.62 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $164.29.
RTX (NYSE:RTX – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 21st. The company reported $1.70 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.29. The firm had revenue of $22.48 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $21.26 billion. RTX had a net margin of 7.67% and a return on equity of 13.28%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 11.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.45 EPS. RTX has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.100-6.200 EPS. Analysts expect that RTX Corporation will post 6.11 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
RTX Announces Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 11th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 21st were paid a dividend of $0.68 per share. This represents a $2.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 21st. RTX’s dividend payout ratio is 55.85%.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several research analysts have commented on RTX shares. Sanford C. Bernstein restated a “market perform” rating and issued a $189.00 target price on shares of RTX in a research note on Tuesday. Robert W. Baird set a $203.00 price objective on shares of RTX in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. BNP Paribas Exane began coverage on shares of RTX in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $210.00 price objective for the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $195.00 target price on shares of RTX in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of RTX from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, December 14th. Three investment analysts have 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. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $184.47.
View Our Latest Stock Analysis on RTX
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.
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