RTX (NYSE:RTX) Sets New 1-Year High – Should You Buy?

RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX)’s share price hit a new 52-week high during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as $221.47 and last traded at $221.6140, with a volume of 1879207 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $217.93.

RTX News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Raytheon, an RTX business, installed the first SPY-6(V)4 radar array for the U.S. Navy’s Flight IIA Arleigh Burke-class destroyer modernization program. The installation begins a testing phase that could support future orders and strengthens RTX’s position in naval radar and defense electronics. RTX Delivers First SPY-6(V)4 Radar Array for Navy Destroyer Upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst-focused coverage highlights RTX’s strong recent share momentum, supported by its earnings beat, revenue growth and improved outlook. The company’s 2026 EPS guidance of $7.10-$7.25 is broadly consistent with current analyst expectations. What Makes RTX a Strong Momentum Stock
• Neutral Sentiment: A comparison of RTX with Lockheed Martin focuses on how investors are valuing the two defense contractors. It reinforces RTX’s defense exposure and recent performance but does not identify a new company-specific catalyst or change in fundamentals. RTX vs. Lockheed Martin
• Neutral Sentiment: Most of the remaining headlines concern NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 5090/5070 graphics cards, including power-connector safeguards, price increases, order cancellations and driver updates. These products are from NVIDIA and are unrelated to RTX Corporation, so they should not materially affect RTX stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

RTX has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Jefferies Financial Group set a $250.00 target price on RTX in a research report on Sunday, July 26th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on shares of RTX from $230.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and set a $238.00 price target on shares of RTX in a research note on Monday, July 27th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $240.00 price objective on shares of RTX in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of RTX from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, RTX currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $228.59.

RTX Price Performance

The company has a market capitalization of $300.59 billion, a PE ratio of 39.27, a PEG ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 0.29. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $194.52 and a two-hundred day moving average of $193.79. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The company reported $1.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 business had revenue of $24.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $22.89 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.56 EPS. RTX’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.5% compared to the same quarter last year. RTX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.100-7.250 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that RTX Corporation will post 7.21 EPS for the current fiscal year.

RTX Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be issued a $0.73 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. This represents a $2.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. RTX’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 51.41%.

Insider Buying and Selling at RTX

In other RTX news, insider Troy D. Brunk sold 8,557 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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 sale, the insider owned 8,809 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,852,444.61. This trade represents a 49.27% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, VP Kevin G. Dasilva sold 4,760 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $213.62, for a total transaction of $1,016,831.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 22,349 shares in the company, valued at $4,774,193.38. The trade was a 17.56% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 15,567 shares of company stock worth $3,304,375. 0.10% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of RTX

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of RTX by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 124,986,171 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,922,464,000 after buying an additional 2,210,950 shares during the period. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in RTX in the second quarter valued at $20,970,571,000. State Street Corp increased its position in RTX by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 91,884,588 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,851,633,000 after purchasing an additional 630,558 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley increased its position in RTX by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 29,783,584 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,462,310,000 after purchasing an additional 105,069 shares during the period. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in RTX by 3.0% in the 4th quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 21,800,188 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,998,155,000 after purchasing an additional 625,994 shares in the last quarter. 86.50% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.