RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) Receives Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) has earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-three research firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have given a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 1 year target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $184.1765.

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on RTX shares. Bank of America increased their price target on shares of RTX from $175.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, October 27th. Susquehanna raised their target price on RTX from $175.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of RTX in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $195.00 price objective on shares of RTX in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their target price on shares of RTX from $157.00 to $181.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Monday, October 6th.

RTX Stock Performance

Shares of RTX stock opened at $182.19 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $244.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.41, a PEG ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.44. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $173.37 and a 200 day moving average of $160.38. RTX has a 52 week low of $112.27 and a 52 week high of $183.24. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 21st. The company reported $1.70 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.29. RTX had a net margin of 7.67% and a return on equity of 13.28%. The business had revenue of $22.48 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $21.26 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.45 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.9% on a year-over-year basis. RTX has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.100-6.200 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that RTX will post 6.11 earnings per share for the current year.

RTX Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 11th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 21st were issued a $0.68 dividend. This represents a $2.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 21st. RTX’s dividend payout ratio is 55.85%.

Insider Buying and Selling at RTX

In other news, EVP Neil G. Mitchill, Jr. sold 4,849 shares of RTX stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $180.15, for a total transaction of $873,547.35. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 59,556 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,729,013.40. This trade represents a 7.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.15% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of RTX by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 122,775,221 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,543,978,000 after purchasing an additional 700,487 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its holdings in RTX by 0.5% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 112,706,833 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,457,452,000 after buying an additional 552,009 shares during the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors lifted its stake in shares of RTX by 1.1% in the third quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 76,197,762 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,750,087,000 after buying an additional 799,155 shares in the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of RTX by 2.8% during the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 21,174,194 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,543,078,000 after buying an additional 575,004 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of RTX during the second quarter valued at approximately $2,359,602,000. 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: JPMorgan raised its price target on RTX to $200 and reiterated an “overweight” rating, implying roughly a mid‑teens upside from current levels and supporting momentum for the shares. JPMorgan raises RTX price target
• Positive Sentiment: Raytheon (RTX) won a contract to support Patriot fire units — reported as a $168.1M Army award — reinforcing steady demand for RTX’s air & missile defense business and adding near‑term revenue visibility. RTX’s Unit Secures a Contract to Support the Patriot Missile
• Positive Sentiment: Raytheon announced a separate ~$168M award to supply Patriot‑related equipment to Romania — a repeat customer — which underscores follow‑on international defense sales and backlog growth. RTX’s Raytheon awarded $168 million contract for Romanian Patriot air defense equipment
• Positive Sentiment: Raytheon will equip the USAF’s autonomous X‑62A VISTA with its PhantomStrike radar — a capability win that highlights RTX’s participation in advanced avionics and autonomous systems markets. RTX’s Raytheon to equip U.S. Air Force autonomous fighter jet with PhantomStrike radar
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple tech/consumer articles report NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50‑series product launches, discounts and rumored production cuts (30–40%) due to memory shortages. These items primarily affect NVIDIA and PC‑GPU markets and are unlikely to materially change RTX’s defense & aerospace fundamentals, though broader tech sentiment could spill over into the sector. NVIDIA launches new NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 72GB Blackwell GPU
• Neutral Sentiment: Consumer PC/gaming deal coverage (discounts on RTX‑branded GPUs and systems) is market noise for RTX Corporation and should have limited direct impact on the company’s aerospace & defense revenue. Lenovo Legion Pro 5 gaming laptop deal packs OLED, RTX 5060, and 32GB RAM

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.