Americana Partners LLC Purchases 4,031 Shares of RTX Corporation $RTX

Americana Partners LLC raised its stake in RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) by 2.0% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 205,904 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,031 shares during the period. RTX accounts for about 1.0% of Americana Partners LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 27th biggest holding. Americana Partners LLC’s holdings in RTX were worth $34,454,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Zullo Investment Group Inc. boosted its position in RTX by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. Zullo Investment Group Inc. now owns 4,713 shares of the company’s stock worth $789,000 after acquiring an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. Arrow Financial Corp raised its position in shares of RTX by 0.8% in the third quarter. Arrow Financial Corp now owns 7,334 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,227,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares during the period. Cornerstone Advisory LLC lifted its position in RTX by 0.9% during the second quarter. Cornerstone Advisory LLC now owns 7,490 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,094,000 after acquiring an additional 64 shares during the last quarter. TFC Financial Management Inc. lifted its holdings in RTX by 3.8% during the 3rd quarter. TFC Financial Management Inc. now owns 1,754 shares of the company’s stock worth $294,000 after purchasing an additional 64 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Briaud Financial Planning Inc boosted its position in shares of RTX by 25.4% in the second quarter. Briaud Financial Planning Inc now owns 321 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares during the period. 86.50% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have commented on the company. Bank of America raised their price objective on RTX from $175.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, October 27th. BNP Paribas upgraded shares of RTX to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. UBS Group cut RTX from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price target for the stock from $202.00 to $199.00 in a report on Monday, January 5th. Morgan Stanley set a $215.00 price objective on RTX and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein restated a “market perform” rating and issued a $189.00 price target on shares of RTX in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $186.88.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Neil G. Mitchill, Jr. sold 4,849 shares of RTX stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $180.15, for a total value of $873,547.35. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 59,556 shares in the company, valued at $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 available at the SEC website. 0.15% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

More RTX News

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Neutral Sentiment: NVIDIA consumer GPU supply, pricing and EOL headlines (not RTX Corp). Coverage reports shortages and steep third‑party pricing for the RTX 5090 and discussions about RTX 5070 Ti EOL; these are semiconductor/gaming market stories and do not affect RTX’s defense/aviation operations. NVIDIA’S RTX 5070 Ti end of life may hit you now
• Neutral Sentiment: Reports of RTX 5090 retail out‑of‑stock and extreme third‑party pricing — consumer GPU market noise, not related to RTX Corp revenue or contracts. Nvidia RTX 5090 has gone out of stock at US retailers
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage that RTX 5090 card prices approach the cost of full systems — consumer electronics pricing piece, not an RTX Corp driver. RTX 5090 prices reach nearly the cost of an entire RTX 5090 PC
• Neutral Sentiment: Advice to buy mobile Blackwell (RTX 50 series laptops) vs waiting for desktop parts — consumer buying guidance, not relevant to RTX Corp business. Stop waiting for the desktop RTX 50 series
• Neutral Sentiment: Retail laptop deals highlighting RTX 50x mobile GPUs (RTX 5060/5050 discounts) — short‑term consumer promotions; no material implication for RTX Corp. Score this RTX 5060 gaming laptop for $400 off
• Neutral Sentiment: ASUS clarifies that certain 16GB RTX models are not EOL, easing some consumer panic — again, GPU OEM/retail noise unrelated to RTX Corp contracts or defense backlog. ASUS statement says GeForce RTX 5070 Ti and 5060 Ti 16GB GPUs are not ‘end of life’
• Negative Sentiment: Fiduciary Family Office LLC trimmed its stake in RTX Corporation by ~30.8% (sold 2,862 shares, leaving 6,418). This is a small, disclosed institutional reduction and is not a company operational development, but it is the only direct RTX Corp item in the feed and can be perceived slightly negative by the market. Fiduciary Family Office LLC Trims Stake in RTX Corporation $RTX

RTX Price Performance

Shares of NYSE RTX opened at $202.13 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $271.01 billion, a PE ratio of 41.51, a PEG ratio of 2.92 and a beta of 0.44. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $180.85 and its 200-day moving average price is $167.49. RTX Corporation has a twelve month low of $112.27 and a twelve month high of $202.17.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 21st. The company reported $1.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.41 by $0.29. The firm had revenue of $22.48 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $21.26 billion. RTX had a return on equity of 13.28% and a net margin of 7.67%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.45 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that RTX Corporation will post 6.11 EPS for the current year.

RTX Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 11th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 21st were paid a $0.68 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 21st. This represents a $2.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. RTX’s payout ratio is presently 55.85%.

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.