Ameritas Advisory Services LLC Lowers Stock Holdings in RTX Corporation $RTX

Ameritas Advisory Services LLC lessened its stake in shares of RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) by 19.2% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 16,947 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,029 shares during the quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in RTX were worth $2,836,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Acorn Creek Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of RTX in the 3rd quarter worth $222,000. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in RTX during the third quarter worth about $535,000. Assetmark Inc. lifted its position in RTX by 13.1% in the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 257,331 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,059,000 after purchasing an additional 29,794 shares during the period. Public Sector Pension Investment Board boosted its holdings in RTX by 14.6% in the 3rd quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 116,464 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,488,000 after purchasing an additional 14,813 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in RTX by 11.5% in the 3rd quarter. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 902 shares of the company’s stock valued at $151,000 after purchasing an additional 93 shares in the last quarter. 86.50% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting RTX

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results and guidance remain a near-term catalyst — RTX beat Q4 estimates (EPS and revenue) and set FY‑2026 guidance above consensus, supporting investor expectations for continued margin and cash‑flow improvement.
• Positive Sentiment: Raytheon (an RTX business) demonstrated its Coyote® Block 3 Non‑Kinetic variant successfully defeating multiple drone swarms in a U.S. Army demo — a concrete defense win that supports follow‑on contract and production upside. RTX’s Raytheon’s non-kinetic Coyote variant defeats multiple drone swarms
• Positive Sentiment: Fund commentary from Carillon Tower Advisers highlights improved revenue and earnings growth at RTX, reinforcing institutional investor confidence in the company’s recovery trajectory. Improved Revenue and Earnings Growth Powered RTX Corporation’s (RTX) Performance
• Neutral Sentiment: RTX continues to appear on government program coverage — reporting on unit work for a Pentagon spectrum project highlights ongoing defense services engagement, but near‑term revenue impact is incremental until contract milestones are awarded/recognized. RTX unit details work on Pentagon spectrum project previously awarded in 2025
• Neutral Sentiment: Many headlines referencing “RTX” are about Nvidia’s consumer GeForce RTX GPUs (teardowns, reviews, bundles). These are largely irrelevant to RTX Corporation’s (Raytheon/Pratt & Whitney/Collins) fundamentals but can cause newsflow noise. Example: NVIDIA RTX 6000D teardown. NVIDIA RTX 6000D Teardown Reveals 84GB GDDR7 and Cut-Down Blackwell Specs
• Negative Sentiment: Product safety incidents in the consumer GPU press (several reports of GeForce RTX 5090 cards catching fire) generate tech‑sector headlines that could briefly spook retail attention — not directly tied to RTX Corp but worth monitoring for PR/brand noise. MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Gaming X ignites and burst into flames during first boot
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst/feature pieces flagging a GTF (Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan) crisis remain a medium‑term risk for RTX’s aerospace segment — potential warranty, production or order delays could pressure margins until resolved. RTX Corporation: The Aerospace Cash Powerhouse Despite GTF Crisis

RTX Stock Performance

Shares of RTX opened at $201.32 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $270.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.59, a PEG ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 0.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 1.03. RTX Corporation has a 1 year low of $112.27 and a 1 year high of $206.48. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $189.88 and its 200 day simple moving average is $173.29.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The company reported $1.55 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.47 by $0.08. RTX had a return on equity of 13.08% and a net margin of 7.60%.The company had revenue of $24.24 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.65 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.54 EPS. RTX’s revenue was up 12.1% on a year-over-year basis. RTX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.600-6.800 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that RTX Corporation will post 6.11 EPS for the current year.

RTX Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 19th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 20th will be paid a $0.68 dividend. This represents a $2.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 20th. RTX’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 54.84%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently commented on RTX shares. Robert W. Baird set a $225.00 price target on RTX in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on RTX from $151.00 to $168.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Wolfe Research reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of RTX in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on shares of RTX from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of RTX in a research note on Monday, December 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, RTX currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $199.50.

RTX 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.