Financial Planning Hawaii Inc. purchased a new stake in RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX – Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 5,434 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $997,000.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in RTX. California Public Employees Retirement System boosted its stake in RTX by 27.5% during the third quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 4,796,746 shares of the company’s stock worth $802,640,000 after buying an additional 1,034,456 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its stake in shares of RTX by 97.1% in the 2nd quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 1,927,305 shares of the company’s stock worth $281,425,000 after acquiring an additional 949,328 shares during the last quarter. Groupama Asset Managment acquired a new stake in shares of RTX in the 3rd quarter worth $150,078,000. Legal & General Group Plc raised its holdings in shares of RTX by 13.4% during the 3rd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 7,167,501 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,199,338,000 after acquiring an additional 846,656 shares during the period. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of RTX by 4.2% during the 2nd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 20,599,190 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,007,894,000 after acquiring an additional 837,268 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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 secured a $2.01 billion US Air Force contract modification (AEHF terminal work) — a near-term revenue and backlog boost that supports defense revenue growth and helps justify premium valuations for the stock. RTX Secures $2.01B US Air Force Contract
- Positive Sentiment: Brokerage coverage remains constructive — recent writeups show an average rating around “Moderate Buy” and several buy/overweight calls and price targets above the current price, offering analyst-driven support for the shares. Given Average Rating of Moderate Buy
- Positive Sentiment: Rising geopolitical tensions (Iran–US) and social-media chatter highlight RTX’s role in air-defense and missile systems, increasing investor interest in the defense sector as a safe-haven trade. This thematic flow can support multiple defense contractors including RTX. Opinions on Iran-US Tensions
- Positive Sentiment: Market commentators are naming RTX a core defensive holding alongside energy/industrial names, which can attract longer-term allocation into the stock amid geopolitical risk—supportive for steady demand from institutional buyers. The Big 3: RTX, BP, TSM (YouTube)
- Neutral Sentiment: Comparative analyst coverage (RTX vs L3Harris) highlights competition for defense spending; useful for investors researching relative growth and margins but not an immediate price catalyst. RTX vs L3Harris Growth Prospects
- Neutral Sentiment: FY2026 forecast updates from regional banks provide modeling inputs but no dramatic guidance change; worth watching for revisions to consensus estimates. FY2026 Earnings Forecast Issued By Erste Group Bank
- Neutral Sentiment: Multiple gaming/graphics headlines referencing “RTX” (NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti/5090 deals, leaks, GPU bargains, and Minecraft RTX demos) are about NVIDIA’s product naming and gaming hardware — these are noise for investors focused on RTX Corporation (Raytheon Technologies) fundamentals. Gamer buys NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti for $80
- Negative Sentiment: Insider activity shows multiple recent insider sales and no purchases over the past six months, which can be perceived negatively by investors and may pressure sentiment despite fundamental positives. Insider Trading / Social Chatter Summary
Insider Activity
RTX Stock Down 1.5%
Shares of NYSE:RTX opened at $186.86 on Tuesday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $200.37 and a 200 day moving average price of $183.66. The company has a current ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The company has a market capitalization of $251.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.67, a PEG ratio of 2.75 and a beta of 0.42. RTX Corporation has a 12-month low of $112.27 and a 12-month high of $214.50.
RTX (NYSE:RTX – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The company reported $1.55 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.47 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $24.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $22.65 billion. RTX had a net margin of 7.60% and a return on equity of 13.08%. RTX’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.54 earnings per share. RTX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.600-6.800 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that RTX Corporation will post 6.11 EPS for the current year.
RTX Announces Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 19th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 20th were issued a $0.68 dividend. This represents a $2.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 20th. RTX’s dividend payout ratio is currently 54.84%.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Erste Group Bank started coverage on shares of RTX in a report on Tuesday, March 24th. They issued a “buy” rating for the company. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price 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. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $240.00 price target on shares of RTX in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “hold” rating on shares of RTX in a report on Friday, March 6th. 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. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, RTX currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $202.00.
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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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