Braun Stacey Associates Inc. Raises Holdings in RTX Corporation $RTX

Braun Stacey Associates Inc. increased its stake in shares of RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) by 4.1% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 190,994 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 7,493 shares during the quarter. RTX makes up 1.1% of Braun Stacey Associates Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 26th largest position. Braun Stacey Associates Inc.’s holdings in RTX were worth $35,028,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of RTX. BNP Paribas purchased a new stake in shares of RTX in the third quarter valued at $25,000. Valley Wealth Managers Inc. purchased a new position in RTX in the 3rd quarter valued at about $30,000. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. boosted its stake in shares of RTX by 57.4% during the 3rd quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. now owns 192 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares during the last quarter. Wexford Capital LP purchased a new stake in shares of RTX during the third quarter worth about $33,000. Finally, Dogwood Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of RTX by 57.3% in the third quarter. Dogwood Wealth Management LLC now owns 206 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.50% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have commented on the stock. Citigroup lowered their target price on shares of RTX from $238.00 to $226.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and set a $235.00 price objective on shares of RTX in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Erste Group Bank began coverage on RTX in a research note on Tuesday, March 24th. They issued a “buy” rating for the company. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of RTX in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of RTX in a report on Monday, December 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $204.44.

RTX News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: President Trump’s fiscal 2027 budget request calls for a large increase in defense spending, a clear macro tailwind for defense contractors like RTX that could boost backlog and future revenue. The Defense Budget Request Is Here. It’s Quite Something.
• Positive Sentiment: Unusually heavy options activity: investors bought ~47,356 RTX call options (up ~147% vs. average), suggesting short-term bullish positioning or hedging ahead of catalysts. (Options flow can amplify intraday moves.)
• Positive Sentiment: Erste Group initiated coverage with a Buy, citing strength in RTX’s engines business and broader defense spending growth — another vote of confidence from the sell-side. Erste Group Initiates RTX With Buy
• Positive Sentiment: Melius Research upgraded RTX from Hold to Buy, adding to the positive analyst momentum that can support demand for the shares. Finviz note
• Neutral Sentiment: Citigroup trimmed its price target from $238 to $226 but kept a Buy rating — still positive long-term but a modest reduction in upside expectations versus prior coverage. Benzinga
• Neutral Sentiment: Wells Fargo began coverage and set a Hold rating (new coverage can temporarily re-weight flows but is not a strong buy/sell signal). Wells Fargo coverage note
• Neutral Sentiment: RTX’s unit released an open-source toolkit for testing covert communications — a product/tech update that may support defense tech positioning but has uncertain near-term revenue impact. Seeking Alpha
• Neutral Sentiment: Numerous consumer tech headlines mention “RTX” GPUs (NVIDIA’s branding) — these are unrelated to RTX Corporation and can create headline noise that confuses retail flows. Example coverage on local AI acceleration and GPU reviews is about NVIDIA products, not RTX Corp. PCWorld

RTX Stock Up 0.0%

RTX opened at $196.25 on Friday. RTX Corporation has a 1 year low of $112.27 and a 1 year high of $214.50. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $200.25 and a 200 day moving average price of $184.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 1.03. The company has a market cap of $264.14 billion, a PE ratio of 39.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 0.43.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 27th. The company reported $1.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.47 by $0.08. RTX had a net margin of 7.60% and a return on equity of 13.08%. 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 earned $1.54 earnings per share. RTX’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.1% on a year-over-year basis. RTX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.600-6.800 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that RTX Corporation will post 6.11 earnings per share for the current year.

RTX Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 19th. Investors of record on Friday, February 20th were issued a $0.68 dividend. This represents a $2.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 20th. RTX’s dividend payout ratio is currently 54.84%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other RTX news, EVP Ramsaran Maharajh sold 15,124 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $204.65, for a total transaction of $3,095,126.60. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 13,184 shares in the company, valued at $2,698,105.60. The trade was a 53.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Shane G. Eddy sold 17,527 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $199.16, for a total value of $3,490,677.32. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 89,255 shares of company stock valued at $18,151,956 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

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.