RTX Corporation $RTX Stake Lifted by Aptus Capital Advisors LLC

Aptus Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) by 3.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 115,688 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,318 shares during the period. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in RTX were worth $21,217,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in RTX. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of RTX in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $3,167,626,000. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of RTX by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 124,986,171 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,922,464,000 after acquiring an additional 2,210,950 shares in the last quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System boosted its holdings in shares of RTX by 27.5% in the third quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 4,796,746 shares of the company’s stock valued at $802,640,000 after acquiring an additional 1,034,456 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its holdings in shares of RTX by 16.1% in the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 6,717,600 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,232,008,000 after acquiring an additional 931,189 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Groupama Asset Managment bought a new position in shares of RTX in the third quarter valued at approximately $150,078,000. 86.50% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

RTX Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of NYSE:RTX opened at $183.52 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $247.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.43, a PEG ratio of 2.60 and a beta of 0.31. RTX Corporation has a 1-year low of $140.47 and a 1-year high of $214.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a current ratio of 1.02. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $183.00 and a 200 day moving average price of $188.99.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, April 21st. The company reported $1.78 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.52 by $0.26. The firm had revenue of $22.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $21.38 billion. RTX had a net margin of 8.03% and a return on equity of 13.50%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.47 earnings per share. RTX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.600-6.800 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that RTX Corporation will post 6.91 EPS for the current fiscal year.

RTX Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 11th. Investors of record on Friday, May 22nd were given a $0.73 dividend. This is a boost from RTX’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.68. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 22nd. This represents a $2.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. RTX’s payout ratio is currently 54.78%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

RTX has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Erste Group Bank cut shares of RTX from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, April 27th. UBS Group reduced their target price on shares of RTX from $209.00 to $199.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Dbs Bank upgraded shares of RTX from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Wall Street Zen cut shares of RTX from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, April 26th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on shares of RTX from $235.00 to $220.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $211.38.

RTX News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: DBS Bank upgraded RTX from “hold” to “moderate buy,” signaling improved confidence in the company’s outlook and valuation.
• Positive Sentiment: Erste Group Bank raised its FY2026 and FY2027 EPS estimates for RTX, suggesting expectations for stronger earnings ahead. Source article
• Positive Sentiment: RTX’s Collins Aerospace unit is expanding its Malaysia MRO hub with a $63 million investment, which supports long-term service capacity and international growth. Source article
• Positive Sentiment: Recent commentary highlighted RTX as attractive on valuation after defense-contract focus, reinforcing the view that the stock may still have room to rerate if earnings hold up. Source article
• Neutral Sentiment: RTX remains one of the more watched names among investors, with multiple articles discussing defense spending, autonomous systems, and earnings expectations, but these are mostly sentiment and theme-driven rather than direct company-specific catalysts.
• Neutral Sentiment: Several headlines about “RTX” relate to Nvidia’s GeForce RTX graphics products and Microsoft’s AI GPU support, which are unrelated to RTX Corporation and are unlikely to affect the stock directly.

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.