RTX Corporation $RTX Stock Position Decreased by Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC

Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC trimmed its stake in RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) by 13.7% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 34,215 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,422 shares during the quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC’s holdings in RTX were worth $5,725,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of RTX. Norges Bank purchased a new position in RTX in the 2nd quarter worth about $2,359,602,000. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of RTX by 14,974.7% in the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,598,943 shares of the company’s stock worth $525,518,000 after buying an additional 3,575,069 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of RTX by 1.9% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 122,074,734 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,825,353,000 after buying an additional 2,238,247 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA increased its position in shares of RTX by 9.3% in the second quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 15,958,191 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,330,215,000 after acquiring an additional 1,361,071 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Zurich Insurance Group Ltd FI acquired a new stake in shares of RTX during the first quarter valued at approximately $130,194,000. 86.50% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. UBS Group cut shares of RTX from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $202.00 to $199.00 in a research report on Monday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on RTX from $195.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, December 19th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating and set a $190.00 price target on shares of RTX in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Susquehanna increased their price objective on RTX from $175.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, BNP Paribas raised RTX to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $184.00.

Insider Transactions at RTX

In other RTX news, EVP Neil G. Mitchill, Jr. sold 4,849 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 sale, the executive vice president directly owned 59,556 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,729,013.40. The trade was a 7.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.15% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Trending Headlines about RTX

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Collins Aerospace (an RTX business) won a $438 million FAA contract to deploy next‑generation surveillance radars for the National Airspace System — a near‑term, revenue‑backed award that supports RTX’s aerospace backlog and execution profile. RTX FAA Radar Contract
• Positive Sentiment: U.S. government contract awards for new air‑traffic control radar systems were publicly confirmed for RTX alongside Indra — Reuters coverage reinforces the credibility and scale of the wins. Reuters: US awards air traffic control radar contracts to RTX, Indra
• Positive Sentiment: Market commentary highlights RTX as a prime beneficiary of a rearmament cycle driven by recent geopolitical activity in South America and broader defense spending — this supports investor expectations for sustained demand and backlog conversion. MarketBeat: S&P 500’s Top-Performing Sectors (RTX)
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple consumer GPU headlines reference “RTX” products (NVIDIA RTX 50‑series, RTX 3060 return rumors, DLSS 4.5 performance gains, MSI/Alienware RTX 5090 systems). These stories concern NVIDIA’s GPU brand and gaming market dynamics and are unlikely to meaningfully impact RTX Corporation’s aerospace & defense fundamentals. Sources include ExtremeTech, HotHardware, IGN, PC Gamer, MP1st, Tweaktown, PCMag and MSN. Example: ExtremeTech Nvidia RTX 50 Series Example: PC Gamer MSI RTX 5090
• Negative Sentiment: Industry risks flagged by analysts include supply‑chain bottlenecks (titanium, specialty energetics) and the challenge of converting a large backlog into near‑term cash — plus valuation sensitivity (a potential “war premium”) if conflicts are short‑lived. These are execution and macro risks that could temper upside. (Source: sector/analysis briefing referenced in recent market commentary.)

RTX Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:RTX opened at $188.29 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $252.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.66, a P/E/G ratio of 2.73 and a beta of 0.44. RTX Corporation has a 1 year low of $112.27 and a 1 year high of $190.50. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $177.38 and a 200 day simple moving average of $163.98.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, October 21st. The company reported $1.70 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.29. RTX had a return on equity of 13.28% and a net margin of 7.67%.The company had revenue of $22.48 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $21.26 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.45 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 11.9% compared to the same quarter last year. RTX has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.100-6.200 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that RTX Corporation will post 6.11 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

RTX Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 11th. Investors of record on Friday, November 21st were given a dividend of $0.68 per share. This represents a $2.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 21st. RTX’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 55.85%.

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.