Compass Wealth Management LLC Makes New Investment in RTX Corporation $RTX

Compass Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm purchased 33,949 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,441,000. RTX accounts for about 1.2% of Compass Wealth Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 29th largest position.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Alpha Cubed Investments LLC lifted its stake in RTX by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Alpha Cubed Investments LLC now owns 14,720 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,700,000 after buying an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Schulhoff & Co. Inc. increased its position in RTX by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. Schulhoff & Co. Inc. now owns 3,188 shares of the company’s stock worth $585,000 after buying an additional 52 shares in the last quarter. Purus Wealth Management LLC increased its position in RTX by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Purus Wealth Management LLC now owns 14,722 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,700,000 after buying an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. Sunbeam Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of RTX by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Sunbeam Capital Management LLC now owns 3,383 shares of the company’s stock worth $620,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sequent Planning LLC raised its holdings in shares of RTX by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Sequent Planning LLC now owns 3,364 shares of the company’s stock worth $617,000 after acquiring an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. 86.50% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting RTX

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: RTX’s Raytheon division won a roughly $22.9 billion, seven-year U.S. Navy contract to accelerate Tomahawk cruise-missile production. Annual output is expected to rise from approximately 60 missiles to more than 1,000, creating significant long-term revenue visibility and improving factory utilization. US Navy awards Raytheon $22.9 billion contract to boost Tomahawk output
• Positive Sentiment: The award reinforces broader U.S. efforts to replenish precision-munitions inventories and follows a recent $745 million missile-defense interceptor order, strengthening expectations for sustained defense demand. RTX Stock Gets a Radar Lock on a $23B Navy Win
• Positive Sentiment: RTX’s latest quarterly performance also exceeded expectations: adjusted EPS was $1.89 versus a $1.66 consensus, while revenue grew 14.5% year over year to $24.71 billion. Management raised 2026 adjusted EPS guidance to $7.10–$7.25 and projected revenue of $95–$96 billion. Commercial aviation aftermarket demand provides an additional growth driver. RTX Stock Gets a Radar Lock on a $23B Navy Win
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts remain generally constructive, with a Moderate Buy consensus and an average price target near $228.59, but the shares are already close to their 52-week high and have outperformed substantially over the past year.
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation is the principal concern. RTX trades at approximately 40 times trailing earnings and about 31 times forward earnings, while its six-month return has lagged the S&P 500. Investors must also monitor execution, supplier constraints and liquidity as the company ramps missile production; its quick ratio is 0.78.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Kevin G. Dasilva sold 2,250 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.93, for a total value of $488,092.50. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 20,099 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,360,076.07. This trade represents a 10.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Troy D. Brunk sold 8,557 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $210.29, for a total value of $1,799,451.53. Following the sale, the insider owned 8,809 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,852,444.61. The trade was a 49.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 15,567 shares of company stock valued at $3,304,375 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

RTX Price Performance

RTX stock opened at $225.73 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $201.77 and a 200-day moving average of $195.20. RTX Corporation has a 52-week low of $150.61 and a 52-week high of $226.88. The company has a quick ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. The firm has a market capitalization of $304.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.74, a PEG ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 0.29.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The company reported $1.89 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.66 by $0.23. RTX had a net margin of 8.28% and a return on equity of 13.99%. The business had revenue of $24.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $22.89 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.56 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 14.5% on a year-over-year basis. RTX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.100-7.250 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that RTX Corporation will post 7.22 EPS for the current year.

RTX Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.73 per share. This represents a $2.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. RTX’s payout ratio is currently 51.41%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently commented on the company. Wall Street Zen lowered RTX from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, April 26th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of RTX from $200.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Argus set a $245.00 target price on shares of RTX in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Sanford C. Bernstein raised their price target on shares of RTX from $213.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $240.00 price target on shares of RTX in a report on Friday, July 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $228.59.

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.