Woodley Farra Manion Portfolio Management Inc. Lowers Stock Holdings in RTX Corporation $RTX

Woodley Farra Manion Portfolio Management Inc. lessened its holdings in shares of RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) by 5.0% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 61,776 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,239 shares during the quarter. Woodley Farra Manion Portfolio Management Inc.’s holdings in RTX were worth $10,337,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of RTX. Valley Wealth Managers Inc. bought a new position in shares of RTX during the third quarter worth about $30,000. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. boosted its position in 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 acquiring an additional 70 shares during the period. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA acquired a new position in shares of RTX during the second quarter valued at $29,000. Access Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of RTX during the second quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, Clayton Financial Group LLC bought a new position in RTX in the 3rd quarter valued at about $36,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.50% of the company’s stock.

RTX News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Collins Aerospace (an RTX business) successfully demonstrated its Sidekick autonomy software on General Atomics’ YFQ-42A uncrewed jet, showing semi‑autonomous teaming with crewed fighters — a concrete tech demo that supports future CCA and autonomy program opportunities for RTX. RTX’s Collins Aerospace Sidekick flies YFQ-42A (PR Newswire)
• Positive Sentiment: The U.S. Navy approved Raytheon’s StormBreaker smart weapon for operational use on the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet — a fielding decision that can accelerate near‑term revenue recognition and integration activity for Raytheon (an RTX segment). U.S. Navy approves StormBreaker (PR Newswire)
• Positive Sentiment: Wolfe Research reaffirmed an Outperform rating and $235 price target for RTX after the company reached a framework deal to expand missile manufacturing for the Pentagon — analyst support tied to defense production scale‑up can bolster sentiment. Wolfe Research reaffirms RTX Outperform (InsiderMonkey)
• Positive Sentiment: Unusual options activity: traders bought roughly 286,960 call options in a single session (a >2,000% jump vs. typical volume), signaling strong bullish/speculative positioning that can amplify short‑term upside volatility. (Trading data reported 2/19)
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple tech/gaming outlets are running stories about GeForce “RTX 5090” connector/cable melting and product deals/reviews — these concern NVIDIA’s consumer GPU brand (GeForce RTX) and do not implicate RTX Corporation’s aerospace & defense business. Investors should view those headlines as unrelated noise to RTX’s fundamentals. Example reports: GeForce RTX 5090 connector melts (Guru3D) Undervolted RTX 5090 melts cable (TweakTown) RTX 5090 melting case (WindowsReport)
• Neutral Sentiment: Investor attention pieces and company presentations are circulating (Zacks attention note; Citi conference transcript) — useful for context but not immediate catalysts by themselves. RTX attracting investor attention (Zacks) RTX presentation transcript (Seeking Alpha)

RTX Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of RTX traded down $0.15 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $205.26. The stock had a trading volume of 530,715 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,085,746. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $192.81 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $174.87. The firm has a market cap of $275.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 0.43. The company has a current ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. RTX Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $112.27 and a fifty-two week high of $206.73.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The company reported $1.55 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.47 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $24.24 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.65 billion. RTX had a return on equity of 13.08% and a net margin of 7.60%.RTX’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.54 earnings per share. RTX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.600-6.800 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that RTX Corporation will post 6.11 EPS for the current year.

RTX Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 19th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 20th will be given a $0.68 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 20th. This represents a $2.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. RTX’s payout ratio is 54.84%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

RTX has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of RTX in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “hold” rating and issued a $225.00 price objective on shares of RTX in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $235.00 target price on shares of RTX in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on shares of RTX from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of RTX from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, December 14th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $199.50.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, VP Kevin G. Dasilva sold 8,136 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.30, for a total transaction of $1,637,776.80. Following the sale, the vice president owned 27,102 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,455,632.60. This represents a 23.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Shane G. Eddy sold 17,527 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $199.16, for a total value of $3,490,677.32. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.15% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.