Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH cut its stake in RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX – Free Report) by 3.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 481,639 shares of the company’s stock after selling 19,503 shares during the quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH’s holdings in RTX were worth $87,832,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Groupama Asset Managment purchased a new position in RTX during the 3rd quarter worth $150,078,000. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. grew its stake in RTX by 10.6% during the 3rd quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 171,209 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,648,000 after buying an additional 16,467 shares during the last quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in RTX by 9.5% during the 3rd quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 75,321 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,604,000 after buying an additional 6,566 shares during the last quarter. Rockland Trust Co. grew its stake in RTX by 121.1% during the 3rd quarter. Rockland Trust Co. now owns 20,245 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,388,000 after buying an additional 11,089 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rafferty Asset Management LLC grew its stake in RTX by 4.0% during the 3rd quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 332,214 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,589,000 after buying an additional 12,927 shares during the last quarter. 86.50% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several research analysts recently weighed in on RTX shares. Robert W. Baird set a $225.00 target price on RTX in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Vertical Research restated a “buy” rating and set a $227.00 target price on shares of RTX in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their target price on RTX from $225.00 to $210.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Melius Research upgraded RTX from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 2nd. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded RTX from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. One 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 assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $203.61.
More RTX News
Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Q1 results beat consensus and company raised its FY2026 outlook — EPS and revenue came in above Street estimates, supporting the view of durable defense and commercial aerospace demand. Read More.
- Positive Sentiment: RTX subsidiary won a $213.39M Navy contract modification, adding to visible defense backlog and near‑term revenue visibility. Read More.
- Positive Sentiment: Pratt & Whitney is expanding its U.S. maintenance, repair and overhaul footprint with >$100M in investments (Texas, Florida, Arkansas), boosting aftermarket capacity and recurring service revenue potential. Read More.
- Positive Sentiment: Pratt & Whitney opened a new manufacturing facility in Morocco, strengthening supply chain and production capacity for engine programs. Read More.
- Neutral Sentiment: Management hosted an earnings call and published transcripts/summaries that detail segment trends, backlog and cash‑flow commentary — useful for modeling but not an immediate market mover. Read More.
- Negative Sentiment: Market reaction: shares fell after the company’s full‑year revenue and EPS ranges were slightly below some analyst estimates (EPS range cited around 6.60–6.80 vs. ~6.82 consensus; revenue midpoint ~ $93B vs. ~$93.4B), which trimmed the initial post‑earnings rally. Read More.
- Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical, tariff and program risk commentary (and some market notes that the stock “popped then dropped”) are keeping volatility elevated despite strong backlog — investors are focusing on guidance precision and macro risks. Read More.
RTX Stock Down 4.4%
RTX stock opened at $187.26 on Wednesday. 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 business’s 50-day simple moving average is $200.22 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $187.74. The company has a market cap of $252.05 billion, a PE ratio of 37.75, a PEG ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 0.43. RTX Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $112.63 and a fifty-two week high of $214.50.
RTX (NYSE:RTX – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 21st. The company reported $1.78 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.52 by $0.26. The business had revenue of $22.08 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $21.38 billion. RTX had a return on equity of 13.08% and a net margin of 7.60%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 8.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.47 EPS. RTX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.600-6.800 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that RTX Corporation will post 6.8 EPS for the current year.
RTX Announces Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 19th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 20th were paid a dividend of $0.68 per share. This represents a $2.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 20th. RTX’s payout ratio is presently 54.84%.
Insider Buying and Selling at RTX
In other 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 value of $3,095,126.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 13,184 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,698,105.60. The trade was a 53.43% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Neil G. Mitchill, Jr. sold 35,755 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.56, for a total value of $7,349,797.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 59,556 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,242,331.36. This trade represents a 37.51% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 89,255 shares of company stock worth $18,151,956. 0.10% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
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.
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