6,679,261 Shares in RTX Corporation $RTX Bought by Legal & General Group Plc

Legal & General Group Plc bought a new position in RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 6,679,261 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,267,256,000. Legal & General Group Plc owned approximately 0.50% of RTX as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in RTX. Navalign LLC bought a new stake in shares of RTX during the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC bought a new position in RTX in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Core Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in RTX during the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,000. 1 North Wealth Services LLC boosted its position in RTX by 456.7% during the 4th quarter. 1 North Wealth Services LLC now owns 167 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 137 shares during the period. Finally, Evergreen Advisors LLC bought a new stake in RTX during the 1st quarter worth approximately $31,000. 86.50% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have issued reports on RTX shares. Weiss Ratings cut shares of RTX from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of RTX from $198.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of RTX in a research note on Wednesday, June 17th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and issued a $238.00 price objective on shares of RTX in a report on Monday, July 27th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group set a $250.00 target price on RTX in a report on Sunday, July 26th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $228.59.

RTX News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, completed altitude testing of its Enhanced Power and Cooling System (EPACS). The testing validated performance in high-altitude conditions and supports greater cooling capacity for advanced mission systems on the F-35, as well as potential future defense and commercial aircraft. The milestone reinforces RTX’s role in upgrading the F-35 platform, although it does not by itself indicate an immediate revenue or earnings change. RTX Collins Aerospace EPACS altitude testing announcement
• Neutral Sentiment: A sector comparison of GE Aerospace, Boeing and RTX says aerospace and defense leaders have outperformed their broader sector basket in 2026. The article may support continued investor interest in RTX, but it provides no new company guidance, contract award or operational update. Aerospace and defense stock performance comparison
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple articles discuss Acer gaming laptops, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50-series graphics cards, RTX 5090 pricing and gaming benchmarks. These stories concern NVIDIA’s products—not RTX Corporation—and therefore should not materially affect RTX shares.

RTX Stock Performance

NYSE:RTX opened at $209.22 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a current ratio of 1.01. RTX Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $150.61 and a fifty-two week high of $226.88. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $204.25 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $195.53. The company has a market capitalization of $281.97 billion, a PE ratio of 36.83, a P/E/G ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 0.29.

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

RTX Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th will be issued a $0.73 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. This represents a $2.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. RTX’s payout ratio is presently 51.41%.

Insider Activity at RTX

In other news, EVP Ramsaran Maharajh sold 13,655 shares of RTX stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $223.92, for a total value of $3,057,627.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 13,184 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,952,161.28. This trade represents a 50.88% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Troy D. Brunk sold 8,557 shares of the business’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 completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 8,809 shares in the company, valued at $1,852,444.61. This represents a 49.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 29,222 shares of company stock worth $6,362,003 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

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.