Compass Financial Management LLC Invests $1.19 Million in RTX Corporation $RTX

Compass Financial Management LLC purchased a new stake in RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 5,734 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,191,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in RTX. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC bought a new position in RTX in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $2,308,000. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC grew its holdings in RTX by 5.1% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 212,944 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,054,000 after acquiring an additional 10,426 shares during the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its position in RTX by 206.1% in the 4th quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 178,360 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,711,000 after acquiring an additional 120,094 shares during the period. Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co increased its position in RTX by 63.2% in the 1st quarter. Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co now owns 33,877 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,535,000 after acquiring an additional 13,118 shares during the period. Finally, Rokos Capital Management LLP raised its stake in shares of RTX by 804.3% during the first quarter. Rokos Capital Management LLP now owns 556,152 shares of the company’s stock valued at $107,265,000 after acquiring an additional 494,652 shares during the last quarter. 86.50% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

RTX News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Pratt & Whitney is expanding production capacity. The RTX business is investing $25 million to expand its precision-parts facility in Niepołomice, Poland. The project is expected to be operational in 2028, add more than 120 jobs, and support rising demand for commercial and military engines. RTX Pratt & Whitney Poland expansion
• Positive Sentiment: Defense demand remains a key tailwind. Naval modernization contracts and RTX’s substantial backlog are viewed as supporting longer-term revenue visibility, potentially offering investors an attractive entry point following the sector’s pullback. Defense stocks and Navy tailwinds
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation signals are mixed. A recent analysis found RTX potentially undervalued based on discounted cash flow, while earnings multiples suggest the stock is closer to fair value after a 169.7% five-year advance. That may limit near-term upside unless earnings growth accelerates. RTX valuation analysis
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst sentiment remains favorable. Wall Street commentary continues to highlight optimistic recommendations for RTX, supporting the view that the recent weakness may be a consolidation rather than a change in the long-term outlook. Wall Street outlook for RTX

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on RTX shares. Jefferies Financial Group set a $250.00 price target on shares of RTX in a report on Sunday, July 26th. TD Cowen increased their price objective on RTX from $225.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 27th. Sanford C. Bernstein raised their target price on RTX from $213.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. UBS Group lifted their target price on RTX from $198.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $240.00 price target on shares of RTX in a research report on Friday, July 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $228.59.

RTX Stock Down 0.7%

Shares of NYSE RTX opened at $200.75 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $207.91 and its 200-day moving average price is $196.13. 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 52-week low of $150.61 and a 52-week high of $226.88. The company has a market capitalization of $270.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 0.29.

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

RTX Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th were given a $0.73 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 14th. This represents a $2.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. RTX’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 51.41%.

Insider Transactions at RTX

In other news, VP Kevin G. Dasilva sold 4,760 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $213.62, for a total value of $1,016,831.20. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 22,349 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,774,193.38. The trade was a 17.56% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Ramsaran Maharajh sold 13,655 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $223.92, for a total value of $3,057,627.60. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 13,184 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,952,161.28. The trade was a 50.88% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 29,222 shares of company stock valued at $6,362,003. Corporate insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

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.