RTX Corporation $RTX Shares Bought by National Pension Service

National Pension Service grew its position in RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) by 3.6% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 2,929,485 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 101,496 shares during the quarter. National Pension Service’s holdings in RTX were worth $555,811,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of RTX in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,308,000. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC raised its position in RTX by 5.1% in the fourth 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 in the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its holdings in RTX by 206.1% in the fourth 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 boosted its position in shares of RTX by 63.2% during the 1st quarter. Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co now owns 33,877 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,535,000 after purchasing an additional 13,118 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rokos Capital Management LLP boosted its position in shares of RTX by 804.3% during the 1st quarter. Rokos Capital Management LLP now owns 556,152 shares of the company’s stock worth $107,265,000 after purchasing an additional 494,652 shares in the last quarter. 86.50% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Troy D. Brunk sold 8,557 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $210.29, for a total transaction of $1,799,451.53. Following the transaction, the insider owned 8,809 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,852,444.61. This represents a 49.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Ramsaran Maharajh sold 13,655 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $223.92, for a total transaction 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. This trade represents a 50.88% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 29,222 shares of company stock valued at $6,362,003 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

RTX has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Argus set a $245.00 price target on shares of RTX in a report on Thursday, July 30th. TD Cowen boosted their price target on RTX from $225.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 27th. Robert W. Baird set a $240.00 price target on RTX in a report on Friday, July 24th. Susquehanna raised their price objective on RTX from $235.00 to $245.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of RTX in a report on Wednesday, June 17th. One research 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 issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $228.59.

Trending Headlines about RTX

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: RTX secured a $472 million contract to modernize the U.S. Army’s CH-47 Chinook helicopter fleet. The work includes avionics upgrades and supports fleet readiness, strengthening RTX’s defense backlog and providing additional visibility for its Collins Aerospace business. Can Chinook Modernization Strengthen RTX’s Defense Growth?
• Neutral Sentiment: Several reports discuss NVIDIA’s potential new GeForce RTX 5070 variant, RTX 50-series pricing, DLSS frame-generation technology being enabled on older RTX 30-series cards, and RTX-powered laptops. These developments may affect NVIDIA’s graphics business and broader gaming-hardware demand, but they are not direct catalysts for RTX Corporation. Modders Unlock DLSS Multi Frame Generation For RTX 30-Series GPUs
• Neutral Sentiment: Reports on RTX-branded gaming laptops, HP systems using NVIDIA RTX technology, and a Chinese mini-PC featuring a mobile RTX 5090 indicate continued consumer interest in AI and gaming hardware. However, the products belong to NVIDIA and its hardware partners rather than RTX Corporation’s aerospace and defense operations. HP Launches OmniBook Products With NVIDIA RTX Spark
• Negative Sentiment: A report about a service center disposing of an RTX 4090 after a repair dispute could raise concerns about customer service for a particular NVIDIA graphics-card seller, but it does not appear financially material to RTX Corporation. Service Center Disposes of RTX 4090 After Repair Dispute

RTX Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of RTX stock opened at $197.66 on Thursday. RTX Corporation has a 1 year low of $151.65 and a 1 year high of $226.88. The company has a market capitalization of $266.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.80, a P/E/G ratio of 2.56 and a beta of 0.29. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $208.49 and a 200 day moving average price of $195.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 0.78.

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

RTX Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 14th were issued a $0.73 dividend. This represents a $2.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 14th. RTX’s dividend payout ratio is 51.41%.

About RTX

RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) is an aerospace and defense company that develops and manufactures systems, products and services for commercial aviation, business aviation and government customers. Its offerings include aircraft engines, avionics, flight-control systems, cabin interiors, communications equipment, radar, air and missile defense systems, precision weapons and cybersecurity solutions.

The company operates through three principal businesses: Collins Aerospace, which provides aerospace systems and components; Pratt & Whitney, which designs and manufactures aircraft engines and provides related maintenance services; and Raytheon, which develops integrated defense systems, sensors, missiles and other mission technologies.