RTX Corporation $RTX Shares Acquired by Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC

Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) by 1.4% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 615,217 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,664 shares during the quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in RTX were worth $102,944,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. State Street Corp boosted its stake in shares of RTX by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 112,706,833 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,457,452,000 after buying an additional 552,009 shares during the last quarter. State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System grew its holdings in RTX by 1.2% during the 2nd quarter. State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System now owns 1,317,166 shares of the company’s stock worth $192,333,000 after acquiring an additional 16,034 shares in the last quarter. MGO One Seven LLC raised its stake in shares of RTX by 10.2% in the 2nd quarter. MGO One Seven LLC now owns 27,620 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,033,000 after purchasing an additional 2,554 shares in the last quarter. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich lifted its position in shares of RTX by 28,295.2% during the second quarter. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich now owns 11,926 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,741,000 after purchasing an additional 11,884 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Armstrong Fleming & Moore Inc acquired a new position in RTX in the second quarter worth about $431,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.50% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Neil G. Mitchill, Jr. sold 4,849 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, October 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $180.15, for a total transaction of $873,547.35. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 59,556 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,729,013.40. This trade represents a 7.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 0.15% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have issued reports on RTX. BNP Paribas Exane assumed coverage on RTX in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $210.00 price objective on the stock. Bank of America raised their price objective on RTX from $175.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, October 27th. UBS Group lowered shares of RTX from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their target price for the company from $202.00 to $199.00 in a research note on Monday, January 5th. BNP Paribas upgraded shares of RTX to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $195.00 price objective on shares of RTX in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, RTX currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $186.88.

Key Stories Impacting RTX

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strong fundamentals & guidance — RTX reported a solid Q3 with revenue up ~12% year/year, an EPS beat and set FY‑2025 guidance (6.10–6.20 EPS), giving investors confidence in near‑term earnings growth.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst/upgrades and price targets — Multiple firms (Citigroup, BofA, UBS, JP Morgan and others) have recent Buy/Overweight ratings and several price targets above current levels, supporting upward momentum; median analyst target remains above many prior levels. QuiverQuant RTX note
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks style/quality lift — Zacks highlights RTX as a strong growth stock under its style scores, which can attract momentum and quant-driven flows. Zacks: Here’s Why RTX is a Strong Growth Stock
• Neutral Sentiment: GPU/memory supply headlines (NVIDIA/ASUS) — A wave of articles about Nvidia/ASUS ending or pausing RTX 5070 Ti/5060 Ti production and memory shortages is dominating tech news but is only tangential to RTX (a defense/aerospace firm). These reports may affect component suppliers broadly but are unlikely to be a direct driver for RTX today. ExtremeTech GPU memory story The Verge ASUS clarification PCMag Nvidia shipping update
• Negative Sentiment: Political risk / contract-threat chatter — Social media and news summaries flagged a high‑profile threat from political leadership to cut government contracts; that controversy creates headline risk and uncertainty around future defense awards. QuiverQuant RTX note
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling & institutional rebalancing — QuiverQuant flags notable insider sell activity (multiple senior execs selling) and large institutional reductions (State Street removed a big position), which can weigh on sentiment and signal portfolio trimming. QuiverQuant insider/flows detail

RTX Stock Up 1.2%

RTX stock opened at $202.13 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $271.01 billion, a PE ratio of 41.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.92 and a beta of 0.44. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $180.39 and its 200 day simple moving average is $166.94. RTX Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $112.27 and a fifty-two week high of $202.17. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, October 21st. The company reported $1.70 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.29. RTX had a net margin of 7.67% and a return on equity of 13.28%. The firm had revenue of $22.48 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $21.26 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.45 EPS. RTX’s quarterly revenue was up 11.9% on a year-over-year basis. RTX has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.100-6.200 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that RTX Corporation will post 6.11 EPS for the current year.

RTX Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 11th. Investors of record on Friday, November 21st were given a $0.68 dividend. This represents a $2.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 21st. RTX’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 55.85%.

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.