Sen. Markwayne Mullin Buys RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) Stock

Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-Oklahoma) recently bought shares of RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX). In a filing disclosed on January 16th, the Senator disclosed that they had bought between $15,001 and $50,000 in RTX stock on December 29th.

Senator Markwayne Mullin also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) on 12/29/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) on 12/29/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of CocaCola (NYSE:KO) on 12/29/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Elevance Health (NYSE:ELV) on 12/29/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of American Express (NYSE:AXP) on 12/29/2025.
• Purchased $100,001 – $250,000 in shares of Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) on 12/29/2025.
• Purchased $50,001 – $100,000 in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) on 12/29/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS) on 12/29/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) on 12/29/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Home Depot (NYSE:HD) on 12/29/2025.

RTX Stock Up 1.2%

RTX traded up $2.30 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $202.13. 4,806,291 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,289,497. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.81. The company 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 stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $180.39 and its 200-day simple moving average is $166.94. RTX Corporation has a one year low of $112.27 and a one year high of $202.17.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 21st. The company reported $1.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.29. RTX had a return on equity of 13.28% and a net margin of 7.67%.The company had revenue of $22.48 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $21.26 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.45 EPS. The firm’s 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, equities analysts anticipate that RTX Corporation will post 6.11 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

RTX Announces Dividend

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

Insider Activity at RTX

In other RTX news, EVP Neil G. Mitchill, Jr. sold 4,849 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, October 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $180.15, for a total transaction of $873,547.35. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 59,556 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,729,013.40. The trade was a 7.53% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.15% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of RTX

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of RTX. Park Edge Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in RTX by 174.5% in the fourth quarter. Park Edge Advisors LLC now owns 8,003 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,468,000 after acquiring an additional 5,088 shares during the last quarter. Hopwood Financial Services Inc. boosted its stake in shares of RTX by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. Hopwood Financial Services Inc. now owns 5,918 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,085,000 after purchasing an additional 86 shares during the last quarter. West Branch Capital LLC raised its stake in shares of RTX by 122.5% during the fourth quarter. West Branch Capital LLC now owns 2,932 shares of the company’s stock worth $538,000 after buying an additional 1,614 shares during the last quarter. Aberdeen Group plc lifted its holdings in RTX by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Aberdeen Group plc now owns 619,893 shares of the company’s stock valued at $113,688,000 after buying an additional 4,549 shares during the period. Finally, Worth Financial Advisory Group LLC boosted its stake in RTX by 6.1% in the fourth quarter. Worth Financial Advisory Group LLC now owns 5,252 shares of the company’s stock valued at $963,000 after acquiring an additional 303 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.50% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have commented on RTX. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $190.00 price objective on shares of RTX in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Susquehanna reaffirmed a “positive” rating and issued a $230.00 target price on shares of RTX in a research report on Thursday. Robert W. Baird set a $203.00 price target on shares of RTX in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on shares of RTX from $151.00 to $168.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of RTX in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, RTX presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $186.88.

Key Headlines 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

About Senator Mullin

Markwayne Mullin (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Oklahoma. He assumed office on January 11, 2023. His current term ends on January 3, 2027. Mullin (Republican Party) ran in a special election to the U.S. Senate to represent Oklahoma. He won in the special general election on November 8, 2022. Mullin is a member of the Cherokee Nation and one of four Native American members of the 116th Congress. At the age of 20, Mullin took over his father’s plumbing business. He is also a former professional mixed martial artist. Markwayne Mullin graduated from Stilwell High School. Mullin earned an associate degree in construction technology from Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology. His career experience includes owning and founding multiple businesses.

RTX Company 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.