O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC trimmed its holdings in RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX – Free Report) by 7.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 486,952 shares of the company’s stock after selling 41,348 shares during the quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC’s holdings in RTX were worth $89,307,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in RTX. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in RTX by 24.3% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 17,018 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,969,000 after purchasing an additional 3,332 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in RTX by 3.4% in the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,873 shares of the company’s stock worth $564,000 after purchasing an additional 159 shares during the period. United Bank increased its position in RTX by 68.0% in the second quarter. United Bank now owns 10,202 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,490,000 after purchasing an additional 4,131 shares during the period. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. increased its position in RTX by 3.1% in the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 20,900 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,052,000 after purchasing an additional 623 shares during the period. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership acquired a new stake in RTX in the second quarter worth about $5,157,000. 86.50% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
RTX Price Performance
RTX stock opened at $181.26 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $244.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.01, a PEG ratio of 2.57 and a beta of 0.31. RTX Corporation has a 1 year low of $135.43 and a 1 year high of $214.50. The business has a 50-day moving average of $184.04 and a 200-day moving average of $188.81. The company has a current ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48.
RTX Increases Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 11th. Investors of record on Friday, May 22nd will be given a $0.73 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 22nd. This represents a $2.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. This is a boost from RTX’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.68. RTX’s payout ratio is presently 54.78%.
Key RTX News
Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Jefferies upgraded RTX to Buy from Hold and raised its price target to $220, citing improving profit margins, strength in the defense business, and growth in commercial aerospace engine aftermarket revenue. RTX stock rises 4% after Jefferies upgrade, lifts target to $220
- Positive Sentiment: RTX won a $515 million U.S. Navy contract for its SPY-6 radar systems, expanding the program’s deployment across the Navy and allied governments and reinforcing the company’s defense electronics growth story. RTX SPY-6 Radar Win Expands Naval Role And Long Term Appeal
- Positive Sentiment: RTX is expanding landing gear production with a new Poland facility, a sign Collins Aerospace is investing to meet rising aircraft demand and support longer-term commercial aerospace growth. How Is RTX Expanding Landing Gear Production to Support Growth?
- Neutral Sentiment: Several articles repeated a broad “brokers suggest investing in RTX” theme, but these pieces mainly question the usefulness of average analyst ratings and do not add much new fundamental information. Brokers Suggest Investing in RTX (RTX): Read This Before Placing a Bet
- Neutral Sentiment: Tech headlines mentioning “RTX Spark” relate to NVIDIA’s product branding, not RTX Corporation, so they should not materially affect RTX stock. NVIDIA’s RTX Spark Superchip…
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of analysts recently commented on the company. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on RTX from $235.00 to $220.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Erste Group Bank lowered RTX from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded RTX from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $210.00 to $220.00 in a research report on Thursday. UBS Group lowered their price objective on RTX from $209.00 to $199.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $240.00 price objective on shares of RTX in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $211.38.
Check Out Our Latest Stock Report on RTX
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.
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