Gator Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX – Free Report) in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund acquired 13,703 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,513,000.
Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in RTX. BNP Paribas purchased a new stake in RTX in the 3rd quarter worth about $25,000. Navalign LLC bought a new position in RTX in the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC bought a new stake in shares of RTX during the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Core Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of RTX during the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, Wexford Capital LP bought a new stake in shares of RTX during the 3rd quarter valued at about $33,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.50% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of brokerages recently weighed in on RTX. Melius Research raised RTX from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 2nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and set a $240.00 price objective on shares of RTX in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Dbs Bank upgraded RTX from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company initiated coverage on RTX in a research report on Wednesday, April 1st. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $200.00 price objective for the company. Finally, 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. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $211.38.
RTX News Summary
Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:
- Positive Sentiment: DBS Bank upgraded RTX from “hold” to “moderate buy,” signaling improved confidence in the company’s outlook and valuation.
- Positive Sentiment: Erste Group Bank raised its FY2026 and FY2027 EPS estimates for RTX, suggesting expectations for stronger earnings ahead. Source article
- Positive Sentiment: RTX’s Collins Aerospace unit is expanding its Malaysia MRO hub with a $63 million investment, which supports long-term service capacity and international growth. Source article
- Positive Sentiment: Recent commentary highlighted RTX as attractive on valuation after defense-contract focus, reinforcing the view that the stock may still have room to rerate if earnings hold up. Source article
- Neutral Sentiment: RTX remains one of the more watched names among investors, with multiple articles discussing defense spending, autonomous systems, and earnings expectations, but these are mostly sentiment and theme-driven rather than direct company-specific catalysts.
- Neutral Sentiment: Several headlines about “RTX” relate to Nvidia’s GeForce RTX graphics products and Microsoft’s AI GPU support, which are unrelated to RTX Corporation and are unlikely to affect the stock directly.
RTX Price Performance
RTX opened at $183.52 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a current ratio of 1.02. RTX Corporation has a 52-week low of $140.47 and a 52-week high of $214.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $247.14 billion, a PE ratio of 34.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.61 and a beta of 0.31. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $183.00 and its 200-day moving average price is $188.99.
RTX (NYSE:RTX – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, April 21st. The company reported $1.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.52 by $0.26. RTX had a return on equity of 13.50% and a net margin of 8.03%.The firm had revenue of $22.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $21.38 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.47 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 8.7% compared to the same quarter last year. RTX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.600-6.800 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that RTX Corporation will post 6.91 EPS for the current year.
RTX Increases Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 11th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 22nd were paid a dividend of $0.73 per share. 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 22nd. RTX’s payout ratio is presently 54.78%.
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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