The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company Buys Shares of 760,603 RTX Corporation $RTX

The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company purchased a new position in shares of RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm purchased 760,603 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $144,309,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in RTX during the 2nd quarter worth about $20,970,571,000. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in RTX by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 91,884,588 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,851,633,000 after purchasing an additional 630,558 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley lifted its holdings in RTX by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 29,783,584 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,462,310,000 after purchasing an additional 105,069 shares in the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of RTX by 3.0% during the 4th quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 21,800,188 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,998,155,000 after purchasing an additional 625,994 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of RTX during the 4th quarter worth about $3,167,626,000. 86.50% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key RTX News

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, completed altitude testing of its Enhanced Power and Cooling System (EPACS). The testing validated performance in high-altitude conditions and supports greater cooling capacity for advanced mission systems on the F-35, as well as potential future defense and commercial aircraft. The milestone reinforces RTX’s role in upgrading the F-35 platform, although it does not by itself indicate an immediate revenue or earnings change. RTX Collins Aerospace EPACS altitude testing announcement
• Neutral Sentiment: A sector comparison of GE Aerospace, Boeing and RTX says aerospace and defense leaders have outperformed their broader sector basket in 2026. The article may support continued investor interest in RTX, but it provides no new company guidance, contract award or operational update. Aerospace and defense stock performance comparison
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple articles discuss Acer gaming laptops, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50-series graphics cards, RTX 5090 pricing and gaming benchmarks. These stories concern NVIDIA’s products—not RTX Corporation—and therefore should not materially affect RTX shares.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

RTX has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $240.00 price objective on shares of RTX in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Robert W. Baird set a $240.00 target price on shares of RTX in a research report on Friday, July 24th. TD Cowen raised their target price on shares of RTX from $225.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 27th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of RTX from $200.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on RTX from $230.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, RTX presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $228.59.

RTX Stock Down 0.3%

RTX opened at $209.22 on Tuesday. RTX Corporation has a 12 month low of $150.61 and a 12 month high of $226.88. The business has a 50-day moving average of $204.25 and a two-hundred day moving average of $195.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 0.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $281.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 0.29.

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

RTX Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.73 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. This represents a $2.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. RTX’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 51.41%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other RTX news, insider Troy D. Brunk sold 8,557 shares of RTX stock in a transaction on Friday, July 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $210.29, for a total value of $1,799,451.53. Following the transaction, the insider owned 8,809 shares in the company, valued at $1,852,444.61. This trade represents a 49.27% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Ramsaran Maharajh sold 13,655 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $223.92, for a total transaction of $3,057,627.60. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 13,184 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,952,161.28. This represents a 50.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 29,222 shares of company stock valued at $6,362,003 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

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.