Donaldson Capital Management LLC Purchases 41,717 Shares of RTX Corporation $RTX

Donaldson Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) by 12.3% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 381,273 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 41,717 shares during the period. RTX comprises 2.0% of Donaldson Capital Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 17th biggest holding. Donaldson Capital Management LLC’s holdings in RTX were worth $63,798,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of RTX during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $2,359,602,000. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of RTX by 14,974.7% during the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,598,943 shares of the company’s stock valued at $525,518,000 after purchasing an additional 3,575,069 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in RTX by 1.9% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 122,074,734 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,825,353,000 after acquiring an additional 2,238,247 shares during the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its stake in RTX by 9.3% in the second quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 15,958,191 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,330,215,000 after purchasing an additional 1,361,071 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of RTX by 97.1% during the 2nd quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 1,927,305 shares of the company’s stock worth $281,425,000 after acquiring an additional 949,328 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.50% of the company’s stock.

RTX News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 earnings beat with raised guidance and a new 1-year high — RTX reported stronger-than-expected revenue and EPS, and the market pushed the stock to fresh highs after the results. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Large, improving backlog and cash flow support upside — MarketBeat highlights a >$260B backlog, triple-digit free cash flow improvement to ~$3.2B, and favorable guidance as reasons analysts see further upside. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Media/pundit support for the rally — Jim Cramer discussed RTX’s rally and alignment with government defense priorities, which can attract investor attention and support sentiment. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst coverage and ratings roundup — Recent analyst estimate and rating pieces summarize upgrades and consensus estimates; useful for tracking target changes but not an immediate catalyst on its own. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks pieces highlight momentum and peer comparisons — Coverage argues RTX is a momentum candidate long-term and compares value vs. peers (HII); informative for strategy but not new news. Article Title Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Many tech headlines reference “RTX” GPUs (NVIDIA) — several consumer gaming PC and GPU stories in the feed are unrelated to RTX Corporation (defense/aerospace). These do not affect RTX Corp’s fundamentals. Example: NVIDIA RTX preview. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Institutional selling and valuation are risks — MarketBeat and other coverage note heavy institutional ownership and some late-2025 selling; coupled with a rich P/E, this could cap near-term gains or increase volatility. Article Title

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have issued reports on RTX shares. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and issued a $204.00 target price on shares of RTX in a research note on Thursday. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on RTX from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Vertical Research reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $227.00 target price on shares of RTX in a research note on Tuesday. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “hold” rating and set a $225.00 price target on shares of RTX in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $225.00 target price on shares of RTX in a research note on Wednesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, RTX currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $198.89.

RTX Stock Performance

Shares of RTX opened at $200.85 on Friday. RTX Corporation has a 52 week low of $112.27 and a 52 week high of $205.36. The stock has a market cap of $269.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.49, a PEG ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 0.44. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $185.03 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $170.57. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 27th. The company reported $1.55 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.47 by $0.08. RTX had a return on equity of 13.08% and a net margin of 7.60%.The firm had revenue of $24.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $22.65 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.54 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 12.1% compared to the same quarter last year. RTX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.600-6.800 EPS. On average, analysts expect that RTX Corporation will post 6.11 EPS for the current year.

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.