Krilogy Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX – Free Report) in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm purchased 6,946 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,209,000.
A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Advisors Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in RTX by 0.3% in the third quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 100,612 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,835,000 after purchasing an additional 259 shares during the period. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. grew its holdings in shares of RTX by 7.7% during the third quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 46,092 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,713,000 after buying an additional 3,297 shares during the last quarter. Stratos Investment Management LLC increased its position in RTX by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Stratos Investment Management LLC now owns 41,464 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,938,000 after acquiring an additional 328 shares during the period. Wealthstream Advisors Inc. raised its stake in RTX by 4.3% during the 3rd quarter. Wealthstream Advisors Inc. now owns 1,949 shares of the company’s stock valued at $326,000 after acquiring an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rockland Trust Co. lifted its position in RTX by 121.1% during the 3rd quarter. Rockland Trust Co. now owns 20,245 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,388,000 after acquiring an additional 11,089 shares during the period. 86.50% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Trending Headlines about RTX
Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Q4 results and guidance remain a near-term catalyst — RTX beat Q4 estimates (EPS and revenue) and set FY?2026 guidance above consensus, supporting investor expectations for continued margin and cash?flow improvement.
- Positive Sentiment: Raytheon (an RTX business) demonstrated its Coyote® Block 3 Non?Kinetic variant successfully defeating multiple drone swarms in a U.S. Army demo — a concrete defense win that supports follow?on contract and production upside. RTX’s Raytheon’s non-kinetic Coyote variant defeats multiple drone swarms
- Positive Sentiment: Fund commentary from Carillon Tower Advisers highlights improved revenue and earnings growth at RTX, reinforcing institutional investor confidence in the company’s recovery trajectory. Improved Revenue and Earnings Growth Powered RTX Corporation’s (RTX) Performance
- Neutral Sentiment: RTX continues to appear on government program coverage — reporting on unit work for a Pentagon spectrum project highlights ongoing defense services engagement, but near?term revenue impact is incremental until contract milestones are awarded/recognized. RTX unit details work on Pentagon spectrum project previously awarded in 2025
- Neutral Sentiment: Many headlines referencing “RTX” are about Nvidia’s consumer GeForce RTX GPUs (teardowns, reviews, bundles). These are largely irrelevant to RTX Corporation’s (Raytheon/Pratt & Whitney/Collins) fundamentals but can cause newsflow noise. Example: NVIDIA RTX 6000D teardown. NVIDIA RTX 6000D Teardown Reveals 84GB GDDR7 and Cut-Down Blackwell Specs
- Negative Sentiment: Product safety incidents in the consumer GPU press (several reports of GeForce RTX 5090 cards catching fire) generate tech?sector headlines that could briefly spook retail attention — not directly tied to RTX Corp but worth monitoring for PR/brand noise. MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Gaming X ignites and burst into flames during first boot
- Negative Sentiment: Analyst/feature pieces flagging a GTF (Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan) crisis remain a medium?term risk for RTX’s aerospace segment — potential warranty, production or order delays could pressure margins until resolved. RTX Corporation: The Aerospace Cash Powerhouse Despite GTF Crisis
RTX Stock Performance
RTX (NYSE:RTX – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 27th. The company reported $1.55 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.47 by $0.08. RTX had a net margin of 7.60% and a return on equity of 13.08%. The firm had revenue of $24.24 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.65 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.54 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 12.1% on a year-over-year basis. RTX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.600-6.800 EPS. Analysts expect that RTX Corporation will post 6.11 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
RTX Announces Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 19th. Investors of record on Friday, February 20th will be issued a $0.68 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 20th. This represents a $2.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. RTX’s dividend payout ratio is currently 54.84%.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of research firms have recently issued reports on RTX. BNP Paribas Exane assumed coverage on RTX in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $210.00 target price on the stock. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $235.00 price objective on shares of RTX in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Wolfe Research restated an “outperform” rating on shares of RTX in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of RTX in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, DZ Bank downgraded shares of RTX from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Friday, February 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $199.50.
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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.
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