Brokerages Set RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) Target Price at $210.75

Shares of RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-one ratings firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, seven have issued a hold recommendation, twelve have assigned a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $210.75.

Several research firms recently issued reports on RTX. Citigroup reduced their price target on shares of RTX from $238.00 to $226.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 2nd. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated a “market perform” rating and set a $204.00 price target on shares of RTX in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of RTX in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Erste Group Bank lowered shares of RTX from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of RTX from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, April 26th.

Institutional Trading of RTX

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. World Investment Advisors lifted its holdings in shares of RTX by 8.7% during the fourth quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 62,448 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,453,000 after purchasing an additional 5,020 shares during the period. Milestone Asset Management Group LLC raised its stake in RTX by 34.7% during the fourth quarter. Milestone Asset Management Group LLC now owns 30,011 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,504,000 after buying an additional 7,738 shares during the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp raised its stake in RTX by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 2,315,021 shares of the company’s stock worth $424,575,000 after buying an additional 53,045 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Science Advisors LLC bought a new position in RTX during the fourth quarter worth $1,439,000. Finally, Groupama Asset Managment bought a new position in RTX during the third quarter worth $150,078,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.50% of the company’s stock.

RTX Stock Performance

NYSE RTX opened at $177.06 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. The firm has a market capitalization of $238.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.22, a P/E/G ratio of 2.51 and a beta of 0.31. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $188.13 and its 200 day simple moving average is $188.75. RTX has a 1 year low of $130.90 and a 1 year high of $214.50.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 21st. The company reported $1.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.52 by $0.26. The business had revenue of $22.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $21.38 billion. RTX had a net margin of 8.03% and a return on equity of 13.50%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.47 EPS. RTX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.600-6.800 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that RTX will post 6.91 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

RTX Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 11th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 22nd will be given a $0.73 dividend. This is an increase from RTX’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.68. This represents a $2.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 22nd. RTX’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 51.03%.

RTX News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: A bullish note on RTX said the stock could have about 14% upside to $201.85, supported by a $271 billion backlog, strong Q1 organic growth, and efficient cash flow generation. RTX Corporation: A Dual Cycle Profile In Play
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst coverage comparing AeroVironment and RTX reiterated RTX’s appeal as militaries increase spending on missile defense, autonomous systems, and integrated targeting technologies. AeroVironment vs. RTX: Which Aerospace-Defense Stock Has the Edge?
• Positive Sentiment: The same aerospace-defense comparison article was republished by Zacks, adding visibility to RTX’s defense-growth narrative. AeroVironment vs. RTX: Which Aerospace-Defense Stock Has the Edge?
• Neutral Sentiment: Several consumer tech stories referenced “RTX” in Nvidia GPU product names, but they are unrelated to RTX Corporation and should not materially affect the stock.
• Negative Sentiment: No clear company-specific negative catalyst appeared in the latest headlines; however, the stock remains well below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, suggesting traders may still view the recent pullback cautiously.

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.