Strathmore Capital Advisors Inc. Takes Position in RTX Corporation $RTX

Strathmore Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) during the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund acquired 2,984 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $578,000.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Navalign LLC acquired a new position in RTX during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC acquired a new stake in RTX in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Core Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in RTX in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $31,000. 1 North Wealth Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of RTX by 456.7% during the fourth quarter. 1 North Wealth Services LLC now owns 167 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 137 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Evergreen Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of RTX during the first quarter worth approximately $31,000. 86.50% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at RTX

In other news, EVP Ramsaran Maharajh sold 13,655 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $223.92, for a total value of $3,057,627.60. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 13,184 shares in the company, valued at $2,952,161.28. This represents a 50.88% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, VP Kevin G. Dasilva sold 2,250 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $216.93, for a total transaction of $488,092.50. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 20,099 shares in the company, valued at $4,360,076.07. The trade was a 10.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 29,222 shares of company stock worth $6,362,003 in the last quarter. 0.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

RTX News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Raytheon, RTX’s defense unit, won a roughly $22.9 billion U.S. Navy Tomahawk missile contract spanning seven years. The agreement is expected to increase production to more than 1,000 missiles annually, providing substantial long-term revenue visibility and supporting RTX’s defense backlog. RTX Stock Gets a Radar Lock on a $23B Navy Win
• Positive Sentiment: The contract follows RTX’s better-than-expected second-quarter results: adjusted EPS was $1.89 versus the $1.66 consensus estimate, while revenue rose 14.5% year over year to $24.71 billion. Management’s fiscal 2026 EPS outlook of $7.10–$7.25 and continued dividend growth reinforce the company’s favorable operating momentum. RTX Stock Gets a Radar Lock on a $23B Navy Win
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry research projects growth in the commercial aircraft inflight entertainment and connectivity market, including opportunities in Asia-Pacific fleet expansion and aircraft retrofits. RTX is listed among the key participants, but the report does not announce a specific contract or material financial impact for the company. Commercial Aircraft Inflight Entertainment and Connectivity Systems Market Report
• Negative Sentiment: RTX Executive Vice President Ramsaran Maharajh sold 13,655 shares for approximately $3.06 million, reducing his holdings by 50.88%. Although executive sales do not necessarily signal deteriorating fundamentals, the transaction can weigh on sentiment when the stock is near its recent high. Ramsaran Maharajh Insider Trading
• Negative Sentiment: Recent commentary notes that RTX shares have outperformed significantly and trade at a demanding valuation—approximately 39 times earnings—leaving less room for disappointment. Some investors may therefore be locking in gains or favoring other industrial and defense opportunities.
• Neutral Sentiment: Articles about modified GeForce RTX 3080 and RTX 50-series graphics cards concern NVIDIA hardware, not RTX Corporation, and should not affect RTX stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on RTX. UBS Group increased their target price on RTX from $198.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of RTX from $200.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of RTX from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. TD Cowen raised their price objective on shares of RTX from $225.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 27th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group set a $250.00 price objective on shares of RTX in a report on Sunday, July 26th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, RTX presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $228.59.

RTX Stock Down 2.2%

RTX stock opened at $220.48 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $297.16 billion, a PE ratio of 38.82, a P/E/G ratio of 2.68 and a beta of 0.29. The company has a quick ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. RTX Corporation has a twelve month low of $150.61 and a twelve month high of $226.88. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $202.63 and its 200-day moving average is $195.34.

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

RTX Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.73 per share. This represents a $2.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. RTX’s payout ratio is currently 51.41%.

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.