Chancellor Financial Group WB LP Invests $483,000 in RTX Corporation $RTX

Chancellor Financial Group WB LP acquired a new position in RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund acquired 2,545 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $483,000.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in RTX by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 124,986,171 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,922,464,000 after purchasing an additional 2,210,950 shares during the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in shares of RTX in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $20,970,571,000. State Street Corp boosted its stake in shares of 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 during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley boosted its stake in shares of 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of RTX by 3.0% during the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 21,800,188 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,998,155,000 after buying an additional 625,994 shares during the period. 86.50% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting RTX

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: RTX’s Raytheon division won a roughly $22.9 billion, seven-year U.S. Navy contract to accelerate Tomahawk cruise-missile production. Annual output is expected to rise from approximately 60 missiles to more than 1,000, creating significant long-term revenue visibility and improving factory utilization. US Navy awards Raytheon $22.9 billion contract to boost Tomahawk output
• Positive Sentiment: The award reinforces broader U.S. efforts to replenish precision-munitions inventories and follows a recent $745 million missile-defense interceptor order, strengthening expectations for sustained defense demand. RTX Stock Gets a Radar Lock on a $23B Navy Win
• Positive Sentiment: RTX’s latest quarterly performance also exceeded expectations: adjusted EPS was $1.89 versus a $1.66 consensus, while revenue grew 14.5% year over year to $24.71 billion. Management raised 2026 adjusted EPS guidance to $7.10–$7.25 and projected revenue of $95–$96 billion. Commercial aviation aftermarket demand provides an additional growth driver. RTX Stock Gets a Radar Lock on a $23B Navy Win
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts remain generally constructive, with a Moderate Buy consensus and an average price target near $228.59, but the shares are already close to their 52-week high and have outperformed substantially over the past year.
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation is the principal concern. RTX trades at approximately 40 times trailing earnings and about 31 times forward earnings, while its six-month return has lagged the S&P 500. Investors must also monitor execution, supplier constraints and liquidity as the company ramps missile production; its quick ratio is 0.78.

Insider Transactions at RTX

In related news, VP Kevin G. Dasilva sold 2,250 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.93, for a total value of $488,092.50. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 20,099 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,360,076.07. The trade was a 10.07% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Troy D. Brunk sold 8,557 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $210.29, for a total value of $1,799,451.53. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 8,809 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,852,444.61. The trade was a 49.27% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 15,567 shares of company stock valued at $3,304,375 over the last ninety days. 0.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

RTX Stock Up 1.8%

Shares of NYSE RTX opened at $225.73 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $304.22 billion, a PE ratio of 39.74, a P/E/G ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 0.29. RTX Corporation has a 12-month low of $150.61 and a 12-month high of $226.88. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $201.77 and its 200 day simple moving average is $195.20. 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 (NYSE:RTX) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The company reported $1.89 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $22.89 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.56 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 14.5% on a year-over-year basis. RTX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.100-7.250 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that RTX Corporation will post 7.22 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

RTX Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be paid a $0.73 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. This represents a $2.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. RTX’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 51.41%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on RTX. TD Cowen lifted their target price on shares of RTX from $225.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 27th. Robert W. Baird set a $240.00 price target on shares of RTX in a research report on Friday, July 24th. UBS Group increased their price target on RTX from $198.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Dbs Bank raised RTX from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 10th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group set a $250.00 price objective on RTX in a research note on Sunday, July 26th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $228.59.

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.