William John Sempolinski Invests $1.48 Million in RTX Corporation $RTX

William John Sempolinski acquired a new stake in RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 7,790 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,478,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in shares of RTX by 24.3% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 17,018 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,969,000 after acquiring an additional 3,332 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in shares of RTX by 3.4% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,873 shares of the company’s stock valued at $564,000 after acquiring an additional 159 shares in the last quarter. United Bank lifted its stake in RTX by 68.0% during the second quarter. United Bank now owns 10,202 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,490,000 after purchasing an additional 4,131 shares during the last quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. lifted its stake in RTX by 3.1% during the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 20,900 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,052,000 after purchasing an additional 623 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership acquired a new position in RTX in the second quarter worth $5,157,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.50% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Troy D. Brunk sold 8,557 shares of RTX stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $210.29, for a total transaction of $1,799,451.53. Following the sale, the insider owned 8,809 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,852,444.61. The trade was a 49.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Ramsaran Maharajh sold 13,655 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $223.92, for a total value of $3,057,627.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 13,184 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,952,161.28. This trade represents a 50.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 29,222 shares of company stock worth $6,362,003. Insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have weighed in on RTX shares. Argus set a $245.00 target price on shares of RTX in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $250.00 price objective on shares of RTX in a research report on Sunday, July 26th. Sanford C. Bernstein increased their price objective on shares of RTX from $213.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $238.00 target price on shares of RTX in a report on Monday, July 27th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on RTX from $200.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $228.59.

Trending Headlines about RTX

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Pratt & Whitney is expanding production capacity. The RTX business is investing $25 million to expand its precision-parts facility in Niepołomice, Poland. The project is expected to be operational in 2028, add more than 120 jobs, and support rising demand for commercial and military engines. RTX Pratt & Whitney Poland expansion
• Positive Sentiment: Defense demand remains a key tailwind. Naval modernization contracts and RTX’s substantial backlog are viewed as supporting longer-term revenue visibility, potentially offering investors an attractive entry point following the sector’s pullback. Defense stocks and Navy tailwinds
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation signals are mixed. A recent analysis found RTX potentially undervalued based on discounted cash flow, while earnings multiples suggest the stock is closer to fair value after a 169.7% five-year advance. That may limit near-term upside unless earnings growth accelerates. RTX valuation analysis
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst sentiment remains favorable. Wall Street commentary continues to highlight optimistic recommendations for RTX, supporting the view that the recent weakness may be a consolidation rather than a change in the long-term outlook. Wall Street outlook for RTX

RTX Stock Performance

RTX stock opened at $200.75 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a current ratio of 1.01. The stock has a market capitalization of $270.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.34, a PEG ratio of 2.60 and a beta of 0.29. RTX Corporation has a 1 year low of $150.61 and a 1 year high of $226.88. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $207.91 and its two-hundred day moving average is $196.13.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The company reported $1.89 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 analyst estimates of $22.89 billion. RTX had a net margin of 8.28% and a return on equity of 13.99%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.56 earnings per share. The company’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. On average, research analysts predict that RTX Corporation will post 7.22 EPS for the current year.

RTX Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 14th were paid a dividend of $0.73 per share. This represents a $2.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 14th. RTX’s payout ratio is presently 51.41%.

RTX 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.