Epoch Investment Partners Inc. Reduces Position in RTX Corporation $RTX

Epoch Investment Partners Inc. decreased its stake in shares of RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) by 13.1% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 356,975 shares of the company’s stock after selling 53,898 shares during the quarter. Epoch Investment Partners Inc.’s holdings in RTX were worth $65,469,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Evelyn Partners Asset Management Ltd increased its position in RTX by 5.6% during the fourth quarter. Evelyn Partners Asset Management Ltd now owns 1,553 shares of the company’s stock worth $285,000 after buying an additional 83 shares in the last quarter. Evelyn Partners Investment Management LLP increased its position in RTX by 3.4% during the fourth quarter. Evelyn Partners Investment Management LLP now owns 9,315 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,708,000 after buying an additional 310 shares in the last quarter. Brasada Capital Management LP increased its position in RTX by 3.4% during the fourth quarter. Brasada Capital Management LP now owns 34,366 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,435,000 after buying an additional 1,145 shares in the last quarter. 1 North Wealth Services LLC increased its position in RTX by 456.7% during the fourth quarter. 1 North Wealth Services LLC now owns 167 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 137 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Aigen Investment Management LP purchased a new position in RTX during the fourth quarter worth $1,312,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.50% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have weighed in on RTX shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and set a $240.00 price target on shares of RTX in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. UBS Group lowered their price objective on RTX from $209.00 to $199.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Dbs Bank raised RTX from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Melius Research raised RTX from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 2nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company initiated coverage on RTX in a research report on Wednesday, April 1st. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $200.00 price objective for the company. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $211.38.

RTX Price Performance

Shares of RTX stock opened at $183.52 on Friday. RTX Corporation has a twelve month low of $140.47 and a twelve month high of $214.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $247.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.43, a PEG ratio of 2.60 and a beta of 0.31. 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 business’s fifty day moving average price is $183.00 and its 200 day moving average price is $188.99.

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

RTX Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 11th. Investors of record on Friday, May 22nd were issued a $0.73 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 22nd. 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%. RTX’s payout ratio is 54.78%.

More RTX News

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: DBS Bank upgraded RTX from “hold” to “moderate buy,” signaling improved confidence in the company’s outlook and valuation.
• Positive Sentiment: Erste Group Bank raised its FY2026 and FY2027 EPS estimates for RTX, suggesting expectations for stronger earnings ahead. Source article
• Positive Sentiment: RTX’s Collins Aerospace unit is expanding its Malaysia MRO hub with a $63 million investment, which supports long-term service capacity and international growth. Source article
• Positive Sentiment: Recent commentary highlighted RTX as attractive on valuation after defense-contract focus, reinforcing the view that the stock may still have room to rerate if earnings hold up. Source article
• Neutral Sentiment: RTX remains one of the more watched names among investors, with multiple articles discussing defense spending, autonomous systems, and earnings expectations, but these are mostly sentiment and theme-driven rather than direct company-specific catalysts.
• Neutral Sentiment: Several headlines about “RTX” relate to Nvidia’s GeForce RTX graphics products and Microsoft’s AI GPU support, which are unrelated to RTX Corporation and are unlikely to affect the stock directly.

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.