Gradient Investments LLC Sells 15,971 Shares of RTX Corporation $RTX

Gradient Investments LLC decreased its holdings in RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) by 16.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 78,392 shares of the company’s stock after selling 15,971 shares during the quarter. Gradient Investments LLC’s holdings in RTX were worth $14,377,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of RTX during the 2nd quarter valued at $2,359,602,000. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in RTX by 14,974.7% in the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,598,943 shares of the company’s stock worth $525,518,000 after purchasing an additional 3,575,069 shares during the period. California Public Employees Retirement System lifted its position in RTX by 27.5% during the third quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 4,796,746 shares of the company’s stock valued at $802,640,000 after purchasing an additional 1,034,456 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its position in RTX by 97.1% during the second quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 1,927,305 shares of the company’s stock valued at $281,425,000 after purchasing an additional 949,328 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Groupama Asset Managment bought a new stake in RTX during the third quarter valued at about $150,078,000. 86.50% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

More RTX News

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks reports RTX is expanding missile capabilities and won an ~ $11.74 billion contract while investing in hypersonics and advanced systems — this strengthens backlog, defense revenue visibility and long‑term ordnance/missile positioning for RTX. Is RTX Expanding Missile Capabilities to Boost Defense Strength?
• Neutral Sentiment: Consumer/gaming headlines (discounts on Alienware laptops, RTX 50/5070/5090 GPU reviews, DLSS 4.5, Xbox mod stories) reference NVIDIA’s “RTX” graphics brand and do not materially affect RTX Corporation’s aerospace & defense business; treat these as noise for RTX investors. $300 off! Alienware’s Intel Core 7 + RTX 5060 laptop
• Neutral Sentiment: DLSS 4.5 / RTX 50-series performance and other GPU product stories are important for NVIDIA’s business but unrelated to RTX Corp.’s financials and contracts. DLSS 4.5 arrives March 31
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks notes the stock “slides as the market rises,” reflecting short‑term underperformance and profit‑taking despite the defense wins. Technical pressure (trading below the 50‑day moving average) and a relatively high valuation may be amplifying the pullback. RTX Stock Slides as Market Rises

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Shane G. Eddy sold 17,527 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $199.16, for a total transaction of $3,490,677.32. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Dantaya M. Williams sold 12,713 shares of RTX stock in a transaction on Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $202.83, for a total transaction of $2,578,577.79. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 16,749 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,397,199.67. This represents a 43.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 89,255 shares of company stock valued at $18,151,956 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

RTX has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Robert W. Baird set a $225.00 price target on RTX in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of RTX in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $235.00 target price on shares of RTX in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of RTX from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, December 14th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of RTX from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, RTX currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $202.00.

RTX Stock Performance

NYSE:RTX opened at $194.53 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $201.12 and a 200 day moving average price of $182.38. The stock has a market capitalization of $261.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.22, a P/E/G ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 0.42. RTX Corporation has a 12-month low of $112.27 and a 12-month high of $214.50. The company has a current ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The company reported $1.55 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.47 by $0.08. RTX had a return on equity of 13.08% and a net margin of 7.60%.The company had revenue of $24.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $22.65 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.54 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 12.1% compared to the same quarter last year. RTX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.600-6.800 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that RTX Corporation will post 6.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

RTX Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 19th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 20th were issued a $0.68 dividend. This represents a $2.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 20th. RTX’s payout ratio is 54.84%.

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.