LaFleur & Godfrey LLC Sells 9,316 Shares of RTX Corporation $RTX

LaFleur & Godfrey LLC cut its stake in shares of RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) by 5.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 149,056 shares of the company’s stock after selling 9,316 shares during the period. RTX comprises approximately 3.0% of LaFleur & Godfrey LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest position. LaFleur & Godfrey LLC’s holdings in RTX were worth $24,942,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of RTX. Zullo Investment Group Inc. raised its position in RTX by 1.2% in the third quarter. Zullo Investment Group Inc. now owns 4,713 shares of the company’s stock valued at $789,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust grew its holdings in shares of RTX by 0.3% during the third quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 16,465 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,755,000 after purchasing an additional 57 shares during the last quarter. Uptick Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of RTX by 1.7% in the third quarter. Uptick Partners LLC now owns 3,327 shares of the company’s stock valued at $557,000 after buying an additional 57 shares during the period. Chesapeake Wealth Management raised its holdings in RTX by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Chesapeake Wealth Management now owns 13,141 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,199,000 after buying an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arrow Financial Corp boosted its position in RTX by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. Arrow Financial Corp now owns 7,334 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,227,000 after buying an additional 61 shares during the period. 86.50% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

RTX Price Performance

RTX stock opened at $204.86 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The firm has a market cap of $274.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.30, a PEG ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 0.43. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $193.34 and its 200 day simple moving average is $175.47. RTX Corporation has a 12-month low of $112.27 and a 12-month high of $206.73.

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

RTX Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 19th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 20th will be paid a $0.68 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 20th. This represents a $2.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. RTX’s payout ratio is 54.84%.

Key RTX News

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Collins Aerospace’s Sidekick autonomy software successfully flew on General Atomics’ YFQ-42A in a test pairing uncrewed jets with crewed fighters — a demonstration that could accelerate autonomous-mission software sales and strengthen RTX’s positioning on CCA and other DoD programs. Collins Sidekick Flight
• Positive Sentiment: The U.S. Navy approved Raytheon’s StormBreaker® smart weapon for operational use on the F/A-18 Super Hornet fleet — a procurement/fielding milestone that supports near‑term weapons revenue and adds to program credibility. StormBreaker Approval
• Positive Sentiment: Wolfe Research reaffirmed an Outperform rating and $235 target after RTX reached a Pentagon framework deal to boost missile manufacturing capacity (SM‑3IB and related programs), reinforcing analyst confidence in RTX’s defense backlog and long‑term growth. Wolfe Research Reaffirmation
• Neutral Sentiment: Unusually large options flow — nearly 287k call contracts traded — signals heavy speculative or institutional positioning that can amplify intraday moves and volatility but doesn’t change fundamentals.
• Neutral Sentiment: Financial media attention to RTX has risen (Zacks piece highlighting investor interest), which can boost trading volume and focus but is neutral on earnings unless tied to new contracts. Zacks Coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Several high‑profile headlines about “RTX” GPU hardware (GeForce RTX 5090 melting connector reports and related product deals) refer to NVIDIA’s RTX-branded GPUs, not RTX Corporation; these stories can confuse retail investors and cause noise in the tape. Examples: melting connector reports and coverage of RTX‑branded gaming PC deals. GeForce RTX 5090 Melting Report TweakTown GPU Report
• Negative Sentiment: Near‑term share pressure may persist from market noise and speculative options activity despite solid defense developments; retail confusion between NVIDIA “RTX” headlines and RTX Corp fundamentals could trigger short‑term selling or volatility.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

RTX has been the subject of several recent research reports. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of RTX in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating and issued a $225.00 price objective on shares of RTX in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Susquehanna restated a “positive” rating and issued a $230.00 price objective on shares of RTX in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $235.00 target price on shares of RTX in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of RTX in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $199.50.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other RTX news, insider Shane G. Eddy sold 17,527 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 12th. The stock was 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 SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, VP Kevin G. Dasilva sold 8,136 shares of RTX stock in a transaction on Friday, February 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $201.30, for a total transaction of $1,637,776.80. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 27,102 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,455,632.60. This represents a 23.09% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.15% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.