Shane Eddy Sells 17,527 Shares of RTX (NYSE:RTX) Stock

RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) insider Shane Eddy sold 17,527 shares of the firm’s 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 sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link.

RTX Stock Performance

RTX stock traded down $1.24 during trading on Friday, hitting $199.90. The stock had a trading volume of 4,936,306 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,277,058. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $189.88 and its two-hundred day moving average is $173.29. RTX Corporation has a 1 year low of $112.27 and a 1 year high of $206.48. The stock has a market cap of $268.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 0.43. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The company reported $1.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.47 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $24.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.54 earnings per share. RTX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.600-6.800 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that RTX Corporation will post 6.11 EPS for the current year.

RTX Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 19th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 20th will be issued a $0.68 dividend. This represents a $2.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 20th. RTX’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 54.84%.

Institutional Trading of RTX

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Navalign LLC purchased a new position in shares of RTX during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC purchased a new position in RTX during the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. BNP Paribas bought a new position in RTX in the 3rd quarter worth $25,000. Core Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of RTX in the 4th quarter worth about $31,000. Finally, Wilkerson Advisory Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of RTX during the 4th quarter valued at about $32,000. 86.50% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting RTX

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Investment manager note highlighting improved revenue and earnings growth at RTX, citing stronger top-line momentum and earnings power that underpinned recent performance. Improved Revenue and Earnings Growth Powered RTX Corporation’s (RTX) Performance
• Positive Sentiment: Exclusive report that RTX (the defense/aerospace company) successfully defeated drone swarms in Army trials — potentially supportive for future defense contracts and backlog expansion. Exclusive: RTX downs drone swarms at Army trials
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage of Nvidia/NVIDIA-branded RTX products continues to dominate headlines (new GPUs, laptop integrations and bundles). These items drive general market tech chatter but are unrelated to RTX Corporation’s business fundamentals. Examples: Asus RTX 5080 Noctua review; Lenovo and Alienware laptop RTX 5080/5090 deals; Resident Evil RTX 50 Series bundle. Asus GeForce RTX 5080 Noctua OC Edition review
• Neutral Sentiment: Hardware teardown and spec leaks (e.g., NVIDIA RTX 6000D with 84GB GDDR7) and new OEM subscription/packaging offers generate industry attention but do not affect RTX Corp’s defense/aerospace fundamentals. NVIDIA RTX 6000D Teardown Reveals 84GB GDDR7 and Cut-Down Blackwell Specs
• Neutral Sentiment: Retail pricing and promotion stories (Best Buy, Lenovo, Dell, MSI, HP subscription tiers) highlight consumer demand dynamics in GPUs/laptops — noise for market but not directly tied to RTX Corp revenues. Save $800 on beastly RTX 5090 Alienware 16″ gaming laptop
• Negative Sentiment: Several high-visibility incidents of RTX-branded GPUs (Nvidia products) reportedly catching fire or failing at first boot have trended widely — this kind of headline risk can create ticker/name confusion among retail investors and temporary selling pressure on RTX Corp even though the events involve unrelated GPU makers. Examples: MSI GeForce RTX 5090 ignition videos and related coverage. MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Gaming X ignites and burst into flames during first boot

Analyst Ratings Changes

RTX has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on RTX from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on shares of RTX from $151.00 to $168.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of RTX in a report on Monday, December 29th. Sanford C. Bernstein restated a “market perform” rating and set a $204.00 price objective on shares of RTX in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, DZ Bank lowered shares of RTX from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Friday, February 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $199.50.

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.