Teacher Retirement System of Texas Reduces Position in RTX Corporation $RTX

Teacher Retirement System of Texas decreased its holdings in RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) by 4.4% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 342,982 shares of the company’s stock after selling 15,803 shares during the period. Teacher Retirement System of Texas’ holdings in RTX were worth $57,391,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in RTX by 1.9% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 122,074,734 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,825,353,000 after acquiring an additional 2,238,247 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its position in shares of RTX by 0.5% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 112,706,833 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,457,452,000 after purchasing an additional 552,009 shares in the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of RTX by 4.2% during the 2nd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 20,599,190 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,007,894,000 after purchasing an additional 837,268 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in RTX during the 2nd quarter worth about $2,359,602,000. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its stake in RTX by 9.3% in the 2nd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 15,958,191 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,330,215,000 after purchasing an additional 1,361,071 shares during the period. 86.50% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

RTX has been the topic of several analyst reports. Citigroup upped their price target on RTX from $211.00 to $227.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. UBS Group lowered shares of RTX from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $202.00 to $199.00 in a report on Monday, January 5th. Robert W. Baird set a $203.00 target price on shares of RTX in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of RTX in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on RTX from $195.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, December 19th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $186.88.

RTX News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Collins Aerospace (an RTX unit) signed three-year parts distribution agreements to support C-130 wheels and brakes — positive for recurring aftermarket revenue, logistics reach and defense sustainment exposure. RTX Collins Aerospace parts distribution agreements
• Positive Sentiment: Broader defense modernization continues: coverage noting Microsoft’s $170M Air Force cloud contract highlights a wave of Pentagon tech spending that benefits major defense primes like RTX through platform modernizations and increased program budgets. Top 5 Defense & Aerospace Stocks After Microsoft’s $170M Air Force Win
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst/features asking whether RTX is the best S&P 500 defense pick raise investor interest and can support multiple rerating catalysts if the company delivers on margins and backlog execution. Is RTX the best defense stock to buy in the S&P 500?
• Neutral Sentiment: Wall Street pre-earnings previews list Q4 top/bottom-line estimates and key metric projections — useful for near-term guidance risk but not new company-specific catalysts. Gear Up for RTX Q4 Earnings
• Neutral Sentiment: Comparative analysis versus General Dynamics highlights RTX’s growth runway and valuation trade-offs; useful for positioning but not an immediate price driver. RTX vs. General Dynamics analysis
• Neutral Sentiment: Higher retail/investor search interest in RTX is noted — can boost volume/volatility around the earnings release but doesn’t change fundamentals. Investors Heavily Search RTX
• Neutral Sentiment: Several tech headlines about “RTX” GPU production (Nvidia) and related scams/scalper stories are creating noise and search confusion for retail traders but are unrelated to RTX Corporation’s aerospace & defense fundamentals. Nvidia cutting RTX 50-series production
• Negative Sentiment: Pre-earnings commentary warns of tariff pressures on margins and guidance risk; these near-term headwinds and any disappointing Q4 guidance could weigh on the stock. Should You Buy, Hold or Sell RTX Ahead of Q4 Earnings?

RTX Price Performance

RTX stock opened at $196.31 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $182.03 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $168.25. The stock has a market cap of $263.21 billion, a PE ratio of 40.31, a P/E/G ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 0.44. RTX Corporation has a one year low of $112.27 and a one year high of $203.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.81.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 21st. The company reported $1.70 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.29. RTX had a net margin of 7.67% and a return on equity of 13.28%. The firm had revenue of $22.48 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $21.26 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.45 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 11.9% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts predict that RTX Corporation will post 6.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

RTX Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 11th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 21st were issued a $0.68 dividend. This represents a $2.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 21st. RTX’s dividend payout ratio is presently 55.85%.

RTX Company 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.