Advisors Capital Management LLC Cuts Stock Holdings in RTX Corporation $RTX

Advisors Capital Management LLC lowered its position in RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) by 1.2% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 398,423 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,893 shares during the period. Advisors Capital Management LLC’s holdings in RTX were worth $66,668,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in RTX. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA purchased a new stake in shares of RTX in the second quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Valley Wealth Managers Inc. purchased a new position in RTX in the third quarter worth $30,000. Access Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in RTX in the second quarter valued at $31,000. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. boosted its position in shares of RTX by 57.4% during the 3rd quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. now owns 192 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Clayton Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of RTX during the 3rd quarter worth $36,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.50% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, VP Kevin G. Dasilva sold 8,136 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.30, for a total transaction of $1,637,776.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 27,102 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,455,632.60. This trade represents a 23.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Shane G. Eddy sold 17,527 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $199.16, for a total transaction of $3,490,677.32. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 0.15% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently commented on RTX shares. Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of RTX in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Wall Street Zen downgraded RTX from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, December 14th. Robert W. Baird set a $225.00 target price on RTX in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “hold” rating and set a $225.00 price objective on shares of RTX in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, DZ Bank lowered RTX from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Friday, February 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $199.50.

Key RTX News

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst lift and earnings momentum — Zacks highlights RTX as a top analyst pick after a quarterly beat and cites a solid backlog and cloud/AI tailwinds for peers, reinforcing buy-side interest. The Zacks Analyst Blog
• Positive Sentiment: Defense tech contract — Raytheon (an RTX business) won an Air Force Research Lab award to develop domestic production of thin‑film lithium niobate wafers, supporting secure comms and sensing supply chains and strengthening defense-related revenue visibility. Raytheon TFLN contract
• Positive Sentiment: Product recognition in aerospace — Collins Aerospace (an RTX unit) was named a finalist for a Crystal Cabin Award for its SkyNook suite, a modest positive for commercial aerospace branding and product innovation. Collins Aerospace award
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street support & price targets — Recent analyst upgrades and multiple buy/overweight ratings (median recent price target ~$211.50) are providing technical and sentiment support after the quarter. QuiverQuant analyst summary
• Neutral Sentiment: Many consumer “RTX” headlines refer to NVIDIA GPUs and retail PC deals, not RTX Corporation; these generate online noise but are not related to RTX’s aerospace & defense fundamentals. (Representative story) WePC GPU/PC deal
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling and institutional rebalancing — Social and data summaries note multiple insider sales and large institutional reductions (e.g., UBS AM reported big share removals), which can pressure sentiment and create volatility despite strong fundamentals; supply‑chain timing concerns were also flagged. QuiverQuant insider/institutional activity

RTX Price Performance

Shares of RTX opened at $203.01 on Wednesday. RTX Corporation has a one year low of $112.27 and a one year high of $206.48. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $191.65 and its 200-day moving average is $174.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 1.03. The firm has a market capitalization of $272.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 0.43.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The company reported $1.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.47 by $0.08. RTX had a net margin of 7.60% and a return on equity of 13.08%. The firm had revenue of $24.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $22.65 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.54 EPS. RTX’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 analysts anticipate that RTX Corporation will post 6.11 EPS for the current year.

RTX Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 19th. Investors of record on Friday, February 20th will be issued a dividend of $0.68 per share. 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 presently 54.84%.

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.