Sapient Capital LLC Has $10.72 Million Stock Position in RTX Corporation $RTX

Sapient Capital LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTXFree Report) by 8.8% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 58,283 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,604 shares during the period. Sapient Capital LLC’s holdings in RTX were worth $10,722,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in RTX by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 124,986,171 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,922,464,000 after purchasing an additional 2,210,950 shares during the last quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System increased its position in RTX by 27.5% in the 3rd quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 4,796,746 shares of the company’s stock worth $802,640,000 after purchasing an additional 1,034,456 shares during the last quarter. Groupama Asset Managment acquired a new position in RTX in the 3rd quarter worth about $150,078,000. Legal & General Group Plc increased its position in RTX by 13.4% in the 3rd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 7,167,501 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,199,338,000 after purchasing an additional 846,656 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital Research Global Investors increased its position in RTX by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 76,197,762 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,750,087,000 after purchasing an additional 799,155 shares during the last quarter. 86.50% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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Insider Buying and Selling at RTX

In other RTX news, EVP Dantaya M. Williams sold 12,713 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $202.83, for a total value of $2,578,577.79. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 16,749 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,397,199.67. This represents a 43.15% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Ramsaran Maharajh sold 15,124 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $204.65, for a total value of $3,095,126.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 13,184 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,698,105.60. This trade represents a 53.43% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 63,592 shares of company stock valued at $13,023,502 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently issued reports on RTX shares. Citigroup decreased their price target on RTX from $238.00 to $226.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on RTX from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Wall Street Zen downgraded RTX from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, April 26th. UBS Group decreased their price target on RTX from $209.00 to $199.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and set a $240.00 target price on shares of RTX in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $210.75.

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RTX Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:RTX opened at $171.11 on Monday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $191.79 and a 200 day moving average price of $188.81. RTX Corporation has a twelve month low of $130.90 and a twelve month high of $214.50. The company has a market cap of $230.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.10, a PEG ratio of 2.43 and a beta of 0.31. The company has a quick ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48.

RTX (NYSE:RTXGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 21st. The company reported $1.78 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.52 by $0.26. The firm had revenue of $22.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $21.38 billion. RTX had a return on equity of 13.50% and a net margin of 8.03%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.47 EPS. RTX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.600-6.800 EPS. Research analysts predict that RTX Corporation will post 6.91 earnings per share for the current year.

RTX Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 11th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 22nd will be issued a $0.73 dividend. This is a positive change from RTX’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.68. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 22nd. This represents a $2.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.7%. RTX’s payout ratio is currently 51.03%.

RTX Company Profile

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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.

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