Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC Takes $5.69 Million Position in RTX Corporation $RTX

Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 29,971 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,686,000.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Fortress Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of RTX in the 2nd quarter worth $358,000. Navalign LLC bought a new stake in shares of RTX in the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC purchased a new stake in shares of RTX during the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Evergreen Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of RTX during the 1st quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, Core Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of RTX in the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.50% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Ramsaran Maharajh sold 13,655 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $223.92, for a total value of $3,057,627.60. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 13,184 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,952,161.28. This represents a 50.88% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Troy D. Brunk sold 8,557 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, July 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $210.29, for a total value of $1,799,451.53. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 8,809 shares in the company, valued at $1,852,444.61. This trade represents a 49.27% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 29,222 shares of company stock worth $6,362,003 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

RTX has been the subject of several recent research reports. Jefferies Financial Group set a $250.00 price target on RTX in a research report on Sunday, July 26th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $240.00 price objective on shares of RTX in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Weiss Ratings cut RTX from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and set a $238.00 target price on shares of RTX in a research report on Monday, July 27th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein increased their price target on RTX from $213.00 to $232.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, RTX has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $228.59.

RTX Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of NYSE RTX opened at $209.22 on Tuesday. RTX Corporation has a 52-week low of $150.61 and a 52-week high of $226.88. The firm has a market capitalization of $281.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.83, a PEG ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 0.29. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $204.25 and a 200 day moving average price of $195.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a current ratio of 1.01.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The company reported $1.89 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.66 by $0.23. RTX had a return on equity of 13.99% and a net margin of 8.28%.The company had revenue of $24.71 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.89 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.56 EPS. RTX’s quarterly revenue was up 14.5% on a year-over-year basis. RTX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.100-7.250 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that RTX Corporation will post 7.22 earnings per share for the current year.

RTX Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th will be paid a $0.73 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. This represents a $2.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. RTX’s dividend payout ratio is 51.41%.

Key Headlines Impacting RTX

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, completed altitude testing of its Enhanced Power and Cooling System (EPACS). The testing validated performance in high-altitude conditions and supports greater cooling capacity for advanced mission systems on the F-35, as well as potential future defense and commercial aircraft. The milestone reinforces RTX’s role in upgrading the F-35 platform, although it does not by itself indicate an immediate revenue or earnings change. RTX Collins Aerospace EPACS altitude testing announcement
• Neutral Sentiment: A sector comparison of GE Aerospace, Boeing and RTX says aerospace and defense leaders have outperformed their broader sector basket in 2026. The article may support continued investor interest in RTX, but it provides no new company guidance, contract award or operational update. Aerospace and defense stock performance comparison
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple articles discuss Acer gaming laptops, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50-series graphics cards, RTX 5090 pricing and gaming benchmarks. These stories concern NVIDIA’s products—not RTX Corporation—and therefore should not materially affect RTX shares.

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.