Critical Survey: Nauticus Robotics (NASDAQ:KITT) & RTX (NYSE:RTX)

RTX (NYSE:RTX) and Nauticus Robotics (NASDAQ:KITT) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares RTX and Nauticus Robotics’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RTX	8.28%	13.99%	5.51%
Nauticus Robotics	-1,758.70%	-1,067.00%	-81.40%

Volatility & Risk

RTX has a beta of 0.29, meaning that its stock price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nauticus Robotics has a beta of -0.2, meaning that its stock price is 120% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for RTX and Nauticus Robotics, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RTX	1	5	14	1	2.71
Nauticus Robotics	1	0	0	0	1.00

RTX currently has a consensus price target of $228.06, indicating a potential upside of 18.78%. Given RTX’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe RTX is more favorable than Nauticus Robotics.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

86.5% of RTX shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.5% of Nauticus Robotics shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of RTX shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.3% of Nauticus Robotics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares RTX and Nauticus Robotics”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
RTX	$88.60 billion	2.92	$6.73 billion	$5.68	33.80
Nauticus Robotics	$5.28 million	0.77	-$40.83 million	($54.89)	-0.01

RTX has higher revenue and earnings than Nauticus Robotics. Nauticus Robotics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RTX, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

RTX beats Nauticus Robotics on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About RTX

RTX Corporation, an aerospace and defense company, provides systems and services for the commercial, military, and government customers in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. The Collins Aerospace Systems segment offers aerospace and defense products, and aftermarket service solutions for civil and military aircraft manufacturers and commercial airlines, as well as regional, business, and general aviation, defense, and commercial space operations. This segment also designs, produces, and supports cabin interior, including oxygen systems, food and beverage preparation, storage and galley systems, and lavatory and wastewater management systems; battlespace, test and training range systems, crew escape systems, and simulation and training solutions; information management services; and aftermarket services that include spare parts, overhaul and repair, engineering and technical support, training and fleet management solutions, and asset and information management services. Its Pratt & Whitney segment supplies aircraft engines for commercial, military, business jet, and general aviation customers; and produces, sells, and services military and commercial auxiliary power units. The Raytheon segment provides defensive and offensive threat detection, tracking, and mitigation capabilities for U.S., foreign government, and commercial customers. The company was formerly known as Raytheon Technologies Corporation and changed its name to RTX Corporation in July 2023. RTX Corporation was incorporated in 1934 and is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.

About Nauticus Robotics

Nauticus Robotics, Inc. develops ocean robots, cloud software, and services to the ocean industry. The company offers Aquanaut, an autonomous underwater vehicle with sensor suite, which provides capability to observe and inspect subsea assets or other subsea features; Olympic Arm, an all-electric manipulator designed for a variety of intervention tasks on work class remotely operated vehicles; and ToolKITT, a software platform, which consists of interrelated products for ocean sensing, manipulation, autonomous behaviors, survey, search and recovery, and manual intervention. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Webster, Texas.