Independent Advisor Alliance Buys 15,753 Shares of RTX Corporation $RTX

Independent Advisor Alliance increased its position in shares of RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) by 34.6% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 61,284 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 15,753 shares during the period. Independent Advisor Alliance’s holdings in RTX were worth $10,255,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

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

Trending Headlines about RTX

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 earnings beat with raised guidance and a new 1-year high — RTX reported stronger-than-expected revenue and EPS, and the market pushed the stock to fresh highs after the results. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Large, improving backlog and cash flow support upside — MarketBeat highlights a >$260B backlog, triple-digit free cash flow improvement to ~$3.2B, and favorable guidance as reasons analysts see further upside. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Media/pundit support for the rally — Jim Cramer discussed RTX’s rally and alignment with government defense priorities, which can attract investor attention and support sentiment. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst coverage and ratings roundup — Recent analyst estimate and rating pieces summarize upgrades and consensus estimates; useful for tracking target changes but not an immediate catalyst on its own. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks pieces highlight momentum and peer comparisons — Coverage argues RTX is a momentum candidate long-term and compares value vs. peers (HII); informative for strategy but not new news. Article Title Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Many tech headlines reference “RTX” GPUs (NVIDIA) — several consumer gaming PC and GPU stories in the feed are unrelated to RTX Corporation (defense/aerospace). These do not affect RTX Corp’s fundamentals. Example: NVIDIA RTX preview. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Institutional selling and valuation are risks — MarketBeat and other coverage note heavy institutional ownership and some late-2025 selling; coupled with a rich P/E, this could cap near-term gains or increase volatility. Article Title

RTX Trading Up 0.5%

RTX opened at $200.85 on Friday. RTX Corporation has a 52 week low of $112.27 and a 52 week high of $205.36. The stock has a market cap of $269.29 billion, a PE ratio of 40.49, a PEG ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 0.44. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The business has a 50 day moving average of $185.03 and a 200-day moving average of $170.57.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The company reported $1.55 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.47 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $24.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $22.65 billion. RTX had a return on equity of 13.08% and a net margin of 7.60%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.54 EPS. RTX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.600-6.800 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that RTX Corporation will post 6.11 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on RTX. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $235.00 target price on shares of RTX in a research note on Wednesday. Vertical Research reissued a “buy” rating and set a $227.00 target price on shares of RTX in a report on Tuesday. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of RTX in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “hold” rating and issued a $225.00 target price on shares of RTX in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reissued a “market perform” rating and issued a $204.00 price target on shares of RTX in a report on Thursday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, RTX presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $198.89.

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.