Northcape Wealth Management LLC Takes Position in RTX Corporation $RTX

Northcape Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm acquired 20,233 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,839,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. World Investment Advisors lifted its position in shares of RTX by 8.7% in the fourth quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 62,448 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,453,000 after buying an additional 5,020 shares during the last quarter. Milestone Asset Management Group LLC raised its stake in RTX by 34.7% in the 4th quarter. Milestone Asset Management Group LLC now owns 30,011 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,504,000 after acquiring an additional 7,738 shares during the period. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC bought a new stake in RTX in the 4th quarter valued at $2,308,000. Truist Financial Corp lifted its holdings in RTX by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 2,315,021 shares of the company’s stock valued at $424,575,000 after purchasing an additional 53,045 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Science Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in RTX during the 4th quarter valued at $1,439,000. 86.50% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have commented on RTX. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of RTX from $198.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Dbs Bank upgraded shares of RTX from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 10th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $240.00 target price on shares of RTX in a report on Friday, July 24th. Erste Group Bank lowered shares of RTX from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 27th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of RTX from $200.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. One research 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 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 target price of $228.59.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other RTX news, EVP Ramsaran Maharajh sold 13,655 shares of RTX stock in a transaction dated 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 in the company, valued at $2,952,161.28. The trade was a 50.88% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, VP Kevin G. Dasilva sold 4,760 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $213.62, for a total transaction of $1,016,831.20. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 22,349 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,774,193.38. This represents a 17.56% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 29,222 shares of company stock valued at $6,362,003. 0.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

RTX Stock Performance

RTX opened at $220.48 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 0.78. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $202.63 and a 200 day simple moving average of $195.34. RTX Corporation has a 1 year low of $150.61 and a 1 year high of $226.88. The company has a market capitalization of $297.16 billion, a PE ratio of 38.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.68 and a beta of 0.29.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The company reported $1.89 earnings per share 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 firm had revenue of $24.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $22.89 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.56 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 14.5% compared to the same quarter last year. RTX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.100-7.250 EPS. Research analysts expect that RTX Corporation will post 7.22 EPS for the current year.

RTX Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th will be given a dividend of $0.73 per share. This represents a $2.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. RTX’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 51.41%.

Trending Headlines about RTX

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Raytheon, RTX’s defense unit, won a roughly $22.9 billion U.S. Navy Tomahawk missile contract spanning seven years. The agreement is expected to increase production to more than 1,000 missiles annually, providing substantial long-term revenue visibility and supporting RTX’s defense backlog. RTX Stock Gets a Radar Lock on a $23B Navy Win
• Positive Sentiment: The contract follows RTX’s better-than-expected second-quarter results: adjusted EPS was $1.89 versus the $1.66 consensus estimate, while revenue rose 14.5% year over year to $24.71 billion. Management’s fiscal 2026 EPS outlook of $7.10–$7.25 and continued dividend growth reinforce the company’s favorable operating momentum. RTX Stock Gets a Radar Lock on a $23B Navy Win
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry research projects growth in the commercial aircraft inflight entertainment and connectivity market, including opportunities in Asia-Pacific fleet expansion and aircraft retrofits. RTX is listed among the key participants, but the report does not announce a specific contract or material financial impact for the company. Commercial Aircraft Inflight Entertainment and Connectivity Systems Market Report
• Negative Sentiment: RTX Executive Vice President Ramsaran Maharajh sold 13,655 shares for approximately $3.06 million, reducing his holdings by 50.88%. Although executive sales do not necessarily signal deteriorating fundamentals, the transaction can weigh on sentiment when the stock is near its recent high. Ramsaran Maharajh Insider Trading
• Negative Sentiment: Recent commentary notes that RTX shares have outperformed significantly and trade at a demanding valuation—approximately 39 times earnings—leaving less room for disappointment. Some investors may therefore be locking in gains or favoring other industrial and defense opportunities.
• Neutral Sentiment: Articles about modified GeForce RTX 3080 and RTX 50-series graphics cards concern NVIDIA hardware, not RTX Corporation, and should not affect RTX stock.

About RTX

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.