Rep. Roger Williams Purchases Shares of RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX)

Representative Roger Williams (R-Texas) recently bought shares of RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX). In a filing disclosed on January 15th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in RTX stock on December 22nd. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “CHARLES SCHWAB 4067” account.

Representative Roger Williams also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Chevron (NYSE:CVX) on 12/22/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) on 12/22/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) on 12/22/2025.

RTX Stock Up 1.2%

Shares of RTX stock traded up $2.30 on Friday, reaching $202.13. 4,806,291 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,289,497. The company has a market capitalization of $271.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.92 and a beta of 0.44. RTX Corporation has a 12-month low of $112.27 and a 12-month high of $202.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.07. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $180.39 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $166.94.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 21st. The company reported $1.70 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.41 by $0.29. The firm had revenue of $22.48 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $21.26 billion. RTX had a return on equity of 13.28% and a net margin of 7.67%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 11.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.45 EPS. RTX has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.100-6.200 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that RTX Corporation will post 6.11 earnings per share for the current year.

RTX Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 11th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 21st were given a $0.68 dividend. This represents a $2.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 21st. RTX’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 55.85%.

Institutional Trading of RTX

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. State Street Corp raised its position in RTX by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 112,706,833 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,457,452,000 after buying an additional 552,009 shares during the last quarter. State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System grew its stake in shares of RTX by 1.2% during the 2nd quarter. State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System now owns 1,317,166 shares of the company’s stock worth $192,333,000 after acquiring an additional 16,034 shares in the last quarter. MGO One Seven LLC raised its holdings in shares of RTX by 10.2% in the second quarter. MGO One Seven LLC now owns 27,620 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,033,000 after purchasing an additional 2,554 shares during the last quarter. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich lifted its position in shares of RTX by 28,295.2% in the second quarter. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich now owns 11,926 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,741,000 after purchasing an additional 11,884 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Armstrong Fleming & Moore Inc acquired a new position in RTX during the second quarter worth $431,000. 86.50% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently commented on RTX. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of RTX from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, December 14th. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of RTX from $211.00 to $227.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and issued a $189.00 price target on shares of RTX in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Bank of America lifted their price objective on RTX from $175.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, October 27th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $215.00 target price on RTX and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, RTX has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $186.88.

Insider Transactions at RTX

In other RTX news, EVP Neil G. Mitchill, Jr. sold 4,849 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $180.15, for a total transaction of $873,547.35. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 59,556 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,729,013.40. The trade was a 7.53% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Insiders own 0.15% of the company’s stock.

More RTX News

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strong fundamentals & guidance — RTX reported a solid Q3 with revenue up ~12% year/year, an EPS beat and set FY?2025 guidance (6.10–6.20 EPS), giving investors confidence in near?term earnings growth.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst/upgrades and price targets — Multiple firms (Citigroup, BofA, UBS, JP Morgan and others) have recent Buy/Overweight ratings and several price targets above current levels, supporting upward momentum; median analyst target remains above many prior levels. QuiverQuant RTX note
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks style/quality lift — Zacks highlights RTX as a strong growth stock under its style scores, which can attract momentum and quant-driven flows. Zacks: Here’s Why RTX is a Strong Growth Stock
• Neutral Sentiment: GPU/memory supply headlines (NVIDIA/ASUS) — A wave of articles about Nvidia/ASUS ending or pausing RTX 5070 Ti/5060 Ti production and memory shortages is dominating tech news but is only tangential to RTX (a defense/aerospace firm). These reports may affect component suppliers broadly but are unlikely to be a direct driver for RTX today. ExtremeTech GPU memory story The Verge ASUS clarification PCMag Nvidia shipping update
• Negative Sentiment: Political risk / contract-threat chatter — Social media and news summaries flagged a high?profile threat from political leadership to cut government contracts; that controversy creates headline risk and uncertainty around future defense awards. QuiverQuant RTX note
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling & institutional rebalancing — QuiverQuant flags notable insider sell activity (multiple senior execs selling) and large institutional reductions (State Street removed a big position), which can weigh on sentiment and signal portfolio trimming. QuiverQuant insider/flows detail

About Representative Williams

Roger Williams (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Texas’ 25th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2013. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Williams (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Texas’ 25th Congressional District. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Williams grew up in Fort Worth. He attended Texas Christian University on a baseball scholarship and went on to play minor league baseball in the Atlanta Braves farm system. An injury ended his baseball career, and he returned to Texas to run the family car dealership.

RTX Company 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.