Compass Financial Management LLC Invests $1.19 Million in RTX Corporation $RTX

Key Points

• Compass Financial Management purchased a new $1.19 million stake in RTX during the second quarter, while institutional investors collectively own 86.5% of the company.
• RTX reported stronger-than-expected quarterly results, with EPS of $1.89 and revenue of $24.71 billion, up 14.5% year over year; analysts maintain a “Moderate Buy” consensus and a $228.59 price target.
• Insiders sold $6.36 million worth of shares over the past 90 days, while the company continues to benefit from defense demand and Pratt & Whitney’s planned $25 million production expansion in Poland.

Compass Financial Management LLC purchased a new stake in RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 5,734 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,191,000.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in shares of RTX during the second quarter worth approximately $20,970,571,000. Norges Bank bought a new stake in RTX in the 4th quarter valued at $3,167,626,000. Auto Owners Insurance Co boosted its stake in RTX by 24,730.9% in the 4th quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 10,102,956 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,852,882,000 after purchasing an additional 10,062,269 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new position in RTX in the 2nd quarter valued at $1,456,256,000. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc acquired a new position in RTX in the 2nd quarter valued at $1,267,256,000. 86.50% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at RTX

In other RTX news, insider Troy Brunk sold 8,557 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the insider directly owned 8,809 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,852,444.61. This trade represents a 49.27% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Ramsaran Maharajh sold 13,655 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $223.92, for a total transaction of $3,057,627.60. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 13,184 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,952,161.28. This trade represents a 50.88% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 29,222 shares of company stock valued at $6,362,003 in the last ninety days. 0.10% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Key Headlines Impacting RTX

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Pratt & Whitney is expanding production capacity. The RTX business is investing $25 million to expand its precision-parts facility in Niepołomice, Poland. The project is expected to be operational in 2028, add more than 120 jobs, and support rising demand for commercial and military engines. RTX Pratt & Whitney Poland expansion
• Positive Sentiment: Defense demand remains a key tailwind. Naval modernization contracts and RTX’s substantial backlog are viewed as supporting longer-term revenue visibility, potentially offering investors an attractive entry point following the sector’s pullback. Defense stocks and Navy tailwinds
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation signals are mixed. A recent analysis found RTX potentially undervalued based on discounted cash flow, while earnings multiples suggest the stock is closer to fair value after a 169.7% five-year advance. That may limit near-term upside unless earnings growth accelerates. RTX valuation analysis
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst sentiment remains favorable. Wall Street commentary continues to highlight optimistic recommendations for RTX, supporting the view that the recent weakness may be a consolidation rather than a change in the long-term outlook. Wall Street outlook for RTX

RTX Price Performance

Shares of NYSE RTX opened at $200.75 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $207.91 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $196.13. The stock has a market capitalization of $270.56 billion, a PE ratio of 35.34, a P/E/G ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 0.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 0.78. RTX Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $150.61 and a fifty-two week high of $226.88.

RTX (NYSE:RTX - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The company reported $1.89 earnings per share (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 analyst estimates of $22.89 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm 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. As a group, equities analysts predict that RTX Corporation will post 7.22 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

RTX Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 14th were paid a dividend of $0.73 per share. This represents a $2.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 14th. RTX's dividend payout ratio is presently 51.41%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on RTX. Weiss Ratings raised RTX from a "buy (b-)" rating to a "buy (b)" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 25th. TD Cowen upped their price target on shares of RTX from $225.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, July 27th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $250.00 price target on shares of RTX in a research report on Sunday, July 26th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on shares of RTX from $230.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of RTX from $198.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $228.59.

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.

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