Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. Reduces Stock Holdings in RTX Corporation $RTX

Key Points

• Harel Insurance cut its stake in RTX by 72.2% in Q4, selling 259,268 shares and leaving 99,604 shares valued at about $18.27 million.
• Company insiders have been net sellers recently — including EVP Dantaya M. Williams and EVP Neil G. Mitchill, Jr. — with a total of 89,255 shares sold (~$18.15 million) in the past 90 days; corporate insiders now own ~0.10% of the stock.
• RTX beat Q1 estimates (EPS $1.78 vs. $1.52; revenue $22.08B vs. $21.38B), set FY26 guidance of 6.60–6.80 EPS, and raised its quarterly dividend to $0.73 (annualized $2.92; yield 1.7%), while analysts maintain a roughly “Moderate Buy” consensus (avg. PT $206.59).

Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. lowered its position in shares of RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX - Free Report) by 72.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 99,604 shares of the company's stock after selling 259,268 shares during the quarter. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd.'s holdings in RTX were worth $18,267,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in RTX by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 124,986,171 shares of the company's stock worth $22,922,464,000 after acquiring an additional 2,210,950 shares during the period. Capital Research Global Investors lifted its position in RTX by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 76,197,762 shares of the company's stock worth $12,750,087,000 after acquiring an additional 799,155 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC lifted its position in RTX by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 21,174,194 shares of the company's stock worth $3,543,078,000 after acquiring an additional 575,004 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in RTX by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 7,642,723 shares of the company's stock worth $1,278,740,000 after acquiring an additional 147,940 shares during the period. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc lifted its position in RTX by 13.4% during the 3rd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 7,167,501 shares of the company's stock worth $1,199,338,000 after acquiring an additional 846,656 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.50% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other RTX news, EVP Dantaya M. Williams sold 12,713 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $202.83, for a total transaction of $2,578,577.79. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 16,749 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,397,199.67. The trade was a 43.15% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Neil G. Mitchill, Jr. sold 35,755 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.56, for a total value of $7,349,797.80. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 59,556 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $12,242,331.36. This trade represents a 37.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 89,255 shares of company stock worth $18,151,956 in the last ninety days. 0.10% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Key Headlines Impacting RTX

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Geopolitical and policy actions (Project Freedom + $8.6B arms sale) are routing new, explicit demand to major defense contractors; MarketBeat highlights RTX as a primary beneficiary with a reported $4.01B Patriot order and a large backlog that underpins revenue visibility. The Hormuz Defense Hedge: Cashing In On Chaos
• Positive Sentiment: Recent news of U.S. Navy intercepts of Iranian cruise missiles has lifted attention on missile-defense names; commentators and screens are flagging RTX as a stock to watch given its missile-defense exposure and program wins. U.S. Navy intercepts Iranian cruise missiles — 4 defense stocks to watch today
• Positive Sentiment: High-profile bullish commentary: Jim Cramer publicly called RTX a “monster” buy and said he’d buy aggressively, which can spur retail/income investors to add shares (Cramer also pointed to the recent dividend raise). Jim Cramer Calls RTX A 'Monster' Right Here, Aurora A 'Worthy' Spec
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple consumer-tech headlines referencing “RTX” GPUs (NVIDIA brand) — e.g., mid-range GPU comparisons — are creating ticker confusion in newsfeeds but have little direct impact on RTX Corporation’s aerospace and defense fundamentals. RTX 5070 vs RX 9070 XT mid-range GPU battle
• Neutral Sentiment: Consumer PC/GPU promotions and retailer stories (Razer adding RTX 5090 options; Amazon discounts on RTX 5070 Ti systems) are relevant to Nvidia and retail demand, not RTX Corp, and may add short‑term noise to searches and sentiment. Razer upgrades Blade 16 with 64GB RAM and RTX 5090 options
• Negative Sentiment: MarketBeat also flags structural headwinds — supply-chain fragility, titanium costs and skilled‑labor shortages — that can slow how quickly RTX converts backlog into revenue, tempering upside despite strong order flow. The Hormuz Defense Hedge: Cashing In On Chaos

RTX Stock Performance

NYSE RTX opened at $172.85 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $232.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.43, a PEG ratio of 2.45 and a beta of 0.31. RTX Corporation has a twelve month low of $126.03 and a twelve month high of $214.50. The company has a current ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $196.01 and a 200 day moving average of $188.46.

RTX (NYSE:RTX - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 21st. The company reported $1.78 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.52 by $0.26. The company had revenue of $22.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $21.38 billion. RTX had a return on equity of 13.50% and a net margin of 8.03%.RTX's quarterly revenue was up 8.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.47 EPS. RTX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.600-6.800 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that RTX Corporation will post 6.91 EPS for the current fiscal year.

RTX Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 11th. Investors of record on Friday, May 22nd will be issued a $0.73 dividend. This represents a $2.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 22nd. This is a positive change from RTX's previous quarterly dividend of $0.68. RTX's payout ratio is currently 51.03%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have commented on RTX shares. Susquehanna reaffirmed a "positive" rating and set a $230.00 price target on shares of RTX in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. TD Cowen reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of RTX in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "buy (b)" rating on shares of RTX in a research report on Friday, April 10th. UBS Group decreased their price objective on RTX from $209.00 to $199.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Finally, Erste Group Bank cut RTX from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, April 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, RTX currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $206.59.

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.

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