RTX (RTX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. On the defense side, its Raytheon businesses develop and produce missile and air defense systems, radar and sensor suites, electronic warfare technologies, and intelligence and space solutions. The company also provides software, cybersecurity, and advanced electronics to support mission systems.

In addition to original equipment, RTX offers extensive aftermarket services including maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), fleet management, digital services and long‑term sustainment programs. Its customer base includes commercial airlines and aerospace OEMs, defense ministries, government agencies and space organizations across North America, Europe, Asia and other global markets, reflecting a geographically diversified revenue stream and a mix of commercial and defense contracts.

Since its formation, RTX has focused on integrating the technology and industrial capabilities of its predecessor companies to deliver systems for air, land, sea, space and cyber domains. The company is led by Chief Executive Officer Gregory J. Hayes and operates multiple well‑known businesses and brands that are recognized suppliers to the global aerospace and defense industries.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $173.00 to $176.16
• 50-Day Range: $171.11 to $208.21
• 52-Week Range: $130.90 to $214.50
• Volume: 6.63 million shs
• Average Volume: 6.26 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $235.43 billion
• P/E Ratio: 26.48
• Dividend Yield: 1.56%
• Price Target: $210.75
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

RTX Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

RTX scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 7th out of 58 stocks in the aerospace sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

RTX has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.62, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 12 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

RTX has a consensus price target of $210.75, representing about 20.6% upside from its current price of $174.82.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

RTX has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.97%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for RTX are expected to grow by 8.97% in the coming year, from $6.91 to $7.53 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of RTX is 32.80, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.53.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of RTX is 32.80, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Aerospace sector average P/E ratio of about 45.18.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

RTX has a PEG Ratio of 2.49. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

RTX has a P/B Ratio of 3.46. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.15% of the float of RTX has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

RTX has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.42, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in RTX has recently increased by 16.70%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

RTX pays a meaningful dividend of 1.55%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

RTX has been increasing its dividend for 5 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of RTX is 54.78%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, RTX will have a dividend payout ratio of 38.78% next year. This indicates that RTX will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.81

News Sentiment

RTX has a news sentiment score of 0.81. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.49 average news sentiment score of Aerospace companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 47 news articles for RTX this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

188 people have searched for RTX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 104% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

66 people have added RTX to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 106% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, RTX insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $2,578,578.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.10% of the stock of RTX is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

86.50% of the stock of RTX is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 3/19 Dividend: 2/20/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 3/19 Dividend: 2/20/2026
• Dividend Payable: 3/19/2026
• Last Earnings: 4/21/2026
• Today: 5/20/2026
• Record date for 6/11 Dividend: 5/22/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/11 Dividend: 5/22/2026
• Bernstein 42nd Annual Strategic Decisions Conference: 5/29/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/11/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/28/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Aerospace
• Industry: AEROSP/DEFENSE
• Sub-Industry: Aircraft
• Current Symbol: NYSE:RTX
• CIK: 101829
• Web: www.rtx.com
• Phone: (781) 522-3000
• Fax: 860-728-7028
• Employees: 180,000
• Year Founded: 1934

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for RTX: $210.75
• High Price Target: $240.00
• Low Price Target: $153.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +20.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.62
• Research Coverage: 21 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $5.33
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 32.80
• Forward P/E Ratio: 25.30
• P/E Growth: 2.49
• Net Income: $6.73 billion
• Net Margins: 8.03%
• Pretax Margin: 10.28%
• Return on Equity: 13.50%
• Return on Assets: 5.29%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.48
• Current Ratio: 1.02
• Quick Ratio: 0.78

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $90.37 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.61
• Cash Flow: $9.55 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 18.30
• Book Value: $50.49 per share
• Price / Book: 3.46

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,346,683,000
• Free Float: 1,345,336,000
• Market Cap: $235.43 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.31