RTX (RTX) Competitors $157.91 -0.69 (-0.43%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$157.43 -0.48 (-0.31%) As of 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock RTX vs. BA, GD, LMT, NOC, HEI.A, ESLT, JOBY, ERJ, SARO, and KRMNShould you be buying RTX stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of RTX include Boeing (BA), General Dynamics (GD), Lockheed Martin (LMT), Northrop Grumman (NOC), Heico (HEI.A), Elbit Systems (ESLT), Joby Aviation (JOBY), Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica (ERJ), StandardAero (SARO), and Karman (KRMN). RTX vs. Its Competitors Boeing General Dynamics Lockheed Martin Northrop Grumman Heico Elbit Systems Joby Aviation Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica StandardAero Karman Boeing (NYSE:BA) and RTX (NYSE:RTX) are both large-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and risk. Is BA or RTX more profitable? RTX has a net margin of 7.35% compared to Boeing's net margin of -14.18%. RTX's return on equity of 12.89% beat Boeing's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Boeing-14.18% N/A -7.78% RTX 7.35%12.89%4.93% Do institutionals & insiders believe in BA or RTX? 64.8% of Boeing shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.5% of RTX shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Boeing shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of RTX shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, BA or RTX? Boeing has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RTX has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate BA or RTX? Boeing presently has a consensus price target of $228.90, indicating a potential downside of 3.51%. RTX has a consensus price target of $158.67, indicating a potential upside of 0.48%. Given RTX's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe RTX is more favorable than Boeing.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Boeing 2 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.84RTX 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.90 Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BA or RTX? RTX has higher revenue and earnings than Boeing. Boeing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RTX, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBoeing$66.52B2.70-$11.82B-$16.51-14.37RTX$80.74B2.62$4.77B$4.5534.71 Does the media refer more to BA or RTX? In the previous week, Boeing had 3 more articles in the media than RTX. MarketBeat recorded 52 mentions for Boeing and 49 mentions for RTX. RTX's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Boeing's score of 0.69 indicating that RTX is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Boeing 26 Very Positive mention(s) 9 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive RTX 38 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryRTX beats Boeing on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get RTX News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for RTX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart RTX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricRTXAEROSP/DEFENSE IndustryAerospace SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$212.29B$48.95B$28.90B$21.39BDividend Yield1.72%1.12%0.95%3.49%P/E Ratio34.7121.8681.1229.00Price / Sales2.624.287.1949.12Price / Cash17.5124.6633.0118.29Price / Book3.299.318.405.30Net Income$4.77B$587.26M$374.49M$997.87M7 Day Performance-1.09%-2.12%-1.37%-0.01%1 Month Performance0.63%0.54%2.04%6.50%1 Year Performance28.03%20.24%41.59%11.34% RTX Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RTXRTX4.2635 of 5 stars$157.91-0.4%$158.67+0.5%+28.6%$212.29B$80.74B34.71186,000Trending NewsBABoeing3.3588 of 5 stars$227.13-1.3%$228.90+0.8%+35.2%$171.73B$75.33B-13.76172,000Trending NewsGDGeneral Dynamics4.4429 of 5 stars$321.53+0.6%$315.78-1.8%+8.4%$86.50B$47.72B21.58117,000Positive NewsLMTLockheed Martin4.7269 of 5 stars$448.43+0.5%$506.35+12.9%-19.8%$104.64B$71.84B25.24121,000Trending NewsNOCNorthrop Grumman4.4163 of 5 stars$587.93-0.8%$586.79-0.2%+12.8%$84.18B$41.03B21.6797,000Positive NewsHEI.AHeicoN/A$241.42-0.9%N/A+22.1%$33.58B$3.86B56.416,500ESLTElbit Systems2.7072 of 5 stars$460.43+2.1%$500.00+8.6%+135.0%$20.47B$6.83B52.2619,712Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeJOBYJoby Aviation0.9006 of 5 stars$14.39-3.7%$10.50-27.1%+183.5%$12.30B$140K-13.432,029Gap DownERJEmbraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica3.0003 of 5 stars$56.22-1.3%$54.67-2.8%+69.3%$10.32B$6.39B27.4123,898Positive NewsShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionSAROStandardAeroN/A$26.90-1.2%$34.67+28.9%N/A$9.02B$5.24B65.757,700News CoveragePositive NewsKRMNKarman0.5918 of 5 stars$53.39+2.2%$50.75-4.9%N/A$7.06B$345.25M0.001,113News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Boeing Competitors General Dynamics Competitors Lockheed Martin Competitors Northrop Grumman Competitors Heico Competitors Elbit Systems Competitors Joby Aviation Competitors Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica Competitors StandardAero Competitors Karman Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:RTX) was last updated on 9/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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