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RTX vs. BA, GD, LMT, NOC, HEI.A, ESLT, JOBY, ERJ, SARO, and KRMN

Should 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

RTX (NYSE:RTX) and Boeing (NYSE:BA) are both large-cap aerospace companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Boeing had 17 more articles in the media than RTX. MarketBeat recorded 74 mentions for Boeing and 57 mentions for RTX. Boeing's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat RTX's score of 0.90 indicating that Boeing is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
RTX
43 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
3 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Boeing
50 Very Positive mention(s)
13 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

RTX has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boeing has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

86.5% of RTX shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.8% of Boeing shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of RTX shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Boeing shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

RTX currently has a consensus price target of $158.67, indicating a potential upside of 2.01%. Boeing has a consensus price target of $228.90, indicating a potential downside of 1.43%. Given RTX's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe RTX is more favorable than Boeing.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
RTX
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.90
Boeing
2 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
17 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.84

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
RTX7.35% 12.89% 4.93%
Boeing -14.18%N/A -7.78%

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 Ratio
RTX$80.74B2.58$4.77B$4.5534.18
Boeing$66.52B2.64-$11.82B-$16.51-14.07

Summary

RTX beats Boeing on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding RTX and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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RTX vs. The Competition

MetricRTXAEROSP/DEFENSE IndustryAerospace SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$208.20B$47.26B$27.80B$20.84B
Dividend Yield1.76%1.15%0.97%3.65%
P/E Ratio34.1817.8075.5928.49
Price / Sales2.583.606.8760.41
Price / Cash17.0924.6336.3117.60
Price / Book3.355.809.094.67
Net Income$4.77B$586.89M$368.78M$994.60M
7 Day Performance-0.44%-2.35%-0.68%1.50%
1 Month Performance5.95%-2.41%1.77%0.49%
1 Year Performance33.40%34.62%56.65%18.07%

RTX Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
RTX
RTX
4.3696 of 5 stars
$155.54
+0.5%
$158.67
+2.0%
+33.3%$208.20B$80.74B34.18186,000Trending News
BA
Boeing
3.1302 of 5 stars
$222.14
+0.1%
$228.90
+3.0%
+34.6%$167.97B$66.52B-13.45172,000Positive News
GD
General Dynamics
4.6285 of 5 stars
$312.10
+0.4%
$315.78
+1.2%
+7.5%$83.96B$50.27B20.95117,000Positive News
Dividend Announcement
Insider Trade
LMT
Lockheed Martin
4.6273 of 5 stars
$420.68
-0.1%
$506.65
+20.4%
-22.7%$98.22B$71.04B23.69121,000Trending News
NOC
Northrop Grumman
4.2954 of 5 stars
$589.27
+0.5%
$586.79
-0.4%
+17.4%$84.42B$41.03B21.7397,000Positive News
HEI.A
Heico
N/A$263.63
+2.5%
N/A+32.7%$36.68B$3.86B61.616,500
ESLT
Elbit Systems
3.1961 of 5 stars
$490.85
+5.6%
$500.00
+1.9%
+131.7%$21.84B$7.17B62.3419,712News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Downgrade
JOBY
Joby Aviation
0.907 of 5 stars
$20.64
+20.3%
$9.67
-53.2%
+239.0%$16.34B$140K-24.562,029Trending News
Earnings Report
Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
High Trading Volume
ERJ
Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica
1.2653 of 5 stars
$58.12
+2.3%
$52.67
-9.4%
+84.9%$10.67B$6.60B26.9123,898Earnings Report
Analyst Downgrade
SARO
StandardAero
1.9023 of 5 stars
$28.62
+2.7%
$34.67
+21.1%
N/A$9.57B$5.44B0.007,700Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
KRMN
Karman
N/A$51.41
+2.4%
$49.25
-4.2%
N/A$6.80B$345.25M0.001,113Earnings Report
Lockup Expiration

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This page (NYSE:RTX) was last updated on 8/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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