Market Analysts see RTX Corp [RTX] gaining to $140. Time to buy?

RTX Corp [NYSE: RTX] gained 0.98% or 1.12 points to close at $115.92 with a heavy trading volume of 3762368 shares.

The daily chart for RTX points out that the company has recorded 15.14% gains over the past six months.

If we look at the average trading volume of 4.48M shares, RTX reached to a volume of 3762368 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.

Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about RTX Corp [RTX]:

Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for RTX shares is $137.14 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on RTX stock is a recommendation set at 2.15. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.

Deutsche Bank have made an estimate for RTX Corp shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Buy, with their previous recommendation back on January 02, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, RBC Capital Mkts raised their target price from $130 to $140. The new note on the price target was released on December 19, 2024, representing the official price target for RTX Corp stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise from $109 to $129, while Deutsche Bank kept a Hold rating on RTX stock. On July 31, 2024, analysts increased their price target for RTX shares from 110 to 140.

The Average True Range (ATR) for RTX Corp is set at 1.83, with the Price to Sales ratio for RTX stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 1.95. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 2.52, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 5.02. Price to Free Cash Flow for RTX in the course of the last twelve months was 19.41 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.73.

Trading performance analysis for RTX stock

RTX Corp [RTX] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 0.17. With this latest performance, RTX shares dropped by -1.75% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 15.14% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 35.04% in the past year of trading.

Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for RTX stock in for the last two-week period is set at 45.83, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 48.05, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 45.38 for RTX Corp [RTX]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 118.71, while it was recorded at 115.34 for the last single week of trading, and 112.54 for the last 200 days.

RTX Corp [RTX]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis

RTX Corp’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 0.73 and a Current Ratio set at 0.99.

RTX Corp [RTX]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis

The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for RTX. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for RTX Corp go to 10.72%.

An analysis of Institutional ownership at RTX Corp [RTX]

There are presently around $80.80%, or 80.87%% of RTX stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of RTX stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 115.89 million shares, which is approximately 8.7174%. STATE STREET CORP, holding 115.24 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$11.57 billion in RTX stocks shares; and STATE STREET CORP, currently with $$9.62 billion in RTX stock with ownership which is approximately 7.2057%.