RTX Corporation (RTX) Stock Analysis
Industrials · Aerospace & Defense
Sell if holding. Momentum 1.2/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $174.90 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Negative momentum; Concentration risk — Customer: U.S. government sales.
RTX Corporation is an aerospace and defense company with three segments: Collins Aerospace (avionics, landing systems, interiors), Pratt & Whitney (commercial and military aircraft engines), and Raytheon (missiles, radar, defense electronics). Revenue spans commercial airline... Read more
Sell if holding. Momentum 1.2/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $174.90 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Negative momentum; Concentration risk — Customer: U.S. government sales. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Score 5.2/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/6 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, earnings proximity 81d clear, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum. Suitability: moderate.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHCustomerU.S. government sales10-K Item 1A: 'U.S. government sales constitute a significant portion of our consolidated sales.'
- MEDIUMCustomerAirbus and Boeing10-K Item 1A: 'because we have significant business with Airbus and Boeing, our aerospace businesses could be adversely affected by challenges faced by these or other individual customers'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-03-05Item 5.02LOWJames A. Winnefeld Jr. resigned as RTX director effective March 5, 2026. Resignation not due to any dispute or disagreement. Board reduced from eleven to ten members.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Sell if holding. Momentum 1.2/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $174.90 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Negative momentum; Concentration risk — Customer: U.S. government sales. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Prior stop was $166.48. Score 5.2/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $194.54 (+11.1% upside). Prior stop was $166.48. Stop-loss: $166.48.
Concentration risk — Customer: U.S. government sales; Negative momentum.
RTX Corporation trades at a P/E of 32.5 (forward 22.9). TrendMatrix value score: 5.0/10. Verdict: Sell.
30 analysts cover RTX with a consensus score of 3.6/5. Average price target: $216.
What does RTX Corporation do?RTX Corporation is an aerospace and defense company with three segments: Collins Aerospace (avionics, landing systems,...
RTX Corporation is an aerospace and defense company with three segments: Collins Aerospace (avionics, landing systems, interiors), Pratt & Whitney (commercial and military aircraft engines), and Raytheon (missiles, radar, defense electronics). Revenue spans commercial airline OEM and aftermarket, and US and international government defense programs.