The Week

RTX closed the week at $197.68, down 1.55% from $200.79 the previous Friday, while the S&P 500 slipped 0.8%, leaving RTX about 0.75 percentage points behind the benchmark. The four-session week trended lower. Monday was a holiday; Tuesday (8 Sep) opened at $199.73 and touched a high of $201.75 before fading; Wednesday and Thursday both closed lower; Friday (11 Sep) dipped to $196.31 and settled at $197.68. The weekly range was 2.72%, and the close sat below both the 20-day moving average of $208.834 and the 60-day moving average of $204.896.

Key Events

This week’s RTX-related news centred on defence and advanced energy themes. On Tuesday several industry pieces connected AI power demand, defence capacity expansion and the industrial recovery, placing aerospace and defence names like RTX inside that narrative. On Wednesday oil rallied for a sixth straight session and the Dow fell more than 600 points, weighing on defensive sectors. On Thursday RTX announced a partnership with, and investment in, Xcimer Energy to develop advanced directed energy technology — the week’s most company-specific item.

Analyst Ratings

As of 11 Sep 2026, 23 analysts cover RTX: 11 rate it buy, 4 rate it overweight, and 8 rate it hold; none rate it underweight or sell. The consensus rating is buy, and the consensus target price of $234.81818 sits about 18.79% above the latest close of $197.68. Individual targets range from $200.000 to $265.000, a wide spread that shows disagreement over the longer-term outlook. Within the aerospace and defence industry, RTX ranks 5th out of 84 companies.

The Week Ahead

Next week brings US manufacturing and retail data. The New York Fed manufacturing index arrives Tuesday (15 Sep), with prior at 20.6 and consensus at 14.75. Wednesday (16 Sep) is heavier: retail sales, retail sales ex-autos, retail control, import prices, the NAHB housing index, and EIA weekly crude and Cushing inventories. Consumer and manufacturing prints could shift short-term risk appetite for defence and industrial names, while oil and inventory data extend this week’s run-up in crude.

In Short

RTX had a mild down week and lagged the S&P 500, yet the consensus rating remains buy and the consensus target sits above spot by roughly 18.79%, with targets spread from $200 to $265. On the latest trading day, large-lot money was a net buyer while mid and small lots were net sellers, though that is a one-day snapshot rather than a weekly flow. Valuation stands near 34.43x earnings and 4.01x book. The key to watch is whether next week’s retail and manufacturing data move risk appetite for defence, and whether the Xcimer Energy partnership produces more public detail.

This article is generated by LongbridgeAI from market data, for information only and not investment advice.