Sharp increase in RTX’s short interest leads to surge in days-to-cover ratio

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. RTX Corp shares valued at $2,328,763 were sold by Williams Dantaya M on Jun 03 ’25. At $137.62 per share, Williams Dantaya M sold 16,922 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 16,538 shares worth approximately $2.34 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Dantaya Williams purchased 16,922 shares, netting a total of over 2,328,763 in proceeds.

Before that, Gregory Hayes had added 256,332 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $34,855,000, the Director bought RTX Corp shares for $135.98 each.

As published in a research note from The Benchmark Company on May 14, 2025, RTX Corp [RTX] has been rated up from a Hold to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $140. Analysts at DZ Bank upgraded the stock from ‘”a Sell”‘ to ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in late April. As of April 23, 2025, Morgan Stanley has increased its “an Equal-weight” rating to a “an Overweight” for RTX. Earlier on March 19, 2025, Robert W. Baird upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for RTX stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.

Analyzing RTX Stock Performance

On last trading session,, RTX Corp [NYSE: RTX] plunged -0.33% to $141.38. The stock’s lowest price that day was $140.47, but it reached a high of $142.39 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -4.78%. Over the course of the year, RTX Corp shares have jumped approximately 33.87%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $149.26 on 06/18/25 and a 52-week low of $112.27 on 04/07/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for RTX Corp (RTX)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 140.43, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 139.47. In the upper region, resistance lies at 142.38. The next price resistance is at 143.37. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 53.65 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is RTX Corp subject to short interest?

Stocks of RTX Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 0.48 million shares to 10.9 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 10.41 million shares. A jump of 4.43% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.22 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.22.

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In terms of RTX Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 140 in the next 12 months, down nearly -1.3% from the previous closing price of $141.85. Analysts anticipate RTX Corp stock to reach 140 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 140. In spite of this, 16 analysts ranked RTX Corp stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On February 24, 2025, UBS assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $147.

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