Raytheon lifts your dividend

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RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORP. $98 is a buy. The company (New York symbol RTX; Conservative-Growth Payer Portfolio; Manufacturing sector; Shares outstanding: 1.5 billion; Market cap: $147.0 billion; Dividend yield: 2.4%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.rtx.com) is a leading maker of commercial aircraft equipment, electronic systems for military aircraft, and guided missiles. With the June 2023 payment, Raytheon will raise your quarterly dividend by 7.3%, to $0.59 a share from $0.55. The new annual rate of $2.36 yields 2.4%. The company’s revenue in the quarter ended March 31, 2023, rose 9.5%, to $17.21 billion from $15.72 billion a year earlier. That’s mainly due to stronger sales to commercial aircraft makers as air travel volumes rebound from COVID-19 restrictions. Higher demand for missiles and other military equipment also contributed to that gain. As well, earnings in the quarter improved 4.1%, to $1.79 billion from $1.72 billion. Due to fewer shares outstanding, earnings per share gained 6.1%, to $1.22 from $1.15. Raytheon Technologies is a buy. buy…