Recall hurts RTX

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RTX CORP. $87 is still a buy. The company (New York symbol RTX; Conservative-Growth Payer Portfolio; Manufacturing sector; Shares outstanding: 1.5 billion; Market cap: $130.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.8; Dividend yield: 2.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.rtx.com) recently changed its name from Raytheon Technologies Corp. (it did not change the trading symbol). RTX, formed from the 2020 merger of Raytheon and United Technologies, is a leading maker of commercial aircraft equipment, electronic systems for military aircraft, and guided missiles. The stock dropped 10% on news that its Pratt & Whitney unit found a defect in some jet engines. That will require airlines to remove and inspect about 1,200 engines. Meantime, revenue in the second quarter of 2023 rose 12.3%, to $18.32 billion from $16.31 billion a year earlier. That’s mainly due to stronger sales to commercial aircraft makers as air travel volumes return to pre-pandemic levels. Earnings per share gained 11.2%, to $1.29 from $1.16. Due to the jet engine recall, RTX expects its free cash…