10 Stocks Leaving Wall Street in the Dust

8. RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX)

RTX Corporation rallied to a new all-time high on Tuesday, adding 7.67 percent to close at $173.04 apiece as investor sentiment was fueled by a double-digit jump in third-quarter earnings, coupled with a higher growth outlook for the full-year period.

In an updated report, RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) said net income jumped by 30 percent to $1.918 billion from $1.472 billion in the same period last year, while sales increased by 12 percent to $22.478 billion from $20.089 billion year-on-year.

Amid the strong results, RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) raised its full-year sales guidance to $86.5 billion to $87 billion, from the $84.75 billion to $85.5 billion previously.

“Strong execution in the third quarter enabled us to deliver double-digit organic sales growth across all three segments and our sixth consecutive quarter of year-over-year adjusted segment margin expansion,” said Chairman and CEO Chris Calio.

He said that the company would focus on executing its $251 billion backlog, alongside investing in next-generation products and services that meet the needs of its customers.