Q1 EPS Estimates for PJT Partners Lifted by Seaport Res Ptn

PJT Partners Inc. (NYSE:PJT) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn raised their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of PJT Partners in a research report issued on Tuesday, February 4th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Mitchell now forecasts that the financial services provider will earn $1.24 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.09. The consensus estimate for PJT Partners’ current full-year earnings is $4.20 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for PJT Partners’ Q4 2025 earnings at $2.13 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.20 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.25 EPS.

PJT Partners (NYSE:PJT) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The financial services provider reported $1.90 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.19 by $0.71. PJT Partners had a return on equity of 18.79% and a net margin of 8.03%. The business had revenue of $477.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $384.64 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.96 earnings per share. PJT Partners’s revenue was up 45.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the stock. UBS Group upgraded shares of PJT Partners from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $130.00 to $175.00 in a report on Friday, December 6th. Citizens Jmp downgraded shares of PJT Partners from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their target price on PJT Partners from $152.00 to $177.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, JMP Securities downgraded PJT Partners from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $158.50.

PJT Partners Trading Up 0.1 %

NYSE PJT opened at $177.10 on Friday. PJT Partners has a 1 year low of $88.51 and a 1 year high of $190.27. The company has a market cap of $4.20 billion, a PE ratio of 44.95 and a beta of 0.67. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $160.83 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $144.28.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On PJT Partners

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Sanctuary Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of PJT Partners by 2.9% in the fourth quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 2,274 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $375,000 after buying an additional 65 shares during the period. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its position in PJT Partners by 2.2% in the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 3,149 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $420,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares during the period. M&T Bank Corp raised its stake in PJT Partners by 3.5% during the third quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 2,220 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $296,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System lifted its holdings in PJT Partners by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System now owns 10,688 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,425,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of PJT Partners by 32.3% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 446 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $70,000 after acquiring an additional 109 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.23% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at PJT Partners

In other news, Director Kenneth C. Whitney sold 1,725 shares of PJT Partners stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.75, for a total transaction of $275,568.75. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 9,100 shares in the company, valued at $1,453,725. The trade was a 15.94 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 11.71% of the company’s stock.

PJT Partners Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th will be given a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 5th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.56%. PJT Partners’s payout ratio is 25.38%.

PJT Partners Company Profile

PJT Partners Inc, an investment bank, provides various strategic and capital markets advisory, restructuring and special situations, and shareholder advisory services to corporations, financial sponsors, institutional investors, and governments worldwide. It offers advisory services to clients on various transactions, including mergers and acquisitions (M&A), spin-offs, activism defense, contested M&A, joint ventures, minority investments, and divestitures.