Seaport Res Ptn Predicts Increased Earnings for PJT Partners

PJT Partners Inc. (NYSE:PJT) – Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn increased their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of PJT Partners in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 4th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Mitchell now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings of $1.45 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.27. The consensus estimate for PJT Partners’ current full-year earnings is $4.20 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for PJT Partners’ Q3 2025 earnings at $1.37 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.49 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.70 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.61 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $2.45 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently commented on PJT. JMP Securities cut PJT Partners from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price objective on PJT Partners from $152.00 to $177.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday. UBS Group raised shares of PJT Partners from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their target price for the company from $130.00 to $175.00 in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Finally, Citizens Jmp lowered shares of PJT Partners from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, PJT Partners has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $158.50.

PJT Partners Price Performance

PJT opened at $177.10 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.95 and a beta of 0.67. PJT Partners has a one year low of $88.51 and a one year high of $190.27. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $160.83 and a 200-day moving average price of $144.28.

PJT Partners (NYSE:PJT) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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 net margin of 8.03% and a return on equity of 18.79%. The company had revenue of $477.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $384.64 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.96 earnings per share. PJT Partners’s revenue for the quarter was up 45.3% on a year-over-year basis.

PJT Partners Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Investors 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%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

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 value of $275,568.75. Following the transaction, the director now owns 9,100 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,453,725. The trade was a 15.94 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 11.71% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On PJT Partners

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of PJT Partners in the fourth quarter valued at about $89,192,000. Congress Asset Management Co. grew its stake in shares of PJT Partners by 27.6% in the fourth quarter. Congress Asset Management Co. now owns 405,681 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $64,021,000 after purchasing an additional 87,707 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its stake in shares of PJT Partners by 5.7% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,001,911 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $133,595,000 after purchasing an additional 54,071 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in PJT Partners by 7.9% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 619,037 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $82,556,000 after purchasing an additional 45,327 shares during the period. Finally, Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco LLC bought a new position in PJT Partners during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $5,675,000. 89.23% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.