PJT Partners FY2025 EPS Forecast Boosted by Seaport Res Ptn

Key Points

• Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn have increased their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for PJT Partners to $6.25, surpassing their previous forecast of $6.10.
• PJT Partners reported a quarterly EPS of $1.54, beating the consensus estimate of $1.36, while their revenue reached $731.09 million, significantly higher than the expected $343.11 million.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share, with a dividend yield of 0.56% and a payout ratio of 17.64%.

PJT Partners Inc. (NYSE:PJT - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn boosted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for PJT Partners in a research report issued on Tuesday, July 29th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Mitchell now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $6.25 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $6.10. The consensus estimate for PJT Partners' current full-year earnings is $6.20 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for PJT Partners' Q4 2025 earnings at $2.43 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.35 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.54 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.69 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.25 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $8.40 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their target price on PJT Partners from $161.00 to $199.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a report on Monday, July 14th. Wolfe Research reaffirmed an "underperform" rating on shares of PJT Partners in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and four have assigned a hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $174.67.

PJT Partners Stock Performance

PJT Partners stock traded up $2.36 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $181.38. The company's stock had a trading volume of 195,612 shares, compared to its average volume of 282,947. PJT Partners has a fifty-two week low of $116.06 and a fifty-two week high of $190.27. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $166.08 and its 200 day simple moving average is $155.10. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.43 billion, a PE ratio of 31.16 and a beta of 0.77.

PJT Partners (NYSE:PJT - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The financial services provider reported $1.54 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.36 by $0.18. PJT Partners had a return on equity of 25.61% and a net margin of 10.45%. The company had revenue of $731.09 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $343.11 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.19 earnings per share. PJT Partners's quarterly revenue was up 13.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. First Bank & Trust raised its stake in PJT Partners by 1.6% in the 1st quarter. First Bank & Trust now owns 5,186 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $715,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. Crestwood Advisors Group LLC raised its stake in PJT Partners by 0.6% in the 1st quarter. Crestwood Advisors Group LLC now owns 14,314 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $1,974,000 after purchasing an additional 83 shares during the last quarter. Xponance Inc. raised its stake in PJT Partners by 5.4% in the 1st quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 1,749 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $241,000 after purchasing an additional 90 shares during the last quarter. OLD National Bancorp IN raised its stake in PJT Partners by 6.0% in the 2nd quarter. OLD National Bancorp IN now owns 1,653 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $273,000 after purchasing an additional 93 shares during the last quarter. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC raised its stake in PJT Partners by 1.6% in the 1st quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 6,166 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $850,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.23% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at PJT Partners

In other news, General Counsel David Adam Travin sold 2,288 shares of PJT Partners stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $178.06, for a total transaction of $407,401.28. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Kievdi Don Cornwell sold 10,403 shares of PJT Partners stock in a transaction on Friday, May 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $150.29, for a total value of $1,563,466.87. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 8,847 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,329,615.63. This trade represents a 54.04% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 22,288 shares of company stock valued at $3,420,783 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 11.75% of the company's stock.

PJT Partners Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 17th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 3rd. PJT Partners's payout ratio is 17.18%.

About PJT Partners

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.