PJT Partners (PJT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

PJT Partners Inc. (NYSE:PJT) is a global, advisory-focused investment banking and financial services firm. The company provides strategic advice to corporations, financial sponsors, institutional investors and other clients on mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, capital raising, liability management and other complex financial matters.

Its businesses also include restructuring and special situations advisory, private capital advisory and placement services, and shareholder engagement and governance advice. Through these offerings, PJT Partners assists clients with transactions, financial challenges, investor communications and the raising of private capital across a range of industries.

PJT Partners was formed in 2015 when the advisory business led by Paul J. Taubman was separated from The Blackstone Group and became an independent public company. The firm serves clients through offices and professionals in major financial centers across North America, Europe and Asia. Paul J. Taubman is the company's co-founder, chairman and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $136.66 to $140.18
• 50-Day Range: $131.94 to $185.63
• 52-Week Range: $127.73 to $195.62
• Volume: 445,431 shs
• Average Volume: 471,599 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.50 billion
• P/E Ratio: 18.71
• Dividend Yield: 0.73%
• Price Target: $168.33
• Consensus Rating: Hold

PJT Partners Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

PJT Partners scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 96th out of 846 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

PJT Partners has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.14, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

PJT Partners has a consensus price target of $168.33, representing about 23.1% upside from its current price of $136.78.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

PJT Partners has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 18.30%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for PJT Partners are expected to grow by 18.30% in the coming year, from $7.65 to $9.05 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of PJT Partners is 18.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 36.36.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of PJT Partners is 18.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.51.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

PJT Partners has a P/B Ratio of 3.30. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.99% of the float of PJT Partners has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

PJT Partners has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.86, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in PJT Partners has recently decreased by 8.87%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

PJT Partners has a dividend yield of 0.73%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

PJT Partners does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of PJT Partners is 13.68%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, PJT Partners will have a dividend payout ratio of 11.05% next year. This indicates that PJT Partners will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.22

News Sentiment

PJT Partners has a news sentiment score of 0.22. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for PJT Partners this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added PJT Partners to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, PJT Partners insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $2,061,681.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

10.98% of the stock of PJT Partners is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

89.23% of the stock of PJT Partners is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/28/2026
• Record date for 9/16 Dividend: 9/02/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/16 Dividend: 9/02/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/16/2026
• Today: 10/20/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Capital Markets
• Sub-Industry: Investment Banking & Brokerage
• Current Symbol: NYSE:PJT
• CIK: 1626115
• Web: www.pjtpartners.com
• Phone: (212) 364-7800
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,224
• Year Founded: 2014

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for PJT Partners: $168.33
• High Price Target: $194.00
• Low Price Target: $150.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +23.1%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.14
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $7.31
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.71
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.88
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $180.12 million
• Net Margins: 10.57%
• Pretax Margin: 21.01%
• Return on Equity: 32.66%
• Return on Assets: 18.28%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 2.08
• Quick Ratio: 2.08

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.89 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.85
• Cash Flow: $13.94 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.81
• Book Value: $41.50 per share
• Price / Book: 3.30

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 25,565,000
• Free Float: 22,758,000
• Market Cap: $3.50 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.89