Analysts Offer Predictions for PJT Partners FY2025 Earnings

PJT Partners Inc. (NYSE:PJT - Free Report) - Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn raised their FY2025 earnings estimates for PJT Partners in a research report issued on Tuesday, April 29th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Mitchell now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $6.10 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $5.80. The consensus estimate for PJT Partners' current full-year earnings is $6.20 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for PJT Partners' Q1 2026 earnings at $1.54 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.00 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.52 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.10 EPS.

PJT Partners (NYSE:PJT - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The financial services provider reported $1.05 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.94 by $0.11. PJT Partners had a net margin of 9.00% and a return on equity of 24.03%. The firm had revenue of $324.50 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $361.26 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.98 EPS. The business's revenue was down 1.5% on a year-over-year basis.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their target price on shares of PJT Partners from $152.00 to $177.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. JMP Securities cut PJT Partners from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, Citizens Jmp lowered PJT Partners from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $158.50.

PJT Partners Trading Up 0.0 %

PJT stock traded up $0.05 during trading on Friday, reaching $142.73. 58,731 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 242,295. The company has a market capitalization of $3.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.13 and a beta of 0.76. PJT Partners has a twelve month low of $97.74 and a twelve month high of $190.28. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $138.58 and a 200-day simple moving average of $152.39.

PJT Partners Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 4th will be issued a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.70%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 4th. PJT Partners's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 17.64%.

Insider Transactions at PJT Partners

In other PJT Partners news, General Counsel David Adam Travin sold 5,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, May 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $141.74, for a total value of $708,700.00. Following the sale, the general counsel now owns 2,288 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $324,301.12. This trade represents a 68.61 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Company insiders own 11.71% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of PJT Partners by 5.3% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,515,600 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $396,987,000 after purchasing an additional 127,060 shares during the period. FMR LLC grew its stake in shares of PJT Partners by 52.8% in the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 637,797 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $100,651,000 after acquiring an additional 220,526 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in PJT Partners by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 635,270 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $100,273,000 after buying an additional 16,233 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of PJT Partners during the 4th quarter worth approximately $89,192,000. Finally, Congress Asset Management Co. boosted its stake in shares of PJT Partners by 19.7% in the 1st quarter. Congress Asset Management Co. now owns 485,575 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $66,951,000 after buying an additional 79,894 shares during the last quarter. 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.