Seaport Res Ptn Predicts Stronger Earnings for PJT Partners

Key Points

• Seaport Res Ptn has raised its Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate for PJT Partners to $1.24, an increase from the previous estimate of $1.23.
• PJT Partners reported a significant increase in revenue to $731.09 million for the last quarter, surpassing analysts' expectations of $343.11 million, with a net margin of 10.45%.
• The company recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25, representing an annualized dividend of $1.00 and a yield of 0.6%.

PJT Partners Inc. (NYSE:PJT - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lifted their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for PJT Partners in a research note issued on Monday, October 13th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Mitchell now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings of $1.24 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.23. 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 $2.42 EPS.

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

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of PJT Partners in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Evercore ISI set a $180.00 target price on PJT Partners in a report on Monday. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their target price on PJT Partners from $196.00 to $180.00 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Wolfe Research reaffirmed an "underperform" rating on shares of PJT Partners in a report on Thursday, July 10th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets started coverage on PJT Partners in a report on Friday, October 3rd. They set an "outperform" rating and a $205.00 target price on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $185.00.

PJT Partners Stock Performance

NYSE:PJT opened at $173.76 on Tuesday. PJT Partners has a one year low of $119.76 and a one year high of $190.27. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $179.74 and its 200 day simple moving average is $162.80. The stock has a market cap of $4.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.86 and a beta of 0.76.

PJT Partners Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 17th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 3rd were issued a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 3rd. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. PJT Partners's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 17.18%.

Insider Activity at PJT Partners

In related news, General Counsel David Adam Travin sold 2,288 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $178.06, for a total value of $407,401.28. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Grace Reksten Skaugen sold 1,504 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $176.89, for a total value of $266,042.56. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 500 shares in the company, valued at approximately $88,445. This represents a 75.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 11.75% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of PJT Partners

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Flputnam Investment Management Co. raised its stake in shares of PJT Partners by 874.1% in the 3rd quarter. Flputnam Investment Management Co. now owns 68,155 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $12,113,000 after buying an additional 61,158 shares in the last quarter. Congress Asset Management Co. raised its stake in shares of PJT Partners by 5.4% in the 3rd quarter. Congress Asset Management Co. now owns 531,378 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $94,442,000 after buying an additional 27,232 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of PJT Partners by 21.1% in the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 596 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $106,000 after buying an additional 104 shares in the last quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC raised its stake in shares of PJT Partners by 7.4% in the 2nd quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 29,529 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $4,873,000 after buying an additional 2,028 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its stake in shares of PJT Partners by 3.2% in the 2nd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 17,964 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $2,964,000 after buying an additional 554 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.23% of the company's stock.

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.

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