PJT Partners (PJT) Competitors

Regency Centers (NASDAQ:REG) and PJT Partners (NYSE:PJT) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends and profitability.

Does the media favor REG or PJT?

In the previous week, Regency Centers had 5 more articles in the media than PJT Partners. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Regency Centers and 8 mentions for PJT Partners. PJT Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Regency Centers' score of 1.12 indicating that PJT Partners is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Regency Centers	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
PJT Partners	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is REG or PJT more profitable?

Regency Centers has a net margin of 27.54% compared to PJT Partners' net margin of 9.00%. PJT Partners' return on equity of 24.03% beat Regency Centers' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Regency Centers	27.54%	5.91%	3.21%
PJT Partners	9.00%	24.03%	14.36%

Which has more risk & volatility, REG or PJT?

Regency Centers has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PJT Partners has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer REG or PJT?

Regency Centers presently has a consensus target price of $78.08, indicating a potential upside of 9.45%. PJT Partners has a consensus target price of $154.50, indicating a potential upside of 4.88%. Given Regency Centers' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Regency Centers is more favorable than PJT Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Regency Centers	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
PJT Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in REG or PJT?

PJT Partners received 208 more outperform votes than Regency Centers when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.50% of users gave PJT Partners an outperform vote while only 47.00% of users gave Regency Centers an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Regency Centers	Outperform Votes 47 47.00%	Underperform Votes 53 53.00%
PJT Partners	Outperform Votes 255 62.50%	Underperform Votes 153 37.50%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of REG or PJT?

96.1% of Regency Centers shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.2% of PJT Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Regency Centers shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.8% of PJT Partners shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, REG or PJT?

Regency Centers has higher earnings, but lower revenue than PJT Partners. PJT Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Regency Centers, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Regency Centers	$1.47B	8.80	$400.39M	$2.12	33.65
PJT Partners	$1.49B	2.42	$238.47M	$5.67	25.98

Is REG or PJT a better dividend stock?

Regency Centers pays an annual dividend of $2.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. PJT Partners pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Regency Centers pays out 133.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. PJT Partners pays out 17.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Regency Centers has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Regency Centers is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Regency Centers beats PJT Partners on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.