Q1 EPS Estimates for PJT Partners Boosted by Seaport Res Ptn

PJT Partners Inc. (NYSE:PJT) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn boosted their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of PJT Partners in a research report issued on Tuesday, February 4th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Mitchell now anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $1.24 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.09. The consensus estimate for PJT Partners’ current full-year earnings is $4.20 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for PJT Partners’ Q4 2025 earnings at $2.13 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.20 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.25 EPS.

PJT Partners (NYSE:PJT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The financial services provider reported $1.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.19 by $0.71. The business had revenue of $477.30 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $384.64 million. PJT Partners had a net margin of 8.03% and a return on equity of 18.79%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 45.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.96 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also commented on the stock. JMP Securities lowered shares of PJT Partners from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price target on shares of PJT Partners from $152.00 to $177.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. UBS Group raised PJT Partners from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $130.00 to $175.00 in a research report on Friday, December 6th. Finally, Citizens Jmp lowered shares of PJT Partners from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $158.50.

PJT Partners Price Performance

NYSE:PJT opened at $177.10 on Friday. PJT Partners has a one year low of $88.51 and a one year high of $190.27. The company has a market cap of $4.20 billion, a PE ratio of 44.95 and a beta of 0.67. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $160.83 and its 200 day simple moving average is $144.28.

PJT Partners Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th will be given a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 5th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.56%. PJT Partners’s payout ratio is currently 25.38%.

Insider Transactions at PJT Partners

In other PJT Partners news, Director Kenneth C. Whitney sold 1,725 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.75, for a total value of $275,568.75. Following the transaction, the director now owns 9,100 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,453,725. The trade was a 15.94 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Company insiders own 11.71% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of PJT Partners

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of PJT. Principal Securities Inc. lifted its holdings in PJT Partners by 385.4% in the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 199 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 158 shares during the period. Quarry LP lifted its stake in PJT Partners by 186.3% in the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 209 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 136 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in PJT Partners by 76.4% in the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 337 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $45,000 after acquiring an additional 146 shares during the period. KBC Group NV raised its holdings in PJT Partners by 113.0% in the 3rd quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 803 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $107,000 after purchasing an additional 426 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Seneca House Advisors purchased a new stake in shares of PJT Partners in the 4th quarter worth about $202,000. 89.23% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.