Seaport Res Ptn Predicts Stronger Earnings for PJT Partners

PJT Partners Inc. (NYSE:PJT) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lifted their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of PJT Partners in a report issued on Wednesday, April 9th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Mitchell now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings of $1.38 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.37. 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 $2.17 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.47 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.59 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $2.33 EPS.

PJT has been the topic of several other research reports. Citizens Jmp lowered PJT Partners from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. JMP Securities lowered PJT Partners from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their target price on PJT Partners from $152.00 to $177.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $158.50.

PJT Partners Stock Up 8.5 %

Shares of PJT opened at $136.11 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $3.17 billion, a PE ratio of 27.78 and a beta of 0.77. The business has a fifty day moving average of $152.01 and a 200 day moving average of $152.99. PJT Partners has a 52-week low of $90.95 and a 52-week high of $190.28.

PJT Partners (NYSE:PJT) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The financial services provider reported $1.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.19 by $0.71. The business had revenue of $477.30 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $384.64 million. PJT Partners had a net margin of 9.00% and a return on equity of 24.03%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 45.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.96 EPS.

PJT Partners Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th were given a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 5th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.73%. PJT Partners’s payout ratio is 20.41%.

Institutional Trading of PJT Partners

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Quarry LP raised its holdings in PJT Partners by 186.3% during the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 209 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 136 shares during the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc purchased a new stake in shares of PJT Partners in the first quarter valued at $30,000. Principal Securities Inc. boosted its holdings in PJT Partners by 385.4% in the fourth quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 199 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 158 shares during the last quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC boosted its position in shares of PJT Partners by 112.3% in the fourth quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 276 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $44,000 after buying an additional 146 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in shares of PJT Partners by 32.3% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 446 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $70,000 after buying an additional 109 shares during the period. 89.23% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.