Q1 EPS Estimates for PJT Partners Boosted by Seaport Res Ptn

PJT Partners Inc. (NYSE:PJT - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn increased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for PJT Partners in a research note 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 $6.20 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 - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The financial services provider reported $1.90 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.19 by $0.71. PJT Partners had a return on equity of 24.03% and a net margin of 9.00%. The company had revenue of $477.30 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $384.64 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.96 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 45.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other equities analysts have also recently commented on PJT. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their target price on PJT Partners from $152.00 to $177.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Citizens Jmp downgraded shares of PJT Partners from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. JMP Securities cut shares of PJT Partners from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Finally, UBS Group raised shares of PJT Partners from a "sell" rating to a "neutral" rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $130.00 to $175.00 in a report on Friday, December 6th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, According to MarketBeat, PJT Partners presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $158.50.

PJT Partners Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of NYSE:PJT traded up $0.64 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $174.18. 186,489 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 237,123. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $161.19 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $145.24. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.57 and a beta of 0.67. PJT Partners has a 12 month low of $88.51 and a 12 month high of $190.27.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of PJT Partners in the fourth quarter worth $239,000. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC increased its stake in PJT Partners by 53.6% in the 4th quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 5,769 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $910,000 after buying an additional 2,012 shares in the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC raised its holdings in PJT Partners by 12.3% during the fourth quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 6,070 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $958,000 after acquiring an additional 665 shares during the period. Moran Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of PJT Partners in the fourth quarter valued at about $260,000. Finally, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank boosted its stake in shares of PJT Partners by 18.3% in the fourth quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 5,948 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $939,000 after acquiring an additional 921 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 89.23% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Kenneth C. Whitney sold 1,725 shares of PJT Partners stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.75, for a total value of $275,568.75. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 9,100 shares in the company, valued at $1,453,725. The trade was a 15.94 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 11.71% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

PJT Partners Dividend Announcement

The company 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 dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 5th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.57%. PJT Partners's payout ratio is 20.41%.

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.