PJT Partners (PJT) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to PJT or REG?

In the previous week, Regency Centers had 12 more articles in the media than PJT Partners. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Regency Centers and 6 mentions for PJT Partners. Regency Centers' average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat PJT Partners' score of 1.07 indicating that Regency Centers is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PJT Partners	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Regency Centers	12 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, PJT or REG?

Regency Centers has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
PJT Partners	$1.49B	2.30	$238.47M	$4.90	30.07
Regency Centers	$1.45B	9.00	$400.39M	$2.12	34.05

Is PJT or REG 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
PJT Partners	9.00%	24.03%	14.36%
Regency Centers	27.54%	5.91%	3.21%

Is PJT or REG a better dividend stock?

PJT Partners pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Regency Centers pays an annual dividend of $2.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. PJT Partners pays out 20.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Do analysts prefer PJT or REG?

PJT Partners presently has a consensus target price of $158.50, indicating a potential upside of 7.58%. Regency Centers has a consensus target price of $78.08, indicating a potential upside of 8.18%. 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
PJT Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Regency Centers	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Which has more volatility and risk, PJT or REG?

PJT Partners has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Regency Centers has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PJT or REG?

PJT Partners received 210 more outperform votes than Regency Centers when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.65% of users gave PJT Partners an outperform vote while only 46.88% of users gave Regency Centers an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
PJT Partners	Outperform Votes 255 62.65%	Underperform Votes 152 37.35%
Regency Centers	Outperform Votes 45 46.88%	Underperform Votes 51 53.13%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PJT or REG?

89.2% of PJT Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Regency Centers shares are held by institutional investors. 11.7% of PJT Partners shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Regency Centers shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Regency Centers beats PJT Partners on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.