PJT Partners (PJT) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to JEF or PJT?

In the previous week, Jefferies Financial Group had 17 more articles in the media than PJT Partners. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Jefferies Financial Group and 4 mentions for PJT Partners. PJT Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat Jefferies Financial Group's score of 0.86 indicating that PJT Partners is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Jefferies Financial Group	7 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
PJT Partners	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of JEF or PJT?

60.9% of Jefferies Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.2% of PJT Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.4% of Jefferies Financial Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.7% of PJT Partners shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is JEF or PJT a better dividend stock?

Jefferies Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. PJT Partners pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Jefferies Financial Group pays out 53.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PJT Partners pays out 20.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Is JEF or PJT more profitable?

Jefferies Financial Group has a net margin of 10.57% compared to PJT Partners' net margin of 9.00%. PJT Partners' return on equity of 24.03% beat Jefferies Financial Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jefferies Financial Group	10.57%	7.92%	1.26%
PJT Partners	9.00%	24.03%	14.36%

Do analysts rate JEF or PJT?

Jefferies Financial Group currently has a consensus price target of $81.67, indicating a potential upside of 24.64%. PJT Partners has a consensus price target of $158.50, indicating a potential downside of 2.69%. Given Jefferies Financial Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Jefferies Financial Group is more favorable than PJT Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jefferies Financial Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
PJT Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more risk and volatility, JEF or PJT?

Jefferies Financial Group has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PJT Partners has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in JEF or PJT?

Jefferies Financial Group received 342 more outperform votes than PJT Partners when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.65% of users gave PJT Partners an outperform vote while only 53.59% of users gave Jefferies Financial Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Jefferies Financial Group	Outperform Votes 597 53.59%	Underperform Votes 517 46.41%
PJT Partners	Outperform Votes 255 62.65%	Underperform Votes 152 37.35%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, JEF or PJT?

Jefferies Financial Group has higher revenue and earnings than PJT Partners. Jefferies Financial Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PJT Partners, 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
Jefferies Financial Group	$7.03B	1.92	$743.38M	$2.98	21.99
PJT Partners	$1.49B	2.59	$238.47M	$4.90	33.24

Summary

Jefferies Financial Group beats PJT Partners on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.