Seaport Res Ptn Expects Increased Earnings for PJT Partners

PJT Partners Inc. (NYSE:PJT) – Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn boosted their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for PJT Partners in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 9th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Mitchell now anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $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.

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on PJT. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price target on shares of PJT Partners from $152.00 to $177.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. JMP Securities downgraded shares of PJT Partners from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, Citizens Jmp lowered shares of PJT Partners from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, According to MarketBeat, PJT Partners has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $158.50.

PJT Partners Stock Up 8.5 %

Shares of PJT Partners stock opened at $136.11 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $152.01 and its 200-day simple moving average is $152.99. PJT Partners has a 52-week low of $90.95 and a 52-week high of $190.28. The firm has a market cap of $3.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.78 and a beta of 0.77.

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

PJT Partners Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th were given a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.73%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 5th. PJT Partners’s payout ratio is presently 20.41%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On PJT Partners

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in PJT Partners by 18,294.4% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 82,039 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $11,312,000 after acquiring an additional 81,593 shares during the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc acquired a new position in shares of PJT Partners in the 1st quarter worth approximately $30,000. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of PJT Partners in the 4th quarter worth approximately $201,000. Mackenzie Financial Corp acquired a new position in shares of PJT Partners in the 4th quarter worth approximately $236,000. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its position in shares of PJT Partners by 19.0% in the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 61,282 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $9,671,000 after purchasing an additional 9,794 shares during the period. 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.