Analyzing PJT Partners (NYSE:PJT) and Brookfield Wealth Solutions (NYSE:BNT)

PJT Partners (NYSE:PJT) and Brookfield Wealth Solutions (NYSE:BNT) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares PJT Partners and Brookfield Wealth Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PJT Partners	10.75%	29.66%	16.60%
Brookfield Wealth Solutions	0.11%	0.11%	0.01%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

89.2% of PJT Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.3% of Brookfield Wealth Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.8% of PJT Partners shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Brookfield Wealth Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for PJT Partners and Brookfield Wealth Solutions, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PJT Partners	1	4	0	1	2.17
Brookfield Wealth Solutions	0	0	1	0	3.00

PJT Partners currently has a consensus price target of $180.60, indicating a potential downside of 0.19%. Given PJT Partners’ higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe PJT Partners is more favorable than Brookfield Wealth Solutions.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares PJT Partners and Brookfield Wealth Solutions”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PJT Partners	$1.49 billion	2.95	$238.47 million	$6.50	27.84
Brookfield Wealth Solutions	$14.10 billion	1.23	$1.21 billion	$0.23	209.28

Brookfield Wealth Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than PJT Partners. PJT Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield Wealth Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility & Risk

PJT Partners has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Wealth Solutions has a beta of 1.57, meaning that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

PJT Partners pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Brookfield Wealth Solutions pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. PJT Partners pays out 15.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookfield Wealth Solutions pays out 104.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. PJT Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

PJT Partners beats Brookfield Wealth Solutions on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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. The company also advises private and public company boards and management teams on strategies for building productive investor relationships with a focus on shareholder engagement; and strategic investor relations; environmental, social, and governance matters; and other investor-related matters. In addition, it provides advisory services related to debt and acquisition financings; structured product offerings; public equity raises, including initial public offering and SPAC offerings; and private capital raises for early and later stage companies, as well as other capital structure related matters. Further, the company offers advisory services in financial restructurings and reorganizations; liability management; distressed mergers and acquisitions; and to management teams, corporate boards, sponsors and creditors. Additionally, it provides private fund advisory and fundraising services for a range of investment strategies; and advisory services to general and partners on liquidity and other structured solutions. The company was formerly known as Blackstone Advisory Inc. and changed its name to PJT Partners Inc. in March 2015. PJT Partners Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About Brookfield Wealth Solutions

Brookfield Wealth Solutions is focused on securing the financial futures of individuals and institutions through a range of retirement services, wealth protection products and tailored capital solutions. Through our operating subsidiaries, we offer a broad range of insurance products and services, including annuities, personal and commercial property and casualty insurance and life insurance.The company was incorporated in 2020 and is headquartered in Pembroke, Bermuda.