Financial Comparison: PJT Partners (NYSE:PJT) versus Winland Electronics (OTCMKTS:WELX)

PJT Partners (NYSE:PJT) and Winland Electronics (OTCMKTS:WELX) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares PJT Partners and Winland Electronics”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PJT Partners	$1.49 billion	2.71	$238.47 million	$6.50	25.65
Winland Electronics	$4.98 million	3.74	$5.91 million	$1.13	3.27

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

Volatility and Risk

PJT Partners has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Winland Electronics has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

89.2% of PJT Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.8% of PJT Partners shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of Winland Electronics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares PJT Partners and Winland Electronics’ 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%
Winland Electronics	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for PJT Partners and Winland Electronics, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PJT Partners	1	5	0	2	2.38
Winland Electronics	0	0	0	0	0.00

PJT Partners presently has a consensus price target of $185.50, suggesting a potential upside of 11.27%. Given PJT Partners’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe PJT Partners is more favorable than Winland Electronics.

Summary

PJT Partners beats Winland Electronics on 12 of the 14 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 Winland Electronics

Winland Holdings Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides critical condition monitoring devices to the security industry. Its products are used to protect against loss of assets due to damage from water, excess humidity, extremes of temperature, and loss of power. The company offers EnviroAlert, which monitors temperature, humidity, and/or water presence in critical environments; TempAlert, a temperature monitoring device for residential and commercial environments through security systems; WaterBug, a water presence and leak detection system; and Power-Out Alert, a power outage detector. It also provides INSIGHT, an automated cloud-based platform that offers early alerting, reporting, and logging services designed to ensure regulatory compliance. The company offers its products through a network of distributors, dealers, security installers, and integrators for industries including health and medical, grocery and food services, and commercial and industrial, as well as agriculture and residential. Winland Holdings Corporation was incorporated in 1972 and is headquartered in Mankato, Minnesota.