Q3 EPS Estimates for PJT Partners Lifted by Seaport Res Ptn

PJT Partners Inc. (NYSE:PJT) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn raised their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of PJT Partners in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, October 13th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Mitchell now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings of $1.24 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.23. 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 $2.42 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also commented on PJT. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of PJT Partners in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their price objective on shares of PJT Partners from $196.00 to $180.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Monday. Evercore ISI set a $180.00 price objective on shares of PJT Partners in a research note on Monday. BMO Capital Markets assumed coverage on shares of PJT Partners in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. They set an “outperform” rating and a $205.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Wolfe Research reiterated an “underperform” rating on shares of PJT Partners in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $185.00.

PJT Partners Stock Up 0.9%

NYSE PJT opened at $175.30 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $4.26 billion, a PE ratio of 30.12 and a beta of 0.76. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $179.61 and a 200 day moving average price of $162.89. PJT Partners has a 52 week low of $119.76 and a 52 week high of $190.27.

PJT Partners (NYSE:PJT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The financial services provider reported $1.54 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.36 by $0.18. PJT Partners had a net margin of 10.45% and a return on equity of 25.61%. The business had revenue of $731.09 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $343.11 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.19 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 13.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of PJT Partners

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of PJT Partners by 2.5% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 674,958 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $111,387,000 after acquiring an additional 16,591 shares during the period. Congress Asset Management Co. increased its stake in shares of PJT Partners by 5.4% in the third quarter. Congress Asset Management Co. now owns 531,378 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $94,442,000 after acquiring an additional 27,232 shares during the period. Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its stake in shares of PJT Partners by 9.8% in the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 528,689 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $87,239,000 after acquiring an additional 47,279 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in shares of PJT Partners by 106.7% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 520,056 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $85,814,000 after acquiring an additional 268,435 shares during the period. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its stake in shares of PJT Partners by 6.7% in the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 490,566 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $80,948,000 after acquiring an additional 30,860 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.23% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other PJT Partners news, General Counsel David Adam Travin sold 2,288 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $178.06, for a total transaction of $407,401.28. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Grace Reksten Skaugen sold 1,504 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $176.89, for a total transaction of $266,042.56. Following the transaction, the director owned 500 shares in the company, valued at $88,445. The trade was a 75.05% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 11.75% of the company’s stock.

PJT Partners Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 17th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 3rd. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. PJT Partners’s dividend payout ratio is presently 17.18%.

PJT Partners Company Profile

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.