Q4 2025 EPS Estimates for PJT Partners Inc. Cut by Analyst (NYSE:PJT)

PJT Partners Inc. (NYSE:PJT) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn decreased their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for PJT Partners in a research note issued on Wednesday, October 9th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Mitchell now anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $2.01 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.05. The consensus estimate for PJT Partners’ current full-year earnings is $4.35 per share.

PJT Partners (NYSE:PJT) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July 30th. The financial services provider reported $1.19 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.70 by $0.49. The company had revenue of $360.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $281.93 million. PJT Partners had a net margin of 7.96% and a return on equity of 18.04%. PJT Partners’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.99 earnings per share.

Several other brokerages have also recently issued reports on PJT. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of PJT Partners from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 8th. JMP Securities increased their price target on shares of PJT Partners from $142.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “market outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on shares of PJT Partners from $115.00 to $132.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 31st. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reissued a “market perform” rating and set a $128.00 price target (up previously from $108.00) on shares of PJT Partners in a research report on Wednesday, July 31st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, PJT Partners has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $123.80.

PJT Partners Stock Performance

Shares of PJT opened at $144.23 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.43 billion, a PE ratio of 37.66 and a beta of 0.61. PJT Partners has a 1 year low of $71.47 and a 1 year high of $146.04. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $126.94 and its 200-day simple moving average is $112.69.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On PJT Partners

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Creative Planning increased its stake in PJT Partners by 84.8% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 5,305 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $707,000 after purchasing an additional 2,435 shares during the last quarter. Diversified Trust Co boosted its holdings in shares of PJT Partners by 17.9% in the third quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 5,775 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $770,000 after acquiring an additional 875 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in shares of PJT Partners by 76.4% in the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 337 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 146 shares during the period. Handelsbanken Fonder AB boosted its holdings in shares of PJT Partners by 18.6% in the third quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 5,100 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $680,000 after acquiring an additional 800 shares during the period. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its holdings in shares of PJT Partners by 72.9% in the third quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 2,528 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $337,000 after acquiring an additional 1,066 shares during the period. 89.23% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Ji-Yeun Lee sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $118.85, for a total transaction of $1,188,500.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 61,433 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,301,312.05. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. In other PJT Partners news, insider Ji-Yeun Lee sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $118.85, for a total value of $1,188,500.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 61,433 shares in the company, valued at $7,301,312.05. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Kievdi Don Cornwell sold 11,586 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $123.49, for a total transaction of $1,430,755.14. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 8,339 shares in the company, valued at $1,029,783.11. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 25,297 shares of company stock worth $3,092,668. Company insiders own 11.71% of the company’s stock.

PJT Partners Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 18th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 4th were paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 4th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.69%. PJT Partners’s payout ratio is 26.11%.

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.