Seaport Res Ptn Lowers Earnings Estimates for PJT Partners

PJT Partners Inc. (NYSE:PJT) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for PJT Partners in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, November 5th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Mitchell now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $2.41 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.42. The consensus estimate for PJT Partners’ current full-year earnings is $6.20 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for PJT Partners’ Q1 2026 earnings at $1.34 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.76 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.92 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.99 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.62 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.97 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.09 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $8.95 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Wolfe Research reiterated an “underperform” rating on shares of PJT Partners in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their target price on PJT Partners from $180.00 to $182.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Evercore ISI set a $180.00 price target on PJT Partners in a report on Monday, October 13th. BMO Capital Markets began coverage on PJT Partners in a research report on Friday, October 3rd. They set an “outperform” rating and a $205.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of PJT Partners in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, PJT Partners currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $185.50.

PJT Partners Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE PJT opened at $168.02 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $177.46 and its 200-day moving average price is $167.81. PJT Partners has a 52-week low of $119.76 and a 52-week high of $190.27. The company has a market capitalization of $4.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.85 and a beta of 0.79.

PJT Partners (NYSE:PJT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The financial services provider reported $1.85 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.24 by $0.61. PJT Partners had a return on equity of 30.29% and a net margin of 10.75%.The company had revenue of $447.09 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $386.76 million.

PJT Partners Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 17th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 3rd will be issued a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 3rd. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. PJT Partners’s dividend payout ratio is currently 15.38%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of PJT. Invesco Ltd. increased its position in shares of PJT Partners by 106.7% during the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 520,056 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $85,814,000 after purchasing an additional 268,435 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in PJT Partners during the first quarter worth about $12,587,000. Schroder Investment Management Group boosted its stake in PJT Partners by 45.8% in the second quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 210,126 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $34,673,000 after acquiring an additional 66,031 shares during the last quarter. Flputnam Investment Management Co. boosted its stake in PJT Partners by 874.1% in the third quarter. Flputnam Investment Management Co. now owns 68,155 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $12,113,000 after acquiring an additional 61,158 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its position in shares of PJT Partners by 52.7% during the 1st quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 169,986 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $23,438,000 after acquiring an additional 58,656 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.23% of the company’s stock.

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.