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PJT Partners Inc.

PJT

NYSE·Financial Services·Investment - Banking & Investment Services·Mkt cap $4.0B

$162.20

+4.02%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$127.73 - $195.62

P/E

23.30

Fwd P/E

21.49

Beta

0.84

Div Yield

0.64%

Avg Vol

403.5K

Shares Out

24.2M

Mkt Cap

$4.0B

Price action

Price chart

Down 6.6% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

5 reasons

  • Independence from proprietary trading or principal investing, eliminating conflicts of interest
  • Specialized expertise in complex, high-stakes transactions and restructurings
  • Strong relationships with C-suite executives, boards, and institutional investors built over decades
  • Boutique scale enabling personalized service and senior banker involvement on all engagements
  • Proven track record advising on contested situations and shareholder activism

Bear Case

2 risks

  • Average volatility.
  • Premium valuation to Investment Banking & Capital Markets peers

Growth

Stable outlook

Increased M&A activity and corporate transformation needs in post-pandemic economy

Value

Premium valuation to Investment Banking & Capital Markets peers

Momentum

Strong

+11.4% over 3m

Quality

Strong

Excellent business quality

Dividend

Modest

0.64% yield

Earnings track record

Latest print - beat on both lines

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Apr 27, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

APR 28, 2026

Reported EPS of $1.54 vs $1.51 consensus (+2.0% surprise). Revenue of $418.2M vs $409.4M expected (+2.1%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.

EPS beat +2.0%
Rev beat +2.1%
Double beat

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+2.0%

Next: Apr 27, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

+45%

-1%

+13%

+37%

+12%

+29%

Q2 24

Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$360.2M

$326.3M

$477.3M

$324.5M

$406.9M

$447.1M

$535.2M

$418.2M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

Operating

Profit

14.5%

Wall Street consensus

3 analysts · 33% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

1

33%

Hold

2

67%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

$152.00

-6.3% vs $162.20

Low $152.00
Median $152.00
High $152.00

Latest: UBS · Apr 29, 2026

1 analyst covering

vs Industry

How PJT stacks vs Investment - Banking & Investment Services

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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