Contrasting Himalaya Technologies (OTCMKTS:HMLA) and PJT Partners (NYSE:PJT)

PJT Partners (NYSE:PJT) and Himalaya Technologies (OTCMKTS:HMLA) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Risk and Volatility

PJT Partners has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Himalaya Technologies has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% 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 insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares PJT Partners and Himalaya Technologies”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PJT Partners	$1.66 billion	2.45	$238.47 million	$6.50	25.70
Himalaya Technologies	N/A	N/A	-$580,000.00	N/A	N/A

PJT Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Himalaya Technologies.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for PJT Partners and Himalaya Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PJT Partners	1	5	0	2	2.38
Himalaya Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00

PJT Partners presently has a consensus target price of $187.75, indicating a potential upside of 12.37%. Given PJT Partners’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PJT Partners is more favorable than Himalaya Technologies.

Profitability

This table compares PJT Partners and Himalaya Technologies’ 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%
Himalaya Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

PJT Partners beats Himalaya Technologies on 10 of the 11 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 Himalaya Technologies

Himalaya Technologies, Inc., a development stage company, provides information services for the cannabis industry in the United States. It operates Kanab.Club, a social site for health and wellness products and services in the cannabis media market. The company was formerly known as Homeland Resources Ltd. The company was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.