PJT Partners Inc. (NYSE:PJT) Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.25

PJT Partners Inc. (NYSE:PJT) declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, February 3rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 4th will be paid a dividend of 0.25 per share by the financial services provider on Wednesday, March 18th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 4th.

PJT Partners has raised its dividend by an average of 0.4%annually over the last three years. PJT Partners has a dividend payout ratio of 14.5% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities analysts expect PJT Partners to earn $7.25 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $1.00 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 13.8%.

PJT Partners Stock Performance

Shares of PJT stock opened at $156.82 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $174.73 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $176.08. PJT Partners has a 52-week low of $119.76 and a 52-week high of $195.62. The stock has a market cap of $3.81 billion, a PE ratio of 24.45 and a beta of 0.82.

PJT Partners (NYSE:PJT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The financial services provider reported $2.55 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.41 by $0.14. PJT Partners had a return on equity of 29.66% and a net margin of 10.75%.The company had revenue of $535.16 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $533.32 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.90 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 12.1% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that PJT Partners will post 6.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

PJT Partners News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting PJT Partners this week:

• Positive Sentiment: PJT reported stronger-than-expected Q4 earnings (EPS $2.55 vs. $2.41 est.) and revenue of $535.2M, with revenue up ~12% YoY — the company called the quarter a record period. This confirms continued strength in advisory fees and improved profitability. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: PJT declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25/share (annualized yield ~0.6%), signaling continued shareholder returns alongside growth. (Ex-dividend: Mar 4; pay date: Mar 18.)
• Neutral Sentiment: PJT posted its earnings slide deck and published the conference‑call transcript and presentation materials, giving investors detailed disclosure on segment performance and win pipeline to assess sustainability. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Full call transcripts and coverage (Seeking Alpha, Yahoo, MarketBeat) are available for deeper read‑through on deal flow, backlog and management comments that will drive near‑term guidance revisions. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the beat, shares are down — analysts and commentators flagged that the advisory business faces tests ahead (competition, deal timing and sustainability of record fees), which may temper forward expectations and multiple compression. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Some market coverage frames the beat as “record” but incremental beats were modest vs. high expectations, so investors could be taking profits after the stock’s prior run; watch commentary in earnings assessments for guidance or margin drivers that could alter near‑term estimates. Read More.

PJT Partners Company Profile

PJT Partners is a global advisory-focused investment bank that delivers strategic advisory, restructuring and special situations, and capital solutions to corporations, partnerships, and governments. The firm operates through three primary business segments: Strategic Advisory, which covers mergers and acquisitions, shareholder advisory, and capital markets advisory; Restructuring and Special Situations, which provides advice on debt and liability management, distressed mergers and acquisitions, and financial restructurings; and Park Hill, the firm’s dedicated capital-raising and secondary advisory business for private equity, real estate, hedge funds, and infrastructure.

The Strategic Advisory practice at PJT Partners assists clients with complex transactions such as cross-border mergers, spin-offs, divestitures, and takeover defenses, drawing on deep industry expertise and global reach.