PJT Partners Inc. (NYSE:PJT) Poised To Reclaim Uptrend Amid Improving Margins

PJT Partners reports strengthened operating profitability and robust cash balances, while WMDST’s valuation tags the stock as under-valued. Near-term technicals indicate limited trend strength but a pivot in directional indicators offers a setup for renewed upside momentum if sustained.

Technical Analysis

ADX sits at 18.48, below the 20 threshold, which indicates no established trend; this low trend strength reduces conviction behind directional moves despite other bullish signals.

Directional indicators show DI+ at 19.22 with a dip & reversal, a bullish development, while DI- at 27.43 shows a decreasing trajectory; combined, those readings favor upward pressure but lack ADX confirmation for a sustained trend.

MACD reads -2.57 with a dip & reversal while the MACD signal equals -2.42; MACD currently trades below its signal line, but the dip & reversal trend indicates shifting momentum toward bullishness rather than continued downside acceleration.

MRO registers 3.2 with a peak & reversal; the positive MRO suggests price sits above model target and carries a bias toward corrective weakness near-term, which contrasts with the bullish DI+ signal and warrants caution.

RSI stands at 46.82 with a dip & reversal; that level reflects neutral-to-slightly-weak momentum while the recent reversal signals relief from prior selling pressure and room for a measured advance toward the 50–60 range.

Price behavior against averages: close at $170.53 sits above the 200-day average of $162.84 but below the 50-day average of $176.74, indicating intermediate resistance overhead. The 12-day and 26-day EMAs show a dip & reversal, supporting a near-term recovery attempt.

Bollinger bands place the 1x upper band at $178.15 and the 1x lower band at $161.99; current price occupies the middle band area, suggesting range-bound action until a decisive volatility expansion. Ichimoku components (Senkou A/B ≈ $180.9/$180.81) sit above price and supply resistance around the $180 level.

Volume at 233,311 trails the 10-day average of 312,878, which reduces conviction behind recent direction; 42-day beta 0.34 signals muted sensitivity to market swings over the near term, while 52-week beta 1.07 indicates broader historical market coupling.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Revenue totaled $447,093,000 with revenue growth reported at 9.882%; the quarter-over-quarter revenue change reads -61.058% and year-over-year revenue growth shows -205.116% per provided figures, which reflect sizeable intra-period fluctuation and warrant close monitoring of seasonality and timing effects.

Operating performance strengthened: operating margin (EBIT margin) equals 21.534%, up 7.273 percentage points QoQ and up 18.105 percentage points YoY. That operating margin sits below the industry peer mean of 46.976% and below the industry peer median of 46.786%, while remaining above the industry peer low of 1.27%.

EBIT reached $96,278,000 and EBITDA $104,139,000. Net income totaled $39,839,000 while operating cash flow amounted to $256,103,000 and free cash flow measured $240,896,000, yielding a free cash flow yield of 5.644%—above the industry peer mean of 0.507% and offering a stronger cash-generation profile than typical peers.

EPS actual came in at $1.85 versus an estimate of $1.40, producing an EPS surprise of 32.143%; forward EPS reads $1.3225 with a forward PE of 133.74, while trailing PE equals 94.93, indicating market expectations priced for elevated future multiples despite recent upside to earnings.

Balance-sheet and liquidity metrics show current ratio 9.87 and cash plus short-term investments at $400,452,000; cash ratio 5.12 signals ample near-term liquidity. Debt measures include total debt $413,207,000, debt-to-equity 1.80765 and debt-to-EBITDA 3.97, with interest coverage near 5.67x, which supports servicing obligations while leverage sits modestly above the industry peer mean debt-to-assets value.

Return metrics register return on equity at 17.428% and return on invested capital at 34.711%; ROE exceeds the industry peer mean of 5.676% and the industry peer median of 4.6%, reflecting effective capital deployment relative to peers where comparative data exist.

WMDST values the stock as under-valued. Valuation multiples show an enterprise multiple near 41.11 and market capitalization about $4.27B; the combination of improved margins, strong free cash flow yield, and a meaningful EPS beat underpins WMDST’s indicated under-valued verdict while elevated P/B and forward PE reflect market premium expectations.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2025-09-30
REPORT DATE: 2025-11-04
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2026-02-03
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 214.6 M
 Operating Cash Flow 256.1 M
 Capital Expenditures -15.21 M
 Change In Working Capital 127.7 M
 Dividends Paid -6.08 M
 Cash Flow Delta 185.8 M
 End Period Cash Flow 400.5 M
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 447.1 M
 Forward Revenue 90.2 M
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 303.3 M
 Depreciation 7.9 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 7.9 M
 Research and Development
 Total Operating Expenses 350.8 M
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 143.8 M
 EBITDA 104.1 M
 EBIT 96.3 M
 Operating Income 96.3 M
 Interest Income
 Interest Expense
 Net Interest Income
 Income Before Tax 91.0 M
 Tax Provision 16.0 M
 Tax Rate 17.587 %
 Net Income 39.8 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 75.0 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 1.40
 EPS Actual 1.85
 EPS Difference 0.45
 EPS Surprise 32.143 %
 Forward EPS 1.32
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 1.7 B
 Intangible Assets 200.3 M
 Net Tangible Assets 28.3 M
 Total Current Assets 771.8 M
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 400.5 M
 Cash 400.5 M
 Net Receivables 371.3 M
 Inventory
 Long-Term Investments 149.4 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 30.1 M
 Short-Term Debt
 Total Current Liabilities 78.2 M
 Net Debt
 Total Debt 413.2 M
 Total Liabilities 788.7 M
EQUITY
 Total Equity 228.6 M
 Retained Earnings 336.9 M
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 9.41
 Shares Outstanding 24.303 M
 Revenue Per-Share 18.40
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 4.3 B
 Enterprise Value 4.3 B
 Enterprise Multiple 41.106
Enterprise Multiple QoQ -17.678 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY -7.935 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 154.196
median: 74.574
mean: 62.09
PJT: 41.106
low: -48.808
 EV/R 9.575
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 7.521
 Asset To Liability 2.18
 Debt To Capital 0.644
 Debt To Assets 0.24
Debt To Assets QoQ -12.389 %
Debt To Assets YoY 4716.834 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 0.702
PJT: 0.24
mean: 0.208
median: 0.205
low: 0.001
 Debt To Equity 1.808
Debt To Equity QoQ -27.007 %
Debt To Equity YoY 3594.359 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 4.223
PJT: 1.808
mean: 1.716
median: 1.429
low: -1.625
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 18.671
Price To Book QoQ -26.76 %
Price To Book YoY -4.379 %
Price To Book IPRWA PJT: 18.671
high: 10.768
mean: 3.879
median: 3.507
low: 0.006
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 94.929
Price To Earnings QoQ -10.729 %
Price To Earnings YoY -32.588 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 137.814
PJT: 94.929
mean: 81.112
median: 65.815
low: -63.838
 PE/G Ratio 4.716
 Price To Sales (P/S) 9.546
Price To Sales QoQ -9.005 %
Price To Sales YoY 0.265 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 99.464
mean: 29.68
median: 21.477
PJT: 9.546
low: -27.133
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 133.738
Forward PE/G 6.644
Forward P/S 47.331
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage 1.809
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.277
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ -1.086 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY 26.267 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA PJT: 0.277
high: 0.217
mean: 0.039
median: 0.014
low: -0.046
 Receivables Turnover 1.224
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ 4.962 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY 28.948 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 12.273
mean: 2.439
PJT: 1.224
median: 0.323
low: 0.069
 Inventory Turnover
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 74.523
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 62.967
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 302.703
PJT: 62.967
median: 4.462
mean: 0.062
low: -152.15
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 0.645
 CapEx To Revenue -0.034
 CapEx To Depreciation -1.934
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 228.6 M
 Net Invested Capital 228.6 M
 Invested Capital 228.6 M
 Net Tangible Assets 28.3 M
 Net Working Capital 693.6 M
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 5.124
 Current Ratio 9.874
Current Ratio QoQ 57.348 %
Current Ratio YoY 67.513 %
Current Ratio IPRWA PJT: 9.874
high: 5.727
mean: 2.142
median: 1.84
low: 0.04
 Quick Ratio
Quick Ratio QoQ
Quick Ratio YoY
Quick Ratio IPRWA
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 3.968
 Cost Of Debt 3.379 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 5.673
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ 17.877 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY 61.82 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 67.161
mean: 16.935
median: 14.976
PJT: 5.673
low: -12.061
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.326
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 11.556
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio 6.547
 Dividend Payout Ratio 0.153
 Dividend Rate 0.25
 Dividend Yield 0.001
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate 13.745 %
 Revenue Growth 9.882 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -61.058 %
Revenue Growth YoY -205.116 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 69.829 %
PJT: 9.882 %
mean: 5.426 %
median: 4.354 %
low: -117.958 %
 Earnings Growth 20.13 %
Earnings Growth QoQ -56.865 %
Earnings Growth YoY -192.132 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 69.444 %
PJT: 20.13 %
mean: 14.256 %
median: 13.021 %
low: -46.667 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 32.155 %
Gross Margin QoQ 0.604 %
Gross Margin YoY 5.426 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 96.172 %
median: 66.754 %
mean: 63.53 %
PJT: 32.155 %
low: 24.659 %
 EBIT Margin 21.534 %
EBIT Margin QoQ 7.273 %
EBIT Margin YoY 18.105 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 79.409 %
mean: 46.976 %
median: 46.786 %
PJT: 21.534 %
low: 1.27 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 21.534 %
Return On Sales QoQ 7.273 %
Return On Sales YoY 18.105 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 66.93 %
mean: 36.376 %
median: 32.292 %
PJT: 21.534 %
low: 8.271 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 240.9 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield 5.644 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ 34.67 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY -1.792 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 25.309 %
PJT: 5.644 %
median: 0.818 %
mean: 0.507 %
low: -19.692 %
 Free Cash Growth 34.647 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -110.512 %
Free Cash Growth YoY -561.345 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 532.988 %
PJT: 34.647 %
mean: -11.864 %
median: -59.161 %
low: -404.556 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 6.047
 Cash Flow Margin 5.699 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 0.64
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.04
 Return On Assets (ROA) 2.466 %
Return On Assets QoQ 8.97 %
Return On Assets YoY 65.726 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 6.002 %
PJT: 2.466 %
mean: 1.163 %
median: 0.495 %
low: -1.377 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 5.867 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.174
Return On Equity QoQ -11.303 %
Return On Equity YoY 25.192 %
Return On Equity IPRWA PJT: 0.174
high: 0.166
mean: 0.057
median: 0.046
low: -0.039
 DuPont ROE 20.12 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 34.711 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ -11.422 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY -198.906 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA PJT: 34.711 %
high: 14.879 %
mean: 4.574 %
median: 3.359 %
low: 0.148 %

Six-Week Outlook

Expect a period of range-bound trading with asymmetric upside potential: directional indicators (DI+ reversal, improving MACD trend) offer a pathway to renewed upside, while a positive MRO and price sitting below shorter-term averages create a countervailing risk of corrective pullbacks. Watch for confirmation in momentum—specifically a MACD crossover above its signal line and increasing ADX—to convert the current directional signals into a stronger trend. Liquidity and free cash flow strength provide fundamental support, while Ichimoku cloud and the 50-day average present tangible resistance near $176–$181 that will govern the next directional expansion or consolidation.

About PJT Partners Inc.

PJT Partners Inc. (NYSE:PJT) delivers a comprehensive suite of financial advisory services to a global clientele, including corporations, financial sponsors, institutional investors, and governments. The firm crafts strategic and capital markets advisory solutions, addressing complex transactions such as mergers and acquisitions (M&A), spin-offs, joint ventures, and divestitures. PJT Partners guides clients through activism defense, contested M&A, and minority investments, ensuring informed decision-making in dynamic market environments. The company advises on shareholder engagement, strategic investor relations, and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) matters, helping boards and management teams foster productive investor relationships. In capital markets, PJT Partners offers expertise in debt and acquisition financings, structured products, public equity raises, and private capital initiatives, supporting both early and later stage companies. PJT Partners also excels in financial restructurings, reorganizations, liability management, and distressed M&A, providing critical insights to management teams, corporate boards, sponsors, and creditors. Additionally, the firm extends private fund advisory and fundraising services, offering tailored solutions for diverse investment strategies. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, PJT Partners continues to uphold its legacy of delivering high-caliber financial advisory services.



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