PJT Partners, Inc. (PJT) stock: analyst price target and their real reliability
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PJT Partners, Inc. · Financials · ref. ETF XLF · 50 calls · price $178.66
What the company does: PJT Partners Inc., an investment bank, provides various strategic advisory, shareholder advisory, capital markets advisory, and restructuring and special situations services to corporations, financial sponsors, institutional investors, and governments worldwide.
📈 PJT Partners, Inc. (PJT) stock price
$178.66-1.5% over range
Aug 28, 25low $129.05 · high $191.42Aug 27, 26
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67% recommend buying · 3 analysts
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🎯 PJT price target & analyst consensus — price $179
The price target · all analysts combined (3 targets)
Highest target · 2 firms of 3$195+9.1%
Median target · of 3 targets$194+8.6%
Lowest target · 1 firm of 3$162-9.3%
Current price$178.66
⭐ What the most reliable analysts say
· those who beat their sector, targets replayed on real prices
⭐ The most reliable of them, either direction: Keefe, Bruyette & Woods — 67% of its targets hit on this sector (291 calls tested). It aims for $195 (+9.1 %), call made on July 30, 2026, maturing on July 30, 2027 (29 d ago).
The 2 reliable analysts
$195+8.8 %
The 1 other firm
$162-9.3 %
How to read it: the 2 reliable firms are not filtered by optimism — 2 aim above the price, 0 below, hence their $195 median. “The 1 others” are the firms that don't pass our reliability filter on this sector.
The consensus · 3 ratings (last 6 months)
Strong Buy00%
Buy267%
Hold133%
Sell00%
Strong Sell00%
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✅ Historical analyst reliability on PJT
Hit rate measured on targets already matured (12 months), replayed against real prices. Click a header to sort.
| Firm ↕ | % right i ↕ | Gain vs sector i ↕ | Calls i ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keefe, Bruyette & Woods ↗ | 100% | +20.9% | 2 |
| JMP Securities | 94% | +40.0% | 17 |
| Piper Sandler ↗ | 80% | +17.8% | 5 |
| Goldman Sachs ↗ | 67% | +22.3% | 3 |
| Wolfe Research ↗ | 50% | -23.9% | 2 |
| B of A Securities ↗ | 33% | +1.6% | 3 |
| UBS ↗ | 0% | -47.8% | 3 |
📊 What $1,000 invested in PJT Partners, Inc. would be worth › open the full page
In short — $1,000 invested in PJT Partners, Inc. 10 years ago would be worth $5,822 today, i.e. +19%/yr on average. Best year: 2020 (+67%), worst: 2018 (-15%). Price performance, excluding dividends.
If I'd invested $1,000 in PJT Partners, Inc.
| Investment | Worth today | Gain |
|---|---|---|
| 1 years ago | $1,044 | +4% |
| 3 years ago | $2,235 | +124% |
| 5 years ago | $2,189 | +119% |
Return by year (PJT Partners, Inc.)
| Year | Return | $1,000 invested at year start |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | -1% | $985 (-1%) |
| 2025 | +6% | $1,044 (+4%) |
| 2024 | +55% | $1,617 (+62%) |
⚠️ Past performance, not predictive nor advice. Prices in $, excluding dividends. Yahoo Finance data.
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📋 All analyst calls on PJT
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BMO Capital ↗
Aug 3, 26
▲ Outperform · 🎯$194
Price at call : $170.54 — upside +14%
Today : $178.66 — upside +9%
🎯 on PJT : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 50% · +3.4% (46 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Aug 3, 27
matures : Aug 3, 27
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods ↗
Jul 29, 26
▲ Outperform · 🎯$195
Price at call : $165.08 — upside +18%
Today : $178.66 — upside +9%
🎯 on PJT : 100% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Finance : 43.3% · +0.7% (291 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Jul 29, 27
matures : Jul 29, 27
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods ↗
Jul 10, 26
▲ Outperform · 🎯$185
Price at call : $156.92 — upside +18%
Today : $178.66 — upside +4%
🎯 on PJT : 100% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Finance : 43.3% · +0.7% (291 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Jul 10, 27
matures : Jul 10, 27
■ Neutral neutral · not a buy · 🎯$162
Price at call : $158.74 — gap to target +2%
Today : $178.66 — gap to target -9%
🎯 on PJT : 0% (3 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 40.2% · -7.9% (82 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Jul 8, 27
matures : Jul 8, 27
■ Neutral neutral · not a buy · 🎯$160
Price at call : $152.74 — gap to target +5%
Today : $178.66 — gap to target -10%
🎯 on PJT : 0% (3 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 40.2% · -7.9% (82 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Apr 29, 27
matures : Apr 29, 27
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods ↗
Apr 29, 26
▲ Outperform · 🎯$175
Price at call : $152.74 — upside +15%
Today : $178.66 — upside -2%
🎯 on PJT : 100% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Finance : 43.3% · +0.7% (291 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Apr 29, 27
matures : Apr 29, 27
■ Neutral neutral · not a buy · 🎯$152
Price at call : $150 — gap to target +1%
Today : $178.66 — gap to target -15%
🎯 on PJT : 0% (3 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 40.2% · -7.9% (82 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Apr 8, 27
matures : Apr 8, 27
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods ↗
Apr 8, 26
▲ Outperform · 🎯$166
Price at call : $146.74 — upside +13%
Today : $178.66 — upside -7%
🎯 on PJT : 100% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Finance : 43.3% · +0.7% (291 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Apr 8, 27
matures : Apr 8, 27
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■ Neutral neutral · not a buy · 🎯$151
Price at call : $129.2 — gap to target +17%
Today : $178.66 — gap to target -15%
🎯 on PJT : 0% (3 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 40.2% · -7.9% (82 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Mar 12, 27
matures : Mar 12, 27
Goldman Sachs ↗
Feb 4, 26
■ Neutral neutral · not a buy · 🎯$174
Price at call : $158.47 — gap to target +10%
Today : $178.66 — gap to target -3%
🎯 on PJT : 100% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Finance : 44.4% · -6.3% (108 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Feb 4, 27
matures : Feb 4, 27
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods ↗
Jan 8, 26
■ Market Perform neutral · not a buy · 🎯$188
Price at call : $179.53 — gap to target +5%
Today : $178.66 — gap to target +5%
🎯 on PJT : 100% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Finance : 43.3% · +0.7% (291 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Jan 8, 27
matures : Jan 8, 27
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods ↗
Dec 17, 25
■ Market Perform neutral · not a buy · 🎯$186
Price at call : $168.16 — gap to target +11%
Today : $178.66 — gap to target +4%
🎯 on PJT : 100% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Finance : 43.3% · +0.7% (291 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Dec 17, 26
matures : Dec 17, 26
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods ↗
Nov 5, 25
■ Market Perform neutral · not a buy · 🎯$182
Price at call : $167.27 — gap to target +9%
Today : $178.66 — gap to target +2%
🎯 on PJT : 100% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Finance : 43.3% · +0.7% (291 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Nov 5, 26
matures : Nov 5, 26
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods ↗
Oct 13, 25
■ Market Perform neutral · not a buy · 🎯$180
Price at call : $175.03 — gap to target +3%
Today : $178.66 — gap to target +1%
🎯 on PJT : 100% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Finance : 43.3% · +0.7% (291 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Oct 13, 26
matures : Oct 13, 26
BMO Capital ↗
Oct 3, 25
▲ Outperform · 🎯$205
Price at call : $179.51 — upside +14%
Today : $178.66 — upside +15%
🎯 on PJT : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 50% · +3.4% (46 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Oct 3, 26
matures : Oct 3, 26
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods ↗
Jul 14, 25
■ Market Perform neutral · not a buy · 🎯$199
Price at call : $180.31 — gap to target +10%
Today : $178.66 — gap to target +11%
🎯 on PJT : 100% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Finance : 43.3% · +0.7% (291 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Jul 14, 26
matures : Jul 14, 26
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods ↗
May 12, 25
■ Market Perform neutral · not a buy · 🎯$161
Price at call : $150.06 — gap to target +7%
Today : $178.66 — gap to target -10%
🎯 on PJT : 100% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Finance : 43.3% · +0.7% (291 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : May 12, 26
matures : May 12, 26
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods ↗
Feb 5, 25
■ Market Perform neutral · not a buy · 🎯$177
Price at call : $176.98 — gap to target +0%
Today : $178.66 — gap to target -1%
🎯 on PJT : 100% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Finance : 43.3% · +0.7% (291 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Feb 5, 26
matures : Feb 5, 26
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods ↗
Jan 13, 25
■ Market Perform neutral · not a buy · 🎯$152
Price at call : $156.5 — gap to target -3%
Today : $178.66 — gap to target -15%
🎯 on PJT : 100% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Finance : 43.3% · +0.7% (291 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Jan 13, 26
matures : Jan 13, 26
JMP Securities
Jan 13, 25
■ Market Perform neutral · not a buy
🎯 on PJT : 100% (11 calls matureds) · 📊 unranked overall
in progress (365j)
matures : Jan 13, 26
matures : Jan 13, 26
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods ↗
Dec 20, 24
■ Market Perform neutral · not a buy · 🎯$159
Price at call : $157.04 — gap to target +1%
Today : $178.66 — gap to target -11%
🎯 on PJT : 100% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Finance : 43.3% · +0.7% (291 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Dec 20, 25
matures : Dec 20, 25
■ Neutral neutral · not a buy · 🎯$175
Price at call : $164.21 — gap to target +7%
Today : $178.66 — gap to target -2%
🎯 on PJT : 0% (3 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 40.2% · -7.9% (82 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Dec 6, 25
matures : Dec 6, 25
JMP Securities
Oct 9, 24
▲ Market Outperform · 🎯$150
Price at call : $141.77 — upside +6%
Today : $178.66 — upside -16%
Expected +6% · Actual +22% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes
🎯 on PJT : 100% (11 calls matureds) · 📊 unranked overall
+21.6%
stock +22% · XLF +17%
matured Oct 9, 25
▼ Sell · 🎯$120
Price at call : $141.77 — upside -15%
Today : $178.66 — upside -33%
Expected -15% · Actual +22% · Reason (≤ −15%) : ✗ No
🎯 on PJT : 0% (3 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 40.2% · -7.9% (82 calls)
-21.6%
stock +22% · XLF +17%
matured Oct 8, 25
JMP Securities
Jul 31, 24
▲ Market Outperform · 🎯$142
Price at call : $126.68 — upside +12%
Today : $178.66 — upside -21%
Expected +12% · Actual +41% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes
🎯 on PJT : 100% (11 calls matureds) · 📊 unranked overall
+41.3%
stock +41% · XLF +19%
matured Jul 31, 25
Goldman Sachs ↗
Jul 31, 24
■ Neutral neutral · not a buy · 🎯$132
Price at call : $126.68 — gap to target +4%
Today : $178.66 — gap to target -26%
🎯 on PJT : 100% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Finance : 44.4% · -6.3% (108 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Jul 31, 25
matures : Jul 31, 25
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods ↗
Jul 31, 24
■ Market Perform neutral · not a buy · 🎯$128
Price at call : $132.94 — gap to target -4%
Today : $178.66 — gap to target -28%
🎯 on PJT : 100% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Finance : 43.3% · +0.7% (291 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Jul 31, 25
matures : Jul 31, 25
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods ↗
Jul 12, 24
■ Market Perform neutral · not a buy · 🎯$108
Price at call : $113.15 — gap to target -5%
Today : $178.66 — gap to target -40%
🎯 on PJT : 100% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Finance : 43.3% · +0.7% (291 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Jul 12, 25
matures : Jul 12, 25
▼ Sell · 🎯$93
Price at call : $110.26 — upside -16%
Today : $178.66 — upside -48%
Expected -16% · Actual +62% · Reason (≤ −15%) : ✗ No
🎯 on PJT : 0% (3 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 40.2% · -7.9% (82 calls)
-62.0%
stock +62% · XLF +26%
matured Jul 9, 25
JMP Securities
Apr 9, 24
▲ Market Outperform · 🎯$110
Price at call : $97.46 — upside +13%
Today : $178.66 — upside -38%
Expected +13% · Actual +40% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes
🎯 on PJT : 100% (11 calls matureds) · 📊 unranked overall
+39.6%
stock +40% · XLF +14%
matured Apr 9, 25
▼ Sell · 🎯$75
Price at call : $90.81 — upside -17%
Today : $178.66 — upside -58%
Expected -17% · Actual +60% · Reason (≤ −15%) : ✗ No
🎯 on PJT : 0% (3 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 40.2% · -7.9% (82 calls)
-59.6%
stock +60% · XLF +21%
matured Mar 26, 25
JMP Securities
Feb 7, 24
▲ Market Outperform · 🎯$110
Price at call : $95.42 — upside +15%
Today : $178.66 — upside -38%
Expected +15% · Actual +82% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes
🎯 on PJT : 100% (11 calls matureds) · 📊 unranked overall
+81.9%
stock +82% · XLF +33%
matured Feb 6, 25
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods ↗
Feb 7, 24
■ Market Perform neutral · not a buy · 🎯$99
Price at call : $93.68 — gap to target +6%
Today : $178.66 — gap to target -45%
🎯 on PJT : 100% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Finance : 43.3% · +0.7% (291 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Feb 6, 25
matures : Feb 6, 25
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods ↗
Jan 28, 24
■ Market Perform neutral · not a buy · 🎯$101
Price at call : $98.68 — gap to target +2%
Today : $178.66 — gap to target -43%
🎯 on PJT : 100% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Finance : 43.3% · +0.7% (291 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Jan 27, 25
matures : Jan 27, 25
■ Neutral neutral · not a buy · 🎯$100
Price at call : $93.8 — gap to target +7%
Today : $178.66 — gap to target -44%
🎯 on PJT : 0% (3 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 40.2% · -7.9% (82 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Jan 8, 25
matures : Jan 8, 25
Goldman Sachs ↗
Jan 9, 24
■ Neutral neutral · not a buy · 🎯$99
Price at call : $95.77 — gap to target +3%
Today : $178.66 — gap to target -45%
🎯 on PJT : 100% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Finance : 44.4% · -6.3% (108 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Jan 8, 25
matures : Jan 8, 25
Wolfe Research ↗
Jan 3, 24
▼ Underperform · 🎯$89
Price at call : $97.43 — upside -9%
Today : $178.66 — upside -50%
Expected -9% · Actual +61% · Reason (≤ −15%) : ✗ No
🎯 on PJT : 0% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Finance : 37.5% · -10.0% (16 calls)
-60.7%
stock +61% · XLF +29%
matured Jan 2, 25
Goldman Sachs ↗
Dec 19, 23
▲ Buy · 🎯$108
Price at call : $99.52 — upside +9%
Today : $178.66 — upside -40%
Expected +9% · Actual +52% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes
🎯 on PJT : 100% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Finance : 44.4% · -6.3% (108 calls)
+52.3%
stock +52% · XLF +27%
matured Dec 18, 24
Seaport Global ↗
Dec 5, 23
■ Neutral neutral · not a buy
🎯 on PJT : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 38.5% · +38.1% (13 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Dec 4, 24
matures : Dec 4, 24
JMP Securities
Oct 3, 23
▲ Market Outperform · 🎯$94
Price at call : $76.84 — upside +22%
Today : $178.66 — upside -47%
Expected +22% · Actual +72% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes
🎯 on PJT : 100% (11 calls matureds) · 📊 unranked overall
+72.3%
stock +72% · XLF +38%
matured Oct 2, 24
■ Neutral neutral · not a buy · 🎯$84
Price at call : $77.27 — gap to target +9%
Today : $178.66 — gap to target -53%
🎯 on PJT : 0% (3 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 40.2% · -7.9% (82 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Oct 2, 24
matures : Oct 2, 24
JMP Securities
Jul 26, 23
▲ Market Outperform · 🎯$94
Price at call : $82.4 — upside +14%
Today : $178.66 — upside -47%
Expected +14% · Actual +51% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes
🎯 on PJT : 100% (11 calls matureds) · 📊 unranked overall
+51.1%
stock +51% · XLF +20%
matured Jul 25, 24
Wolfe Research ↗
Jul 26, 23
■ Peer Perform neutral · not a buy
🎯 on PJT : 0% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Finance : 37.5% · -10.0% (16 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Jul 25, 24
matures : Jul 25, 24
JMP Securities
Jul 10, 23
▲ Market Outperform · 🎯$88
Price at call : $73.29 — upside +20%
Today : $178.66 — upside -51%
Expected +20% · Actual +50% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes
🎯 on PJT : 100% (11 calls matureds) · 📊 unranked overall
+50.4%
stock +50% · XLF +23%
matured Jul 9, 24
JMP Securities
May 22, 23
▲ Market Outperform · 🎯$88
Price at call : $66.5 — upside +32%
Today : $178.66 — upside -51%
Expected +32% · Actual +57% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes
🎯 on PJT : 100% (11 calls matureds) · 📊 unranked overall
+57.1%
stock +57% · XLF +29%
matured May 21, 24
JMP Securities
May 3, 23
▲ Market Outperform · 🎯$88
Price at call : $61.71 — upside +43%
Today : $178.66 — upside -51%
Expected +43% · Actual +60% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes
🎯 on PJT : 100% (11 calls matureds) · 📊 unranked overall
+59.6%
stock +60% · XLF +27%
matured May 2, 24
JMP Securities
Apr 10, 23
▲ Market Outperform · 🎯$88
Price at call : $70.7 — upside +24%
Today : $178.66 — upside -51%
Expected +24% · Actual +36% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes
🎯 on PJT : 100% (11 calls matureds) · 📊 unranked overall
+36.2%
stock +36% · XLF +26%
matured Apr 9, 24
JMP Securities
Mar 13, 23
▲ Market Outperform · 🎯$86
Price at call : $72.85 — upside +18%
Today : $178.66 — upside -52%
Expected +18% · Actual +34% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes
🎯 on PJT : 100% (11 calls matureds) · 📊 unranked overall
+33.9%
stock +34% · XLF +29%
matured Mar 12, 24
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods ↗
Jan 3, 23
▲ Outperform · 🎯$85
Price at call : $75.57 — upside +12%
Today : $178.66 — upside -52%
Expected +12% · Actual +29% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes
🎯 on PJT : 100% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Finance : 43.3% · +0.7% (291 calls)
+28.9%
stock +29% · XLF +9%
matured Jan 3, 24
Piper Sandler ↗
Jul 8, 22
▲ Overweight · 🎯$84
Price at call : $68.14 — upside +23%
Today : $178.66 — upside -53%
Expected +23% · Actual +5% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No
🎯 on PJT : 100% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Finance : 51.5% · +3.5% (326 calls)
+5.1%
stock +5% · XLF +5%
matured Jul 8, 23
Frequently asked questions
Should I buy PJT Partners, Inc. stock?
This isn't buy advice. For PJT Partners, Inc., the analyst consensus is "Buy", with an average price target of $194 (+9% vs the current price). What matters is their past reliability on this stock: the most reliable one is right 100% of the time (2 calls tracked on PJT Partners, Inc.). We show the numbers — you decide.
Is it too late to buy PJT Partners, Inc.? How high can it go?
The most bullish analyst target on PJT Partners, Inc. is $195 (+9% above today's price); the average is $194. That's the upside they see. Check how reliable those analysts have actually been on PJT Partners, Inc. on our site before trusting it.
Is PJT Partners, Inc. still a good buy?
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