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PJT PJT Partners (PJT) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Financial Services · Investment advice · CIK 0001626115
Form 144 · 4
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
224
13F, latest reported quarter
Conversions, 180 days
5
Codes C/M, not in net · no price filed

What the filings say about PJT

Insiders, 180 days
-$3.7M net sold
6 sellers · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$2.1M
4 notices

PJT Partners insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, PJT Partners Inc. insiders sold a net $3.7M of stock across 47 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
SELL
2026-08-21 SEC
6,987
$1.2M
-18.9%
Context
  • 7 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (7 sales), the last on May 30, 2025.
  • The trade is 35.4% of the 19,723 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 224 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Cornwell Kievdi Don sold about $1.2M of PJT on Aug 21, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 224 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2026-08-21 SEC
858
$149.3K
-18.9%
Context
  • 7 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (7 sales), the last on May 30, 2025.
  • The trade is 4.5% of the 18,865 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 224 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Cornwell Kievdi Don sold about $149.3K of PJT on Aug 21, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 224 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Director
SELL
2026-08-21 SEC
1,723
$301.5K
-18.9%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on Nov 7, 2024.
  • The trade is 15.3% of the 11,289 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 224 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Costos James sold about $301.5K of PJT on Aug 21, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 224 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2026-08-10 SEC
1,100
$184.1K
-18.3%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on Aug 1, 2024.
  • The trade is 11.5% of the 9,568 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 224 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Rafferty Emily K sold about $184.1K of PJT on Aug 10, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 224 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2026-07-31 SEC
1,283
$215.1K
-16.1%
Context
  • 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy, 2 sales), the last on Aug 7, 2025.
  • The trade is 256.6% of the 500 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 224 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Skaugen Grace Reksten sold about $215.1K of PJT on Jul 31, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 224 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
47 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$3.7M over 180 days
-$2.1M over 90 days
below 67% of Financial Services
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
224 funds bought in last quarter
more than 79% of Financial Services
Revenue
+14.9% year over year
more than 55% of Financial Services
Margin
10.6% net margin
more than 60% of Financial Services
Buybacks
$114.5M repurchased, FY to 2026-06-30
more than 67% of Financial Services
Short interest
8.3% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-27) · 4.1 days to cover · settled 2026-10-15
more than 85% of Financial Services
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
-19.6%12M
-27%-16%-4%+7%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-05-01 · Meates Helen T sold $1.2M2026-08-21 · Cornwell Kievdi Don sold $1.2M2026-05-06 · Travin David Adam sold $418.7K2026-08-21 · Costos James sold $301.5K2026-07-31 · Skaugen Grace Reksten sold $215.1K2026-08-10 · Rafferty Emily K sold $184.1K2026-08-21 · Cornwell Kievdi Don sold $149.3K2026-05-06 · Travin David Adam sold $38.5K2026-08-21 · K DON CORNWELL filed to sell $1.4M2026-08-21 · JAMES COSTOS filed to sell $301.5K2026-08-10 · EMILY RAFFERTY filed to sell $184.1K2026-07-31 · GRACE M. R. SKAUGEN filed to sell $215.1K
Insider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns PJT: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
4,075,374 sh
$615.1M
$223.1M
1,057,881 sh
$159.7M

Congress trades in PJT

No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

PJT planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
K DON CORNWELL
Filed 2026-08-21
$1.4M
JAMES COSTOS
Filed 2026-08-21
$301.5K
EMILY RAFFERTY
Filed 2026-08-10
$184.1K
GRACE M. R. SKAUGEN
Filed 2026-07-31
$215.1K

PJT mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Advisors Capital Small/Mid Cap Fund
$5.2M position · as of 2026-06-30
4.0%
Wasatch U.S. Select Fund
$623.2K position · as of 2026-06-30
3.7%
Wasatch Small Cap Growth Fund
$38.7M position · as of 2026-06-30
3.3%
GRANDEUR PEAK US STALWARTS FUND
$493.1K position · as of 2026-07-31
2.9%
abrdn Focused U.S. Small Cap Active ETF
$247.8K position · as of 2026-07-31
2.5%
Rockefeller U.S. Small-Mid Cap ETF
$18.7M position · as of 2026-07-31
2.5%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Mr. Taubman
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$1.0M
$8.2M
$4.4M
+141%
+103%
2024
$1.0M
$43.0M
$3.8M
+279%
+73%
2023
$1.0M
$38.4M
$3.5M
+143%
+33%
2022
$40.1M
$54.0M
$3.6M
+73%
+18%
2021
$1.0M
-$31.6M
$4.1M
+72%
+32%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows a net $3.7M sold by insiders over 180 days, 224 funds added last quarter, $2.1M in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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PJT financials

Revenue growth
+14.9%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
10.6%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$1.9B
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM
+10.6%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM
$661.8M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Debt to equity
n/a
no debt line filed
Cash flow to debt
n/a
no debt line filed
Return on equity
+83.2%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
+12.2%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
Return on capital employed
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
P/E, trailing
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of diluted EPS
Enterprise value
n/a
no debt line filed
FCF yield
+18.7%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-26
PEG, trailing
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of diluted EPS
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$1.7B$1.5B$1.2B$1.0B
Net income$180.1M$134.4M$81.8M$90.5M
Operating cash flow$526.3M$531.0M$441.5M$242.7M
Cash$538.9M$483.9M$355.5M$173.2M
Buybacks$195.2M$235.1M$116.7M$109.5M
Dividends paid$24.5M$24.1M$24.4M$24.6M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

PJT Stock Sonar score 5/7 axes

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PJT ranks highest on profitability (90th percentile) and institutional and government (79th), and lowest on insider conviction (15th), among Financial Services peers.

ProfitGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
90
Inputs
  • Return on equity+83.2% · 97 pct, sector of 205
  • Return on assets+12.2% · 83 pct, sector of 266
  • Return on invested capitalfewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
  • Return on capital employedfewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
Growth
55
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+14.9% · 55 pct, sector of 245
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
15
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$3.7M · 30 pct, sector of 160
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 164
Institutional and government
79
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter224 · 79 pct, sector of 278
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quartersno lobbying filings in the last four quarters
Risk and compliance
55
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+8.3% · 23 pct, sector of 388
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+4.7% · 87 pct, sector of 175
2 not measured: Financial health, US patents
  • Financial health needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: no debt line filed
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

5 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

PJT filings, in plain words

Are PJT Partners insiders buying or selling PJT?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, PJT Partners insiders were net sellers, a net $3.7M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 6 sellers.

Are there planned insider sales of PJT?

Yes. 4 Form 144 notices of planned insider sales were filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $2.1M of stock; the latest, by K DON CORNWELL, was filed 2026-08-21.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, PJT Partners insiders were net sellers of PJT, a net $3.7M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 6 sellers. None of the 8 insider sales was flagged as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. Insiders filed 4 Form 144 notices of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $2.1M of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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