Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. PJT scored 76.0, VIRT scored 80.0 — VIRT leads.
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PJT
PJT Partners Inc.
Capital Markets · Financial strength
58.4Fin
$137.28 · $5.8B
fundamentals as of
Strength gap
9.4
VIRT leads
VIRT
Virtu Financial, Inc.
Capital Markets · Financial strength
67.8Fin
$57.51 · $5.1B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestVIRT9.6x
Fastest growthVIRT+26.2%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
PJT
VIRT
+14.8%B+
Rev
+26.2%A-
18.8xC
P/E
9.6xA-
37.6%A
ROE
53.6%A
11.26D
P/B
2.72C+
0.7%C
Yield
1.7%C+
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
The companies
PJTPJT Partners Inc.
Capital Markets · $137.28 · beta 0.88
Why now
Capital Markets · market cap $5.8b. Down 30% from 52-week high of $195.62 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +15%, comfortably above the S&P median. 5 sell-side analysts rate this a Hold with a mean 1-yr target of $160.71 (implying +17% upside).
Moat
ROE 38% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. Financial moat — scale of deposit base / underwriting franchise plus regulatory capital advantages. The largest players compound book value through cycles that erase smaller competitors.
Risk
Regulatory capital risk — stricter capital requirements (CCAR, Basel) can force a dividend cut or a capital raise; the largest banks are most exposed because they're held to the tightest standards.
VIRTVirtu Financial, Inc.
Capital Markets · $57.51 · beta 0.65
Why now
Capital Markets · market cap $5.1b. 16% off the 52-week high of $68.76. Revenue growing +26% — in hypergrowth territory. 7 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $69.43 (implying +21% upside).
Moat
Net margin 17% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 54% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. Financial moat — scale of deposit base / underwriting franchise plus regulatory capital advantages. The largest players compound book value through cycles that erase smaller competitors.
Risk
D/E 4.15 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer. Balance-sheet financial — book value, net interest margin, and credit loss provisions are the lever points; a rates regime change or a deterioration in the loan book moves the stock more than EPS does.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Common questions
Is VIRT or PJT the better stock?
VIRT scores higher: VIRT 80.0, PJT 76.0 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
How are VIRT and PJT scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.