StockStory highlights Synchrony and PJT as top financials picks, flags Affirm as a sell

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StockStory identifies Synchrony Financial and PJT Partners as financial stocks worth investigating, while recommending investors avoid Affirm. Synchrony, which powers over 73 million active accounts with partners like Amazon and PayPal, has compounded earnings per share at 37.9% annually over the past two years and achieved a 22.2% return on equity. PJT Partners, an advisory-focused investment bank spun off from Blackstone, posted annual revenue growth of 18.7% and EPS growth of 42% over the same period. In contrast, Affirm is flagged for negative returns on capital and a 6× net-debt-to-EBITDA ratio that could force dilutive equity offerings. Synchrony trades at 8.2× forward P/E, PJT at 19×, and Affirm at 21.8×.

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Digital Finance & Tokenization▼ · 2 stocks
Affirm Holdings Inc
AFRM
▼ NegativeCapitalrelevance

StockStory flags Affirm for negative returns on capital and high leverage, recommending it as a sell.

Financials▲ · 2 stocks
PJT Partners Inc
PJT
▲ PositiveCapitalrelevance

StockStory highlights PJT Partners as a top financial pick with strong revenue and EPS growth.

Synchrony Financial
SYF
▲ PositiveCapitalrelevance

StockStory identifies Synchrony as a top financial pick with strong earnings growth and return on equity.

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