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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
BGC Group, Inc. stock logo
BGC
BGC Group
$10.31
+1.6%
$9.75
$7.24
$11.79
$5.03B1.122.98 million shs2.52 million shs
Cowen Inc. stock logo
COWN
Cowen
$38.99
$38.96
$21.36
$39.07
$1.10B1.45685,426 shsN/A
Lazard, Inc. stock logo
LAZ
Lazard
$54.20
+3.1%
$46.10
$31.97
$61.14
$6.11B1.33965,996 shs1.23 million shs
Piper Sandler Companies stock logo
PIPR
Piper Sandler Companies
$314.55
+2.4%
$268.66
$202.91
$351.80
$5.59B1.48129,722 shs200,494 shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
BGC Group, Inc. stock logo
BGC
BGC Group
-0.20%-2.68%+5.18%+19.98%+5.95%
Cowen Inc. stock logo
COWN
Cowen
0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Lazard, Inc. stock logo
LAZ
Lazard
+1.24%+3.24%+19.08%+48.29%+16.07%
Piper Sandler Companies stock logo
PIPR
Piper Sandler Companies
+3.35%+6.38%+20.42%+30,763,099,900.00%+30,763,099,900.00%
CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
BGC Group, Inc. stock logo
BGC
BGC Group
4.0151 of 5 stars
3.52.01.70.02.72.52.5
Cowen Inc. stock logo
COWN
Cowen
1.8109 of 5 stars
0.00.01.73.50.61.71.9
Lazard, Inc. stock logo
LAZ
Lazard
4.661 of 5 stars
2.05.03.32.32.60.83.1
Piper Sandler Companies stock logo
PIPR
Piper Sandler Companies
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
BGC Group, Inc. stock logo
BGC
BGC Group
3.00
Buy$14.5040.64% Upside
Cowen Inc. stock logo
COWN
Cowen
0.00
N/AN/AN/A
Lazard, Inc. stock logo
LAZ
Lazard
2.00
Hold$51.00-5.91% Downside
Piper Sandler Companies stock logo
PIPR
Piper Sandler Companies
2.33
Hold$312.50-0.65% Downside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest COWN, LAZ, BGC, and PIPR Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
7/14/2025
Lazard, Inc. stock logo
LAZ
Lazard
Citigroup
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Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform
7/14/2025
Lazard, Inc. stock logo
LAZ
Lazard
JMP Securities
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Set Price TargetMarket Outperform ➝ Market Outperform$55.00 ➝ $60.00
7/14/2025
Lazard, Inc. stock logo
LAZ
Lazard
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
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Boost Price TargetMarket Perform ➝ Market Perform$46.00 ➝ $57.00
7/11/2025
Lazard, Inc. stock logo
LAZ
Lazard
Wells Fargo & Company
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$38.00 ➝ $50.00
7/10/2025
Piper Sandler Companies stock logo
PIPR
Piper Sandler Companies
Wolfe Research
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UpgradePeer Perform ➝ Outperform$339.00
6/23/2025
Lazard, Inc. stock logo
LAZ
Lazard
Morgan Stanley
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Boost Price TargetUnderweight ➝ Underweight$33.00 ➝ $45.00
5/15/2025
Lazard, Inc. stock logo
LAZ
Lazard
The Goldman Sachs Group
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Boost Price TargetSell ➝ Sell$35.00 ➝ $40.00
5/12/2025
Lazard, Inc. stock logo
LAZ
Lazard
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
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Boost Price TargetMarket Perform ➝ Market Perform$44.00 ➝ $46.00
5/5/2025
Piper Sandler Companies stock logo
PIPR
Piper Sandler Companies
JMP Securities
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Reiterated RatingMarket Perform ➝ Market Perform
4/28/2025
Lazard, Inc. stock logo
LAZ
Lazard
JMP Securities
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Reiterated RatingMarket Outperform ➝ Market Outperform$55.00 ➝ $55.00
(Data available from 7/17/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
BGC Group, Inc. stock logo
BGC
BGC Group
$2.29B2.20$1.29 per share8.02$2.23 per share4.62
Cowen Inc. stock logo
COWN
Cowen
$1.54B0.72$4.21 per share9.27$43.08 per share0.91
Lazard, Inc. stock logo
LAZ
Lazard
$2.97B2.06$6.74 per share8.04$6.08 per share8.91
Piper Sandler Companies stock logo
PIPR
Piper Sandler Companies
$1.53B3.66$16.19 per share19.43$79.63 per share3.95
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
BGC Group, Inc. stock logo
BGC
BGC Group
$126.99M$0.2738.198.810.435.64%46.98%11.82%7/31/2025 (Confirmed)
Cowen Inc. stock logo
COWN
Cowen
$76.46M$2.1917.80N/A4.97%7.05%0.98%N/A
Lazard, Inc. stock logo
LAZ
Lazard
$279.91M$2.8718.8910.71N/A10.15%37.64%5.18%7/24/2025 (Estimated)
Piper Sandler Companies stock logo
PIPR
Piper Sandler Companies
$181.11M$11.4427.50N/A13.20%18.32%12.54%8/1/2025 (Estimated)

Latest COWN, LAZ, BGC, and PIPR Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
8/1/2025Q2 2025
Piper Sandler Companies stock logo
PIPR
Piper Sandler Companies
$1.99N/AN/AN/A$349.40 millionN/A
7/24/2025Q2 2025
Lazard, Inc. stock logo
LAZ
Lazard
$0.37N/AN/AN/A$674.13 millionN/A
5/7/2025Q1 2025
BGC Group, Inc. stock logo
BGC
BGC Group
$0.29$0.29N/A$0.11N/AN/A
5/2/2025Q1 2025
Piper Sandler Companies stock logo
PIPR
Piper Sandler Companies
$2.85$4.09+$1.24$3.65$366.99 million$357.27 million
4/25/2025Q1 2025
Lazard, Inc. stock logo
LAZ
Lazard
$0.29$0.56+$0.27$0.56$698.39 million$669.16 million
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
BGC Group, Inc. stock logo
BGC
BGC Group
$0.080.78%N/A29.63%1 Years
Cowen Inc. stock logo
COWN
Cowen
$0.481.23%N/A21.92%N/A
Lazard, Inc. stock logo
LAZ
Lazard
$2.003.69%N/A69.69%N/A
Piper Sandler Companies stock logo
PIPR
Piper Sandler Companies
$2.600.83%N/A22.73%1 Years

Latest COWN, LAZ, BGC, and PIPR Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
5/5/2025
Piper Sandler Companies stock logo
PIPR
Piper Sandler Companies
quarterly$0.651%5/30/20255/30/20256/13/2025
5/6/2025
BGC Group, Inc. stock logo
BGC
BGC Group
quarterly$0.020.83%5/27/20255/27/20256/10/2025
4/24/2025
Lazard, Inc. stock logo
LAZ
Lazard
quarterly$0.505.02%5/5/20255/5/20255/16/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
BGC Group, Inc. stock logo
BGC
BGC Group
1.48
1.58
1.50
Cowen Inc. stock logo
COWN
Cowen
0.11
0.77
1.02
Lazard, Inc. stock logo
LAZ
Lazard
2.60
3.24
3.24
Piper Sandler Companies stock logo
PIPR
Piper Sandler Companies
N/A
1.43
0.36

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
BGC Group, Inc. stock logo
BGC
BGC Group
52.11%
Cowen Inc. stock logo
COWN
Cowen
93.10%
Lazard, Inc. stock logo
LAZ
Lazard
54.80%
Piper Sandler Companies stock logo
PIPR
Piper Sandler Companies
72.79%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
BGC Group, Inc. stock logo
BGC
BGC Group
26.30%
Cowen Inc. stock logo
COWN
Cowen
5.40%
Lazard, Inc. stock logo
LAZ
Lazard
3.86%
Piper Sandler Companies stock logo
PIPR
Piper Sandler Companies
2.70%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
BGC Group, Inc. stock logo
BGC
BGC Group
4,011488.17 million359.78 millionOptionable
Cowen Inc. stock logo
COWN
Cowen
1,53428.24 million26.50 millionOptionable
Lazard, Inc. stock logo
LAZ
Lazard
3,263112.77 million108.41 millionOptionable
Piper Sandler Companies stock logo
PIPR
Piper Sandler Companies
1,80517.77 million17.29 millionOptionable

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BGC Group stock logo

BGC Group NASDAQ:BGC

$10.31 +0.16 (+1.58%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$10.34 +0.03 (+0.24%)
As of 06:15 PM Eastern
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BGC Group, Inc. operates as a financial brokerage and technology company in the United States and internationally. The company offers various brokerage products, such as fixed income, such as government bonds, corporate bonds, and other debt instruments, as well as related interest rate derivatives and credit derivatives; equities, energy and commodities, shipping, insurance, and futures and options. It also provides trade execution, connectivity solutions, brokerage services, clearing, trade compression and other post-trade services, information, and other back-office services to an assortment of financial and non-financial institutions. In addition, the company offers electronic and hybrid brokerage, other financial technology solutions, market data and related information services. Further, its integrated platform is designed to provide flexibility to customers with regard to price discovery, execution and processing of transactions, Hybrid, or in various markets, as well as fully electronic brokerage services in connection with transactions executed either OTC or through an exchange. The company primarily serves banks, broker-dealers, investment banks, trading firms, hedge funds, governments, and corporations, as well as investment firms. BGC Group, Inc. was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Cowen stock logo

Cowen NASDAQ:COWN

Cowen, Inc. engages in the provision of financial services. It operates through following the segments: Operating Company and Asset Company. The Operating Company segment consists of the Cowen Investment Management, Investment Banking, Markets, and Research divisions. The Asset Company segment consists of the firm's private investments, private real estate investments, and other legacy investment strategies. The firm offers investment banking services, equity and credit research, sales and trading, prime brokerage, global clearing, commission management services, and actively managed alternative investment products. The company was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Lazard stock logo

Lazard NYSE:LAZ

$54.20 +1.61 (+3.07%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$54.16 -0.04 (-0.07%)
As of 04:10 PM Eastern
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Lazard, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a financial advisory and asset management firm in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. It operates in two segments, Financial Advisory and Asset Management. The Financial Advisory segment offers financial advisory services, such as mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, shareholder, sovereign, geopolitical advisory, and other strategic advisory services, as well as restructuring and liability management, and capital raising and placement services. This segment offers its services to corporate, partnership, institutional, government, sovereign, and individual clients to various industry areas, including consumers, financial institutions, healthcare and life sciences, industrials, power and energy/infrastructure, real estate, technology, telecommunication, and media and entertainment. The Asset Management segment offers a range of investment solutions; investment and wealth management services in equity and fixed income strategies; asset allocation strategies; and alternative investments and private equity funds to corporations, public funds, sovereign entities, endowments and foundations, labor funds, financial intermediaries, and private clients. Lazard, Inc. was incorporated in 1848 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Piper Sandler Companies stock logo

Piper Sandler Companies NYSE:PIPR

$314.55 +7.29 (+2.37%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$313.92 -0.63 (-0.20%)
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Piper Sandler Companies operates as an investment bank and institutional securities firm that serves corporations, private equity groups, public entities, non-profit entities, and institutional investors in the United States and internationally. It offers investment banking services and institutional sales, trading, and research services for various equity and fixed income products; advisory services, such as mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt private placements, and debt and restructuring advisory; raises capital through equity and debt financings; underwrites municipal issuances; and municipal financial advisory and loan placement services, as well as various over-the-counter derivative products. It also provides public finance investment banking services that focus on state and local governments, and cultural and social service non-profit entities, as well as the education, healthcare, hospitality, senior living, housing, and transportation sectors. In addition, the company offers equity and fixed income advisory and trade execution services for institutional investors, corporations, and government and non-profit entities. Further, it is involved in the alternative asset management funds merchant banking and healthcare to invest firm capital and to manage capital from outside investors. The company was formerly known as Piper Jaffray Companies and changed its name to Piper Sandler Companies in January 2020. Piper Sandler Companies was founded in 1895 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.