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Lazard (LAZ) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$44.58 +1.59 (+3.69%)
Closing price 05/27/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$44.54 -0.05 (-0.11%)
As of 05/27/2025 04:20 PM Eastern
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About Lazard Stock (NYSE:LAZ)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$42.90
$44.84
50-Day Range
$33.39
$47.06
52-Week Range
$31.97
$61.14
Volume
649,419 shs
Average Volume
979,527 shs
Market Capitalization
$5.03 billion
P/E Ratio
16.76
Dividend Yield
4.49%
Price Target
$44.33
Consensus Rating
Reduce

Company Overview

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.

Lazard Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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92nd Percentile Overall Score

LAZ MarketRank™: 

Lazard scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 143rd out of 909 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Lazard has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.86, and is based on 1 buy rating, 4 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Lazard has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Lazard's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Lazard are expected to grow by 19.34% in the coming year, from $4.24 to $5.06 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Lazard is 16.76, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.74.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Lazard is 16.76, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 22.68.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Lazard has a P/B Ratio of 10.42. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Lazard's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.49% of the float of Lazard has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Lazard has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Lazard has recently decreased by 29.14%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Lazard is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.64%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Lazard does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Lazard is 69.69%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Lazard will have a dividend payout ratio of 39.53% next year. This indicates that Lazard will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Lazard's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.49% of the float of Lazard has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Lazard has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Lazard has recently decreased by 29.14%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Lazard has a news sentiment score of 0.61. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 1.12 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 24 news articles for Lazard this week, compared to 14 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    6 people have searched for LAZ on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 1 people have added Lazard to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Lazard insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $5,860,141.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 3.86% of the stock of Lazard is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    54.80% of the stock of Lazard is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Lazard's insider trading history.
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LAZ Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Lazard's stock was trading at $51.48 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, LAZ shares have decreased by 13.4% and is now trading at $44.5850.
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Lazard, Inc. (NYSE:LAZ) posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, April, 25th. The asset manager reported $0.56 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.29 by $0.27. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 15.3% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Lazard's top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.45%), Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (5.41%), Ariel Investments LLC (4.98%) and Amundi (2.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Kenneth M Jacobs, Peter Richard Orszag, Evan L Russo, Alexander F Stern and Michael Gathy.
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Shares of LAZ stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Lazard investors own include Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), American Water Works (AWK), AUO (AUOTY) and Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
4/25/2025
Record date for 5/16 Dividend
5/05/2025
Ex-Dividend for 5/16 Dividend
5/05/2025
Dividend Payable
5/16/2025
Today
5/28/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/24/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
Investment advice
Sub-Industry
Investment Banking & Brokerage
Current Symbol
NYSE:LAZ
Employees
3,400
Year Founded
1848

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$44.33
High Stock Price Target
$55.00
Low Stock Price Target
$33.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-0.6%
Consensus Rating
Reduce
Rating Score (0-4)
1.86
Research Coverage
7 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
16.76
Forward P/E Ratio
10.52
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$279.91 million
Pretax Margin
11.31%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.97 billion
Cash Flow
$4.16 per share
Price / Cash Flow
10.71
Book Value
$4.28 per share
Price / Book
10.42

Miscellaneous

Free Float
108,413,000
Market Cap
$5.03 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.28

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This page (NYSE:LAZ) was last updated on 5/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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