Lazard (LAZ) Competitors $49.26 -0.63 (-1.26%) As of 03:23 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock LAZ vs. AMP, EQH, EVR, GS, HLI, JEF, MC, MS, PIPR, and SFShould you be buying Lazard stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lazard include Ameriprise Financial (AMP), Equitable (EQH), Evercore (EVR), The Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Houlihan Lokey (HLI), Jefferies Financial Group (JEF), Moelis & Company (MC), Morgan Stanley (MS), Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR), and Stifel Financial (SF). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Lazard vs. Its Competitors Ameriprise Financial Equitable Evercore The Goldman Sachs Group Houlihan Lokey Jefferies Financial Group Moelis & Company Morgan Stanley Piper Sandler Companies Stifel Financial Lazard (NYSE:LAZ) and Ameriprise Financial (NYSE:AMP) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, valuation and earnings. Which has more volatility and risk, LAZ or AMP? Lazard has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameriprise Financial has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation and earnings, LAZ or AMP? Ameriprise Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Lazard. Ameriprise Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lazard, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLazard$3.05B1.82$279.91M$2.9016.99Ameriprise Financial$17.26B2.69$3.40B$32.1415.31 Does the media favor LAZ or AMP? In the previous week, Ameriprise Financial had 10 more articles in the media than Lazard. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Ameriprise Financial and 23 mentions for Lazard. Ameriprise Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Lazard's score of 0.41 indicating that Ameriprise Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Lazard 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Ameriprise Financial 20 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend LAZ or AMP? Lazard presently has a consensus target price of $55.14, indicating a potential upside of 11.94%. Ameriprise Financial has a consensus target price of $535.14, indicating a potential upside of 8.73%. Given Lazard's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Lazard is more favorable than Ameriprise Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lazard 2 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.09Ameriprise Financial 2 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.22 Is LAZ or AMP a better dividend stock? Lazard pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Ameriprise Financial pays an annual dividend of $6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Lazard pays out 69.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ameriprise Financial pays out 19.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Ameriprise Financial has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years. Do institutionals and insiders believe in LAZ or AMP? 54.8% of Lazard shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.0% of Ameriprise Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Lazard shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Ameriprise Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is LAZ or AMP more profitable? Ameriprise Financial has a net margin of 18.30% compared to Lazard's net margin of 9.96%. Ameriprise Financial's return on equity of 65.90% beat Lazard's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lazard9.96% 34.33% 5.24% Ameriprise Financial 18.30%65.90%2.02% SummaryAmeriprise Financial beats Lazard on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding LAZ and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LAZ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLazardFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$5.56B$8.07B$12.66B$22.04BDividend Yield3.96%4.82%5.52%3.57%P/E Ratio17.0016.5630.1629.80Price / Sales1.826.2330.2488.04Price / Cash7.8228.1622.6624.65Price / Book8.102.782.294.63Net Income$279.91M$313.50M$1.02B$1.01B7 Day Performance-4.50%2.41%0.30%0.37%1 Month Performance-12.34%10.34%0.37%2.90%1 Year Performance1.89%28.51%539.20%15.03% Lazard Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LAZLazard4.7929 of 5 stars$49.26-1.3%$55.14+11.9%+2.8%$5.56B$3.05B17.003,263Analyst ForecastAMPAmeriprise Financial4.6786 of 5 stars$493.88+0.4%$535.14+8.4%+3.4%$46.38B$17.26B13.3713,600Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastEQHEquitable4.3416 of 5 stars$50.90-0.5%$64.55+26.8%+19.2%$15.32B$12.44B8.738,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastEVREvercore4.7291 of 5 stars$325.24-1.2%$303.75-6.6%+30.9%$12.70B$2.98B28.972,380Analyst ForecastGSThe Goldman Sachs Group4.6374 of 5 stars$796.13+0.8%$717.00-9.9%+59.5%$239.14B$126.85B17.4146,500Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHLIHoulihan Lokey4.8701 of 5 stars$197.14-2.1%$213.83+8.5%+20.8%$14.16B$2.39B27.971,100Analyst ForecastJEFJefferies Financial Group4.9107 of 5 stars$61.21-2.0%$72.00+17.6%-6.6%$12.88B$7.03B19.957,822Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastGap DownMCMoelis & Company3.9489 of 5 stars$67.58-1.0%$70.29+4.0%+0.3%$5.36B$1.19B26.561,309Analyst ForecastMSMorgan Stanley4.668 of 5 stars$158.12+0.3%$152.92-3.3%+44.7%$251.57B$107.29B17.8580,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastPIPRPiper Sandler CompaniesN/A$344.45+0.8%$312.50-9.3%N/A$6.05B$1.53B29.071,805Analyst ForecastSFStifel Financial4.583 of 5 stars$113.28+1.7%$116.30+2.7%+15.8%$11.38B$4.97B18.799,000Analyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AMP Competitors EQH Competitors EVR Competitors GS Competitors HLI Competitors JEF Competitors MC Competitors MS Competitors PIPR Competitors SF Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:LAZ) was last updated on 10/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMelt-up warning America’s $37.5 trillion debt spiral, soaring deficits, and repeated credit downgrades are exactly what Porter...Porter & Company | SponsoredBuilding The Infrastructure for the Coming Financial ResetWhile China pushes nearly $1 trillion through its new digital currency, one emerging company is quietly buildi...Intellistake | SponsoredNvidia Times 1,000,000Nvidia’s latest AI chip is a $25,000 powerhouse — with 80 billion transistors and the ability to perform 60 tr...Paradigm Press | SponsoredForget AI Stocks — This Device Will REPLACE the MicrochipWhile everyone's chasing the same AI plays, George Gilder is focused on something completely different. 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