Lazard (LAZ) Competitors $55.62 +1.30 (+2.38%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$55.58 -0.03 (-0.05%) As of 05:16 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours 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 businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk and media sentiment. Which has more volatility & risk, LAZ or AMP? Lazard has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameriprise Financial has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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% Does the media prefer LAZ or AMP? In the previous week, Lazard and Lazard both had 24 articles in the media. Ameriprise Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Lazard's score of 0.30 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 6 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Ameriprise Financial 23 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do insiders & institutionals believe in LAZ or AMP? 54.8% of Lazard shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.0% of Ameriprise Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of Lazard shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Ameriprise Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is LAZ or AMP a better dividend stock? Lazard pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. 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 increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years. Which has better earnings & valuation, 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$3.05B2.06$279.91M$2.9019.18Ameriprise Financial$17.26B2.65$3.40B$32.1415.12 Do analysts recommend LAZ or AMP? Lazard currently has a consensus price target of $55.00, indicating a potential downside of 1.11%. Ameriprise Financial has a consensus price target of $534.71, indicating a potential upside of 10.03%. Given Ameriprise Financial's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ameriprise Financial is more favorable than Lazard.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lazard 2 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13Ameriprise Financial 2 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13 SummaryAmeriprise Financial beats Lazard on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Lazard News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LAZ and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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$6.13B$7.98B$12.66B$21.52BDividend Yield3.68%4.74%5.42%3.49%P/E Ratio19.1813.93236.2927.40Price / Sales2.066.8630.9053.00Price / Cash8.4027.2922.2324.68Price / Book9.153.052.324.54Net Income$279.91M$313.53M$1.01B$999.97M7 Day Performance0.07%1.99%0.41%1.44%1 Month Performance2.97%7.76%3.06%4.66%1 Year Performance11.90%32.28%541.74%14.11% Lazard Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LAZLazard4.1714 of 5 stars$55.62+2.4%$55.00-1.1%+11.1%$6.13B$3.05B19.183,263Insider TradeAMPAmeriprise Financial4.756 of 5 stars$492.36+0.6%$534.71+8.6%+9.2%$46.41B$17.26B15.3213,600Positive NewsEQHEquitable4.4272 of 5 stars$53.16-0.4%$64.90+22.1%+29.5%$15.92B$12.44B42.878,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeEVREvercore4.5143 of 5 stars$324.54+1.8%$296.00-8.8%+42.8%$12.53B$2.98B29.502,380GSThe Goldman Sachs Group4.6964 of 5 stars$741.20+0.4%$660.00-11.0%+62.0%$224.38B$126.85B16.3346,500Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastHLIHoulihan Lokey4.9105 of 5 stars$198.65+0.8%$210.60+6.0%+29.7%$13.97B$2.39B33.441,100Positive NewsJEFJefferies Financial Group4.6288 of 5 stars$64.18+1.1%$70.50+9.8%+11.2%$13.24B$7.03B24.227,822Upcoming EarningsMCMoelis & Company3.1871 of 5 stars$72.44+2.5%$69.67-3.8%+8.6%$5.69B$1.19B28.521,309Positive NewsMSMorgan Stanley4.5724 of 5 stars$148.80+0.5%$138.25-7.1%+55.7%$237.54B$107.29B16.8580,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastPIPRPiper Sandler CompaniesN/A$333.48+1.9%$312.50-6.3%N/A$5.90B$1.53B28.141,805Positive NewsSFStifel Financial4.3331 of 5 stars$112.85+0.2%$115.78+2.6%+27.2%$11.53B$4.97B21.879,000Positive News 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 9/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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