Lazard (LAZ) Competitors $49.97 +1.34 (+2.76%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$49.98 +0.01 (+0.03%) As of 04:55 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 Ameriprise Financial (NYSE:AMP) and Lazard (NYSE:LAZ) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AMP or LAZ? 84.0% of Ameriprise Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.8% of Lazard shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Ameriprise Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Lazard shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is AMP or LAZ 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 Ameriprise Financial18.30% 65.90% 2.02% Lazard 9.96%34.33%5.24% Do analysts prefer AMP or LAZ? Ameriprise Financial presently has a consensus price target of $539.50, indicating a potential upside of 14.14%. Lazard has a consensus price target of $54.43, indicating a potential upside of 8.92%. Given Ameriprise Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Ameriprise Financial is more favorable than Lazard.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ameriprise Financial 2 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20Lazard 2 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.09 Does the media refer more to AMP or LAZ? In the previous week, Lazard had 1 more articles in the media than Ameriprise Financial. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Lazard and 20 mentions for Ameriprise Financial. Ameriprise Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Lazard's score of 0.22 indicating that Ameriprise Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ameriprise Financial 13 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Lazard 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more volatility and risk, AMP or LAZ? Ameriprise Financial has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lazard has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is AMP or LAZ a better dividend stock? Ameriprise Financial pays an annual dividend of $6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Lazard pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Ameriprise Financial pays out 19.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lazard pays out 69.0% 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 preferable earnings & valuation, AMP or LAZ? 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 RatioAmeriprise Financial$17.26B2.58$3.40B$32.1414.71Lazard$3.05B1.85$279.91M$2.9017.23 SummaryAmeriprise Financial beats Lazard on 13 of the 20 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. 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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$5.64B$8.03B$12.61B$21.95BDividend Yield4.11%4.94%5.61%3.63%P/E Ratio17.2316.5021.1732.68Price / Sales1.856.2930.1088.90Price / Cash7.5229.3219.3418.06Price / Book8.222.802.274.70Net Income$279.91M$310.95M$1.02B$1.01B7 Day Performance1.59%-0.12%0.26%0.89%1 Month Performance-11.95%-0.31%-1.33%0.32%1 Year Performance-6.44%19.72%538.78%10.81% Lazard Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LAZLazard4.4885 of 5 stars$49.97+2.8%$54.43+8.9%-8.9%$5.64B$3.05B17.233,263Upcoming EarningsAMPAmeriprise Financial4.787 of 5 stars$482.04+0.5%$539.50+11.9%-10.2%$45.20B$17.26B15.0013,600Positive NewsEQHEquitable4.3923 of 5 stars$48.86+1.1%$64.45+31.9%+3.2%$14.48B$12.44B39.408,000Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeEVREvercore4.8525 of 5 stars$315.86+4.9%$319.13+1.0%+10.1%$11.62B$2.98B28.712,380News CoverageGSThe Goldman Sachs Group4.7229 of 5 stars$788.52+3.2%$746.69-5.3%+42.0%$231.39B$126.85B17.3846,500Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastHLIHoulihan Lokey4.8724 of 5 stars$191.69+1.9%$212.43+10.8%+9.7%$13.22B$2.39B32.271,100JEFJefferies Financial Group4.9259 of 5 stars$53.81+5.7%$72.00+33.8%-22.3%$10.50B$7.03B18.497,822Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeHigh Trading VolumeMCMoelis & Company3.7807 of 5 stars$65.76+4.2%$71.86+9.3%-5.1%$4.95B$1.19B24.551,309MSMorgan Stanley4.7421 of 5 stars$155.10+2.1%$154.85-0.2%+31.1%$242.42B$107.29B17.5780,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementPIPRPiper Sandler CompaniesN/A$341.28+4.6%$312.50-8.4%N/A$5.77B$1.53B28.801,805Upcoming EarningsSFStifel Financial4.4991 of 5 stars$109.37+2.2%$122.60+12.1%+7.9%$10.94B$4.97B21.209,000Upcoming Earnings 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 10/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Musk is on the lineElon Musk says November 6 could "affect the future of the world" Get ready for the biggest pivot in corpora...Altimetry | SponsoredNext opportunity for crypto millionsThe floodgates have opened. 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