Lazard (LAZ) Competitors $57.15 -0.60 (-1.04%) Closing price 08/29/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$57.16 +0.01 (+0.02%) As of 08/29/2025 04:10 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, JEF, JHG, 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), Jefferies Financial Group (JEF), Janus Henderson Group (JHG), 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 Jefferies Financial Group Janus Henderson 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 investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and profitability. Do analysts rate AMP or LAZ? Ameriprise Financial currently has a consensus target price of $534.71, indicating a potential upside of 3.74%. Lazard has a consensus target price of $52.33, indicating a potential downside of 8.42%. Given Ameriprise Financial's higher possible upside, 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) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13Lazard 2 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13 Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 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$17.26B2.81$3.40B$32.1416.04Lazard$3.05B2.11$279.91M$2.9019.71 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% Which has more risk and volatility, AMP or LAZ? Ameriprise Financial has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lazard has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its share price is 35% 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 1.2%. Lazard pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. 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. Do institutionals and insiders believe in AMP or LAZ? 84.0% of Ameriprise Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.8% of Lazard shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Ameriprise Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of Lazard shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to AMP or LAZ? In the previous week, Ameriprise Financial had 1 more articles in the media than Lazard. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Ameriprise Financial and 29 mentions for Lazard. Ameriprise Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Lazard's score of 0.43 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 24 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Lazard 6 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryAmeriprise Financial beats Lazard on 13 of the 19 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$6.45B$7.84B$12.59B$21.37BDividend Yield3.50%4.64%5.42%3.49%P/E Ratio19.7117.00228.4629.33Price / Sales2.116.5131.7152.62Price / Cash8.8425.2622.2523.91Price / Book8.204.802.355.36Net Income$279.91M$311.02M$1.01B$996.52M7 Day Performance2.48%0.65%0.24%0.34%1 Month Performance7.54%2.80%3.26%4.69%1 Year Performance14.07%29.30%537.67%11.68% Lazard Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LAZLazard4.2034 of 5 stars$57.15-1.0%$52.33-8.4%+16.8%$6.45B$3.05B19.713,263AMPAmeriprise Financial4.464 of 5 stars$505.19+0.4%$534.71+5.8%+16.4%$47.62B$17.26B15.7213,600News CoveragePositive NewsEQHEquitable3.7792 of 5 stars$53.05-1.6%$64.90+22.3%+26.7%$15.89B$12.44B42.798,000News CoveragePositive NewsEVREvercore4.7232 of 5 stars$305.35-0.8%$284.29-6.9%+31.8%$11.79B$2.98B27.762,380GSThe Goldman Sachs Group4.6967 of 5 stars$730.470.0%$660.00-9.6%+46.1%$221.13B$126.85B16.1046,500Trending NewsInsider TradeOptions VolumeJEFJefferies Financial Group4.2778 of 5 stars$60.07-0.3%$66.00+9.9%+9.8%$12.39B$7.03B22.677,822Trending NewsJHGJanus Henderson Group4.0629 of 5 stars$42.88-0.9%$43.33+1.1%+19.3%$6.69B$2.47B16.122,300Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeMCMoelis & Company3.6424 of 5 stars$71.64-0.6%$66.00-7.9%+8.0%$5.62B$1.38B28.201,309News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeMSMorgan Stanley4.3773 of 5 stars$144.87+0.2%$138.25-4.6%+46.6%$231.26B$107.29B16.4180,000Trending NewsPIPRPiper Sandler CompaniesN/A$325.18-0.2%$312.50-3.9%N/A$5.75B$1.53B27.441,805Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeSFStifel Financial4.575 of 5 stars$113.73-0.4%$115.78+1.8%+32.6%$11.62B$5.06B22.049,000News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AMP Competitors EQH Competitors EVR Competitors GS Competitors JEF Competitors JHG 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 8/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners“HELIOS”: My No. 1 Investment of the 2020sA mysterious new energy technology — backed by Nvidia, Google, and even legendary investors like Stanley Druck...Stansberry Research | SponsoredWhat Steve Bannon revealed about Trump’s gold playA Trump advisor just said 3 words that could reset the dollar. 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