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Lazard (LAZ) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$52.04 +1.55 (+3.07%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:16 PM ET)

About Lazard Stock (NYSE:LAZ)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$49.59
$52.57
50-Day Range
$50.49
$61.01
52-Week Range
$34.25
$61.14
Volume
2.48 million shs
Average Volume
938,370 shs
Market Capitalization
$5.87 billion
P/E Ratio
20.73
Dividend Yield
3.84%
Price Target
$52.29
Consensus Rating
Hold

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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69th Percentile Overall Score

LAZ MarketRank™: 

Lazard scored higher than 69% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 459th out of 937 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 Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.14, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Lazard has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

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

    Earnings for Lazard are expected to grow by 92.20% in the coming year, from $2.18 to $4.19 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Lazard is 20.73, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 115.29.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Lazard is 20.73, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 28.96.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Lazard has a P/B Ratio of 12.16. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.85% 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 4.6.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Lazard has recently increased by 18.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Lazard is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.79%, 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 79.68%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Lazard will have a dividend payout ratio of 47.73% 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

    3.85% 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 4.6.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Lazard has recently increased by 18.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Lazard has a news sentiment score of 0.38. 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 0.78 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for Lazard this week, compared to 12 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 2 people have searched for LAZ on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -60% 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 -50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Lazard insiders have not sold or bought any 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 $34.80 at the beginning of the year. Since then, LAZ shares have increased by 49.5% and is now trading at $52.04.
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Lazard, Inc. (NYSE:LAZ) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 31st. The asset manager reported $0.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.41 by $0.03. The company's revenue was up 21.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Top institutional shareholders of Lazard include FMR LLC (8.48%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (2.00%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (2.00%) and State Street Corp (1.73%). Insiders that own company stock include Kenneth M Jacobs, 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.
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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
10/31/2024
Ex-Dividend for 11/15 Dividend
11/08/2024
Dividend Payable
11/15/2024
Today
12/21/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Sector
Finance
Industry
Investment advice
Sub-Industry
Investment Banking & Brokerage
CUSIP
G5405010
Employees
3,291
Year Founded
1848

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$52.29
High Stock Price Target
$63.00
Low Stock Price Target
$42.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+0.5%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.14
Research Coverage
7 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$-75,480,000.00
Pretax Margin
11.31%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$3.08 billion
Cash Flow
$4.68 per share
Book Value
$4.28 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
108,413,000
Market Cap
$5.87 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.38

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This page (NYSE:LAZ) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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