Lazard (LAZ) Competitors $54.95 -0.05 (-0.09%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends LAZ vs. LPLA, SF, EVR, PIPR, BGC, OPY, FBRC, MS, GS, and SCHWShould you be buying Lazard stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lazard include LPL Financial (LPLA), Stifel Financial (SF), Evercore (EVR), Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR), BGC Group (BGC), Oppenheimer (OPY), FBR & Co. (FBRC), Morgan Stanley (MS), The Goldman Sachs Group (GS), and Charles Schwab (SCHW). These companies are all part of the "investment banking & brokerage" industry. Lazard vs. LPL Financial Stifel Financial Evercore Piper Sandler Companies BGC Group Oppenheimer FBR & Co. Morgan Stanley The Goldman Sachs Group Charles Schwab Lazard (NYSE:LAZ) and LPL Financial (NASDAQ:LPLA) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, LAZ or LPLA? LPL Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Lazard. Lazard is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LPL Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLazard$2.52B2.46-$75.48M$2.5121.89LPL Financial$10.05B2.36$1.07B$13.3023.84 Does the media refer more to LAZ or LPLA? In the previous week, LPL Financial had 2 more articles in the media than Lazard. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for LPL Financial and 12 mentions for Lazard. LPL Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Lazard's score of 0.50 indicating that LPL 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) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive LPL Financial 13 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals believe in LAZ or LPLA? 54.8% of Lazard shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.7% of LPL Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of Lazard shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of LPL Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, LAZ or LPLA? Lazard has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LPL Financial has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LAZ or LPLA? Lazard received 139 more outperform votes than LPL Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.57% of users gave Lazard an outperform vote while only 58.16% of users gave LPL Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLazardOutperform Votes62764.57% Underperform Votes34435.43% LPL FinancialOutperform Votes48858.16% Underperform Votes35141.84% Is LAZ or LPLA a better dividend stock? Lazard pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. LPL Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Lazard pays out 79.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. LPL Financial pays out 9.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Do analysts prefer LAZ or LPLA? Lazard presently has a consensus price target of $53.00, suggesting a potential downside of 3.55%. LPL Financial has a consensus price target of $286.92, suggesting a potential downside of 9.50%. Given Lazard's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Lazard is more favorable than LPL Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lazard 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43LPL Financial 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57 Is LAZ or LPLA more profitable? LPL Financial has a net margin of 8.73% compared to Lazard's net margin of 8.28%. LPL Financial's return on equity of 49.47% beat Lazard's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lazard8.28% 42.20% 4.83% LPL Financial 8.73%49.47%10.63% SummaryLPL Financial beats Lazard on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad DTIDownload Our Tesla Ebook For FreeLike many of you, we here at the TradingPub are bullish on Tesla long term. We believe the company will continue to be a leader in technology, EVs and A.I. We also believe it’s share price will be rewarded in a big way… In fact, our #1 Tesla expert just published a brand new Ebook regarding Tesla’s future, and we’d like to send it to you at no cost.To claim your copy free of charge simply follow this link. 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 ExcelMetricLazardInvestment advice IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$6.20B$12.30B$10.51B$19.96BDividend Yield3.64%23.92%10.13%3.49%P/E Ratio21.8929.2646.1836.42Price / Sales2.465.213,478.9217.94Price / Cash11.3219.5730.6021.28Price / Book9.113.734.064.59Net Income-$75.48M$298.28M$1.02B$985.93M7 Day Performance-1.45%-0.44%-0.05%0.45%1 Month Performance4.39%4.27%7.13%1.05%1 Year Performance106.11%34.84%24.11%24.67% Lazard Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LAZLazard4.638 of 5 stars$54.95-0.1%$53.00-3.5%+105.0%$6.20B$2.52B21.893,291LPLALPL Financial4.7604 of 5 stars$317.05+0.8%$286.92-9.5%+40.8%$23.55B$10.05B23.848,400Positive NewsSFStifel Financial4.7544 of 5 stars$113.42+0.2%$103.17-9.0%+84.3%$11.61B$4.69B20.519,000EVREvercore4.4699 of 5 stars$301.43+0.2%$270.40-10.3%+107.3%$11.45B$2.43B38.692,195Insider TradeNegative NewsPIPRPiper Sandler Companies3.4678 of 5 stars$334.13-0.4%$193.00-42.2%+118.0%$5.94B$1.35B35.701,725Positive NewsBGCBGC Group3.2955 of 5 stars$10.13-2.2%N/A+128.7%$4.97B$2.03B40.523,895News CoverageOPYOppenheimer2.9497 of 5 stars$60.12+0.1%N/A+51.7%$620.50M$1.25B9.352,942FBRCFBR & Co.N/A$17.55flatN/AN/A$124.61MN/A0.00259News CoveragePositive NewsMSMorgan Stanley4.8923 of 5 stars$131.69-0.4%$112.94-14.2%+65.2%$213.04B$96.19B20.0480,000Analyst RevisionGSThe Goldman Sachs Group4.9827 of 5 stars$581.93+0.1%$535.75-7.9%+71.4%$182.50B$108.42B17.0845,300Short Interest ↓SCHWCharles Schwab4.7789 of 5 stars$80.46+0.3%$74.18-7.8%+42.2%$142.71B$18.84B31.4333,000Insider TradePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LPLA Competitors SF Competitors EVR Competitors PIPR Competitors BGC Competitors OPY Competitors FBRC Competitors MS Competitors GS Competitors SCHW Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:LAZ) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUnveiled: NVIDIA’s "Secret Royalty" ProgramDid you know that there's an investment that will give you the opportunity to collect "royalties" every time N...Behind the Markets | Sponsored Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. 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