Lazard (LAZ) Competitors $35.84 +0.27 (+0.74%) Closing price 04/15/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$34.15 -1.70 (-4.73%) As of 04/15/2025 06:32 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. SF, EVR, PIPR, BGC, OPY, FBRC, MS, GS, SCHW, and RJFShould you be buying Lazard stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lazard include 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), Charles Schwab (SCHW), and Raymond James (RJF). These companies are all part of the "investment banking & brokerage" industry. Lazard vs. Stifel Financial Evercore Piper Sandler Companies BGC Group Oppenheimer FBR & Co. Morgan Stanley The Goldman Sachs Group Charles Schwab Raymond James Stifel Financial (NYSE:SF) and Lazard (NYSE:LAZ) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking and profitability. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SF or LAZ? 82.0% of Stifel Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.8% of Lazard shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.6% of Stifel Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of Lazard shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend SF or LAZ? Stifel Financial currently has a consensus target price of $105.71, suggesting a potential upside of 23.41%. Lazard has a consensus target price of $46.83, suggesting a potential upside of 30.66%. Given Lazard's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lazard is more favorable than Stifel Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Stifel Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25Lazard 2 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.86 Is SF or LAZ more profitable? Stifel Financial has a net margin of 14.00% compared to Lazard's net margin of 8.98%. Lazard's return on equity of 44.58% beat Stifel Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Stifel Financial14.00% 16.59% 2.04% Lazard 8.98%44.58%5.26% Does the media refer more to SF or LAZ? In the previous week, Lazard had 31 more articles in the media than Stifel Financial. MarketBeat recorded 55 mentions for Lazard and 24 mentions for Stifel Financial. Stifel Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Lazard's score of 0.09 indicating that Stifel Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Stifel Financial 10 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Lazard 12 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 12 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has preferable earnings & valuation, SF or LAZ? Stifel Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Lazard. Lazard is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stifel Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioStifel Financial$4.91B1.81$731.38M$6.2413.73Lazard$3.09B1.31$279.91M$2.6613.48 Is SF or LAZ a better dividend stock? Stifel Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Lazard pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Stifel Financial pays out 29.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lazard pays out 75.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SF or LAZ? Lazard received 344 more outperform votes than Stifel Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.73% of users gave Lazard an outperform vote while only 54.91% of users gave Stifel Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformStifel FinancialOutperform Votes28554.91% Underperform Votes23445.09% LazardOutperform Votes62963.73% Underperform Votes35836.27% Which has more risk & volatility, SF or LAZ? Stifel Financial has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Lazard has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryStifel Financial beats Lazard on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$4.04B$10.11B$10.85B$18.51BDividend Yield5.20%24.84%6.00%4.24%P/E Ratio13.4834.8221.5931.15Price / Sales1.317.2725.4325.69Price / Cash10.7117.7117.6117.53Price / Book8.383.412.574.29Net Income$279.91M$411.75M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance7.35%9.10%3.87%6.59%1 Month Performance-20.31%-6.23%-3.48%-6.88%1 Year Performance-4.69%0.28%535.31%1.23% Lazard Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LAZLazard4.7697 of 5 stars$35.85+0.7%$46.83+30.7%-4.7%$4.04B$3.09B13.483,400Short Interest ↓Gap UpSFStifel Financial4.375 of 5 stars$78.38-1.0%$117.86+50.4%+15.2%$8.13B$4.91B12.569,000Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeEVREvercore4.9237 of 5 stars$164.37+0.3%$266.80+62.3%-1.7%$6.43B$2.98B18.142,120Short Interest ↑High Trading VolumePIPRPiper Sandler Companies2.6506 of 5 stars$212.92-1.9%$286.00+34.3%+19.8%$3.78B$1.48B20.831,790Positive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeBGCBGC Group3.8506 of 5 stars$7.50-3.7%$15.00+100.0%+91.6%$3.62B$2.21B28.853,856Short Interest ↓Gap UpOPYOppenheimer2.9293 of 5 stars$51.78-2.4%N/A+50.0%$544.98M$1.43B8.132,910Positive NewsGap DownFBRCFBR & Co.N/A$17.55flatN/AN/A$124.61MN/A0.00259MSMorgan Stanley4.723 of 5 stars$100.70+0.9%$129.87+29.0%+27.0%$162.41B$57.62B12.6882,400Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeGSThe Goldman Sachs Group4.9294 of 5 stars$463.74-1.5%$582.88+25.7%+26.7%$144.70B$53.51B11.4448,500Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageGap DownHigh Trading VolumeSCHWCharles Schwab4.553 of 5 stars$69.97+1.3%$86.28+23.3%+8.3%$126.90B$19.61B23.4035,300Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeRJFRaymond James4.8315 of 5 stars$124.75+0.9%$164.64+32.0%+11.2%$25.56B$13.15B12.1719,000Short Interest ↑Analyst RevisionHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SF Competitors EVR Competitors PIPR Competitors BGC Competitors OPY Competitors FBRC Competitors MS Competitors GS Competitors SCHW Competitors RJF 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 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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