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As of close of business last night, Lazard Inc’s stock clocked out at $50.53, down -2.43% from its previous closing price of $51.79. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.43 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.62 million shares were traded. LAZ stock price reached its highest trading level at $52.055 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $50.16.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of LAZ’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 4.72 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.71. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.00 and its Current Ratio is at 2.00. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.98 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.98.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of. The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, BMO Capital Markets on October 03, 2025, initiated with a Market Perform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $56.
On August 25, 2025, Keefe Bruyette Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Mkt Perform but kept the price unchanged to $65.
Morgan Stanley Downgraded its Equal-Weight to Underweight on April 07, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $56 to $33.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 16 ’25 when Orszag Peter Richard sold 32,475 shares for $54.09 per share. The transaction valued at 1,756,573 led to the insider holds 183,274 shares of the business.
Orszag Peter Richard bought 32,475 shares of LAZ for $1,762,743 on Sep 16 ’25. On Sep 11 ’25, another insider, Russo Evan L, who serves as the CEO of Asset Management of the company, sold 50,000 shares for $56.95 each. As a result, the insider received 2,847,600 and left with 227,915 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, LAZ now has a Market Capitalization of 4767881216 and an Enterprise Value of 6521974784. As of this moment, Lazard’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 17.44, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.47. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.60. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.52 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.43. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.131.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LAZ is 1.37, which has changed by 0.045087934 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1719923 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LAZ has reached a high of $61.14, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $31.97. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.00%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.64%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that LAZ traded 906.69K shares on average per day over the past three months and 700010 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 94.36M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 92.61M. Insiders hold about 1.85% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 92.02% stake in the company. Shares short for LAZ as of 1757894400 were 3755435 with a Short Ratio of 4.14, compared to 1755216000 on 4339261. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3755435 and a Short% of Float of 4.0799997999999995.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 2.0, LAZ has a forward annual dividend rate of 2.00. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03861749. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.9.
Earnings Estimates
. The current rating of Lazard Inc (LAZ) is the result of assessments by 7.0 analysts actively engaged in evaluating its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.98, with high estimates of $1.18 and low estimates of $0.8.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.8 and $2.36 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.51. EPS for the following year is $4.05, with 8.0 analysts recommending between $4.5 and $3.5.
Revenue Estimates
In. The current quarter, 5 analysts expect revenue to total $731.13M. It ranges from a high estimate of $752M to a low estimate of $693M. As of. The current estimate, Lazard Inc’s year-ago sales were $645.91MFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $900.78M. There is a high estimate of $913.1M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $872.64M.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for LAZ’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.07B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.03B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.05B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.89BBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.58B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.69B and the low estimate is $3.46B.
