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Lazard Inc (NYSE: LAZ) closed the day trading at $54.99 down -2.47% from the previous closing price of $56.38. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.47 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.92 million shares were traded. LAZ stock price reached its highest trading level at $56.305 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $53.95.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of LAZ, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.13 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 9.48. 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.
On April 07, 2025, Morgan Stanley Downgraded its rating to Underweight which previously was Equal-Weight and also lowered its target price recommendation from $56 to $33.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 11 ’25 when Soto Alexandra sold 85,894 shares for $43.81 per share. The transaction valued at 3,763,016 led to the insider holds 113,872 shares of the business.
Orszag Peter Richard sold 64,539 shares of LAZ for $2,940,114 on Mar 17 ’25. The CEO & Chairman now owns 170,285 shares after completing the transaction at $45.56 per share. On Mar 14 ’25, another insider, Orszag Peter Richard, who serves as the CEO & Chairman of the company, sold 64,539 shares for $45.24 each. As a result, the insider received 2,919,813 and left with 234,824 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 5188713472 and an Enterprise Value of 6942808576. As of this moment, Lazard’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.98, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.39. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.64. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.65 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.00. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.268.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LAZ is 1.37, which has changed by 0.1382736 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1716845 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 4.27%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 12.49%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, LAZ traded about 941.14K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, LAZ traded about 826430 shares per day. A total of 94.36M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 92.28M. Insiders hold about 2.20% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.41% stake in the company. Shares short for LAZ as of 1755216000 were 4339261 with a Short Ratio of 4.61, compared to 1752537600 on 4227645. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4339261 and a Short% of Float of 4.71.
Dividends & Splits
LAZ’s forward annual dividend rate is 2.00, up from 2.0 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03547357The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.93.
Earnings Estimates
The current market rating for Lazard Inc (LAZ) reflects the collective analysis of 6.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.99, 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 $2.56. EPS for the following year is $4.11, with 7.0 analysts recommending between $4.5 and $3.77.
Revenue Estimates
4 analysts predict $739.91M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $752M to a low estimate of $725.67M. As of the current estimate, Lazard Inc’s year-ago sales were $645.91MFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $896.8M. There is a high estimate of $913.1M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $856.7M.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for LAZ’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.15B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.01B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.07B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.89BBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.57B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.65B and the low estimate is $3.46B.
