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After finishing at $34.87 in the prior trading day, Lazard Inc (NYSE: LAZ) closed at $35.54, up 1.92%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.92 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.7 million shares were traded. LAZ stock price reached its highest trading level at $35.73 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $34.645.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of LAZ by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 2.38 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 4.58. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.45 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 3.32.
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Morgan Stanley on April 07, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Underweight and sets its target price to $33 from $56 previously.
Keefe Bruyette Downgraded its Outperform to Mkt Perform on December 20, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $65 to $57.
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 Mar 17 ’25 when Orszag Peter Richard sold 64,539 shares for $45.56 per share. The transaction valued at 2,940,114 led to the insider holds 170,285 shares of the business.
Orszag Peter Richard sold 64,539 shares of LAZ for $2,919,813 on Mar 14 ’25. The CEO & Chairman now owns 234,824 shares after completing the transaction at $45.24 per share. On Mar 17 ’25, another insider, Orszag Peter Richard, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 64,539 shares for $45.12 each.
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 3195017728 and an Enterprise Value of 4482158592. As of this moment, Lazard’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.37, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.30. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.55. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.02 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.04. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.47.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LAZ is 1.31, which has changed by -0.06251651 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.0635103 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 -22.08%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -27.60%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.28M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1780580 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 90.30M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 87.33M. Insiders hold about 2.86% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 90.46% stake in the company. Shares short for LAZ as of 1743379200 were 5447690 with a Short Ratio of 4.25, compared to 1740700800 on 6438443. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5447690 and a Short% of Float of 6.22.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, LAZ’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.0, compared to 2.00 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.057355896The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 5.12.
