Lazard Inc (NYSE: LAZ) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 16.86x compared to its average ratio. LAZ has 36-month beta value of 1.23. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for LAZ is 87.33M, and currently, short sellers hold a 7.51% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of LAZ on March 28, 2025 was 1.11M shares.
LAZ) stock’s latest price update
Lazard Inc (NYSE: LAZ)’s stock price has decreased by -2.97 compared to its previous closing price of 46.18. However, the company has seen a -2.10% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2025-03-25 that LONDON & PARIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Lazard, Inc. (NYSE: LAZ), a global financial advisory and asset management firm, and Arini Capital Management (“Arini”), a leading alternative credit manager, today announced an alliance focused on direct lending solutions for borrowers across EMEA. The alliance further expands Lazard’s leading debt advisory and capital solutions services across EMEA and will provide Lazard’s corporate and sponsor advisory clients access to a potential new source of flexible fin.
LAZ’s Market Performance
LAZ’s stock has fallen by -2.10% in the past week, with a monthly drop of -9.62% and a quarterly drop of -14.26%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.19% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.64% for Lazard Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -3.83% for LAZ stock, with a simple moving average of -8.65% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of LAZ
Keefe Bruyette, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see LAZ reach a price target of $57, previously predicting the price at $65. The rating they have provided for LAZ stocks is “Mkt Perform” according to the report published on December 20th, 2024.
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Equal-Weight” to LAZ, setting the target price at $63 in the report published on December 09th of the previous year.
LAZ Trading at -10.60% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought LAZ to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -26.71% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.64%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.19%, as shares sank -7.80% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -4.44% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LAZ fell by -2.10%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +17.15% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $46.59. In addition, Lazard Inc saw -12.96% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at LAZ starting from Orszag Peter Richard, who sale 64,539 shares at the price of $45.56 back on Mar 17 ’25. After this action, Orszag Peter Richard now owns 170,285 shares of Lazard Inc, valued at $2,940,114 using the latest closing price.
Orszag Peter Richard, the CEO & Chairman of Lazard Inc, sale 64,539 shares at $45.24 during a trade that took place back on Mar 14 ’25, which means that Orszag Peter Richard is holding 234,824 shares at $2,919,813 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LAZ
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.14 for the present operating margin
- 0.63 for the gross margin
The net margin for Lazard Inc stands at 0.09. The total capital return value is set at 0.11. Equity return is now at value 51.51, with 5.79 for asset returns.
Based on Lazard Inc (LAZ), the company’s capital structure generated 0.44 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.47. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.79. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.88.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 510.82 million with net debt to EBITDA at -1.57. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.04. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.13for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.65.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Lazard Inc (LAZ) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
