At the time of writing, Lazard Inc [LAZ] stock is trading at $47.87, up 0.59%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The LAZ shares have gain 9.69% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 8.55%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Lazard Inc [NYSE: LAZ] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 07, 2025, when Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to a Underweight and also revised its price target to $33 from $56. Previously, Wolfe Research downgraded its rating to Peer Perform on January 03, 2025. On December 20, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Mkt Perform and revised its price target to $57 on the stock. Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to a Equal-Weight and increased its price target to $63 on December 09, 2024. Wells Fargo initiated its recommendation with a Equal Weight and recommended $51 as its price target on September 12, 2024. In a note dated January 03, 2024, Wolfe Research upgraded an Outperform rating on this stock but restated the target price of $42.
For the past year, the stock price of Lazard Inc fluctuated between $31.97 and $61.14. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $53.25 within the next 12 months. Lazard Inc [NYSE: LAZ] shares were valued at $47.87 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 11.24% based on the average LAZ price forecast.
Analyzing the LAZ fundamentals
According to Lazard Inc [NYSE:LAZ], the company’s sales were 3.05B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -12.78% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.48% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.14%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.13%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.1%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.07, Equity is 0.52 and Total Capital is 0.11. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 3.63.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 47.38 points at the first support level, and at 46.89 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 48.56, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 49.25.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Lazard Inc [NYSE:LAZ] has a current ratio of 2.39. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 2.39, while the Cash Ratio is 2.21. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.48, the price to book ratio is 7.47 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 16.70.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Soto Alexandra, Chief Operating Officer, that happened on Jun 11 ’25 when 85894.0 shares were sold. CEO & Chairman, Orszag Peter Richard completed a deal on Mar 17 ’25 to sell 64539.0 shares. Meanwhile, CEO & Chairman Orszag Peter Richard sold 64539.0 shares on Mar 14 ’25.
