Lazard Inc [LAZ] stock prices are up 2.90% to $57.22 at the moment. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The LAZ shares have gain 0.93% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 6.48%, 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 August 25, 2025, when Keefe Bruyette upgraded its rating to a Outperform but kept the price target unchanged to $65 for it. Previously, Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to Underweight on April 07, 2025, and dropped its price target to $33. On January 03, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Peer Perform. Keefe Bruyette downgraded its rating to a Mkt Perform and decreased its price target to $57 on December 20, 2024. Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to a Equal-Weight and raised its price target to $63 on December 09, 2024. Wells Fargo started tracking with a Equal Weight rating for this stock on September 12, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $51.
The stock price of Lazard Inc [LAZ] has been fluctuating between $31.97 and $61.14 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $60 within the next 12 months. Lazard Inc [NYSE: LAZ] shares were valued at $57.22 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 4.86% based on the average LAZ price forecast.
Analyzing the LAZ fundamentals
The Lazard Inc [NYSE:LAZ] reported sales of 3.15B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 13.59%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.36% 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 0.48 and Total Capital is 0.12. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.7.
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Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Lazard Inc [NYSE:LAZ]’s Current Ratio is 2.00. As well, the Quick Ratio is 2.00, while the Cash Ratio is 1.07. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.72, the price to book ratio is 7.28 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 19.75.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Orszag Peter Richard, CEO & Chairman, that happened on Sep 16 ’25 when 32475.0 shares were sold. Officer, Orszag Peter Richard completed a deal on Sep 16 ’25 to buy 32475.0 shares. Meanwhile, CEO of Asset Management Russo Evan L sold 50000.0 shares on Sep 11 ’25.
