At the time of writing, Lazard Inc [LAZ] stock is trading at $54.75, up 2.39%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The LAZ shares have gain 8.42% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 10.32%, 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 October 03, 2025, when BMO Capital Markets initiated its Market Perform rating and assigned the stock a price target of $56. Previously, Keefe Bruyette upgraded its rating to Outperform on August 25, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $65. On April 07, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Underweight and revised its price target to $33 on the stock. Wolfe Research downgraded its rating to a Peer Perform. Keefe Bruyette downgraded its rating to a Mkt Perform and reduced its price target to $57 on December 20, 2024. Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight for this stock on December 09, 2024, and upped its price target to $63. In a note dated September 12, 2024, Wells Fargo initiated an Equal Weight rating and provided a target price of $51 on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Lazard Inc fluctuated between $31.97 and $58.07. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $53 within the next 12 months. Lazard Inc [NYSE: LAZ] shares were valued at $54.75 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -3.2% based on the average LAZ price forecast.
Analyzing the LAZ fundamentals
According to Lazard Inc [NYSE:LAZ], the company’s sales were 3.12B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -3.12% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.34% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.11%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.11%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.09%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.06, Equity is 0.39 and Total Capital is 0.09. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 2.61.
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 53.26 points at the first support level, and at 51.76 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 55.60, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 56.45.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Lazard Inc [NYSE:LAZ] has a current ratio of 2.08. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 2.08, and the Cash Ratio is 1.37. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.66, the price to book ratio is 6.17 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 21.73.
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.
