Lazard Inc [LAZ] stock prices are up 0.92% to $51.36 at the moment. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The LAZ shares have gain 3.90% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -6.19%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Previously, BMO Capital Markets started tracking the stock with Market Perform rating on October 03, 2025, and set its price target to $56. On August 25, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Outperform but maintained its price target of $65 on the stock. Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to an Underweight and decreased its price target to $33 on April 07, 2025. Wolfe Research downgraded its rating to a Peer Perform. Keefe Bruyette downgraded its rating to Mkt Perform for this stock on December 20, 2024, and downed its price target to $57. In a note dated December 09, 2024, Morgan Stanley downgraded an Equal-Weight rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $60 to $63.
The stock price of Lazard Inc [LAZ] has been fluctuating between $31.97 and $58.07 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $54.75 within the next 12 months. Lazard Inc [NYSE: LAZ] shares were valued at $51.36 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 6.6% based on the average LAZ price forecast.
Analyzing the LAZ fundamentals
The Lazard Inc [NYSE:LAZ] reported sales of 3.12B for trailing twelve months, representing a drop of -3.12%. 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. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of2.61.
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 50.41 points at the first support level, and at 49.47 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 52.03, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 52.71.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Lazard Inc [NYSE:LAZ]’s Current Ratio is 2.08. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 2.08 and the Cash Ratio stands at 1.37. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.56, the price to book ratio is 5.79 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 20.39.
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.
