How to buy Lazard stock (LAZ)

Lazard is a capital markets business based in the US. Lazard shares (LAZ) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $52.04 – a decrease of 1.81% over the previous week. Lazard employs 3,249 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $3 billion.

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Lazard stock price (NYSE: LAZ)

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Lazard shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-18.

Latest market close	$52.04
52-week range	$32.72 - $60.62
50-day moving average more info button	$54.40
200-day moving average more info button	$45.51
Wall St. target price	$59.13
PE ratio more info button	19.6744
Dividend yield more info button	$2 (3.94%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$2.58

Is it a good time to buy Lazard stock?

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Lazard price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $50.49 from 2024-12-19

1 week (2024-12-13)	-4.74%
1 month (2024-11-21)	-11.61%
3 months (2024-09-20)	0.24%
6 months (2024-06-21)	38.71%

1 year (2023-12-21)	44.79%
2 years (2022-12-21)	52.89%
3 years (2021-12-21)	38.53%
5 years (2019-12-20)	68.21%

Is Lazard stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Lazard stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Lazard's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Lazard's P/E ratio

Lazard's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 20x. In other words, Lazard shares trade at around 20x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Lazard's PEG ratio

Lazard's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.0226. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Lazard's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Lazard financials

Revenue TTM	$3 billion
Operating margin TTM	21.13%
Gross profit TTM	$2.5 billion
Return on assets TTM	6.14%
Return on equity TTM	44.23%
Profit margin	8.44%
Book value	$6.90
Market Capitalization more info button	$4.6 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Lazard share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 90.09% of net profits

Recently Lazard has paid out, on average, around 100% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Lazard shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Lazard's case, that would currently equate to about $2 per share.

Lazard's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

Lazard's most recent dividend payout was on 14 November 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 7 November 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Lazard share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Lazard's shares have ranged in value from as little as $32.7234 up to $60.6199. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Lazard's is 1.364. This would suggest that Lazard's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Lazard overview

Lazard, Inc. , together with its subsidiaries, operates as a financial advisory and asset management firm in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. It operates in two segments, Financial Advisory and Asset Management. The Financial Advisory segment offers financial advisory services, such as mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, shareholder, sovereign, geopolitical advisory, and other strategic advisory services, as well as restructuring and liability management, and capital raising and placement services. This segment offers its services to corporate, partnership, institutional, government, sovereign, and individual clients to various industry areas, including consumers, financial institutions, healthcare and life sciences, industrials, power and energy/infrastructure, real estate, technology, telecommunication, and media and entertainment. The Asset Management segment offers a range of investment solutions; investment and wealth management services in equity and fixed income strategies; asset allocation strategies; and alternative investments and private equity funds to corporations, public funds, sovereign entities, endowments and foundations, labor funds, financial intermediaries, and private clients. Lazard, Inc.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Lazard is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 2.915% of Lazard shares are held by insiders and 71.141% by institutions. How many people work for Lazard?
Latest data suggests 3,249 work at Lazard. When does the fiscal year end for Lazard?
Lazard's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Lazard based?
Lazard's address is: 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, United States, 10112 What is Lazard's ISIN number?
Lazard's international securities identification number is: BMG540501027 What is Lazard's CUSIP number?
Lazard's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: G54050102