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LAZ

Lazard Inc

LAZ

NYSE·Financial Services·Financial - Capital Markets·Mkt cap $4.1B

$41.30

▼ -0.06%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$38.67 - $58.75

P/E

14.75

Fwd P/E

15.10

Beta

1.41

Div Yield

4.84%

Avg Vol

2.0M

Shares Out

93.9M

Mkt Cap

$4.1B

Price action

Price chart

Down 17.4% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

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Bull Case

4 reasons

  • 175-year heritage and established brand reputation in financial services
  • Global presence with deep industry expertise across multiple sectors
  • Integrated advisory and asset management platform serving institutional clients
  • Strong relationships with Fortune 500 companies, governments, and sovereign entities
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Bear Case

2 risks

  • Average volatility.
  • Premium valuation to sector peers

Growth

Stable outlook

Increased M&A activity and corporate restructuring demand

Value

Premium valuation to sector peers

Momentum

Stable

-0.4% over 3m

Quality

Stable

Strong fundamentals

Dividend

Solid

4.84% yield

Earnings track record

Recent earnings results

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Jul 23, 2026

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Q2 26 RECAP

MAY 1, 2026

Reported EPS of $0.42 vs $0.52 consensus (-19.2% surprise). Revenue of $673.0M vs $707.4M expected (-4.9%).

EPS miss
Revenue miss

EPS surprise · last 4Q

0 of 1 beats

Q2 26

-19.2%

Next: Jul 23, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

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+17%

-4%

+13%

+19%

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Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$672.5M

$769.9M

$802.6M

$636.4M

$786.8M

$740.4M

$906.7M

$756.6M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

—

Operating

14.9%

Profit

13.3%

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Wall Street consensus

6 analysts · 33% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

2

33%

Hold

2

33%

Sell

2

33%

Median Price Target

$48.50

▲ +17.4% vs $41.30

Low $45.00
Median $48.50
High $52.00

Latest: Argus · $52.00 · May 5, 2026

4 analysts covering

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vs Industry

How LAZ stacks vs Financial - Capital Markets

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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