The stock price of Lazard Inc (NYSE: LAZ) has surged by 0.72 when compared to previous closing price of 42.84, but the company has seen a -6.62% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2025-05-22 that NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) (NYSE:LGI) is confirming today, pursuant to its Managed Distribution Policy, as previously authorized by its Board of Directors, a monthly distribution of $0.14646 per share on the Fund’s outstanding common stock. The distribution is payable on June 24, 2025 to shareholders of record on June 10, 2025. The ex-dividend date is June 10, 2025. The Fund will pay a previously declared distribution today, May 22,.
Is It Worth Investing in Lazard Inc (NYSE: LAZ) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Lazard Inc (NYSE: LAZ) is 15.05x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for LAZ is 1.29. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for LAZ is 91.46M and currently, short sellers hold a 4.50% of that float. On May 23, 2025, LAZ’s average trading volume was 1.31M shares.
LAZ’s Market Performance
LAZ stock saw an increase of -6.62% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 13.76% and a quarterly increase of -12.90%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.43%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.97% for Lazard Inc (LAZ). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 1.34% for LAZ’s stock, with a -11.65% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of LAZ
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LAZ stocks, with Morgan Stanley repeating the rating for LAZ by listing it as a “Underweight.” The predicted price for LAZ in the upcoming period, according to Morgan Stanley is $33 based on the research report published on April 07, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Keefe Bruyette gave a rating of “Mkt Perform” to LAZ, setting the target price at $57 in the report published on December 20th of the previous year.
LAZ Trading at 4.12% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought LAZ to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -29.42% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.97%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.43%, as shares surge +8.23% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -5.87% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LAZ fell by -6.62%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +1.29% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $42.58. In addition, Lazard Inc saw -16.18% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at LAZ starting from Orszag Peter Richard, who sale 64,539 shares at the price of $45.56 back on Mar 17 ’25. After this action, Orszag Peter Richard now owns 170,285 shares of Lazard Inc, valued at $2,940,114 using the latest closing price.
Orszag Peter Richard, the CEO & Chairman of Lazard Inc, sale 64,539 shares at $45.24 during a trade that took place back on Mar 14 ’25, which means that Orszag Peter Richard is holding 234,824 shares at $2,919,813 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LAZ
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.14 for the present operating margin
- 0.48 for the gross margin
The net margin for Lazard Inc stands at 0.1. The total capital return value is set at 0.11. Equity return is now at value 59.68, with 6.74 for asset returns.
Based on Lazard Inc (LAZ), the company’s capital structure generated 0.78 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.31. The debt to equity ratio resting at 3.63. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 6.08.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 511.27 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.67. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.78. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.4for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.71.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Lazard Inc (LAZ) has been mixed in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
