LAZ

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Lazard, Inc. · Financial Services · United States · $3.6B cap · $74.9M/day traded

$37.21 -0.2% · close 23 Oct · scored 24 Oct

Fallen Favourite: A good business, still expensive, and the price is falling.

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Reported 22 Oct: the next-year EPS estimate fell 9.2% across the report (snapshots of 18 Oct and 25 Oct).

Quality
64
Value
41
Momentum
18

As of 24 Oct 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for Lazard, Inc. (LAZ) is 34/100, ranked against 24,000+ stocks in 35 markets (Quality 64, Value 41, Momentum 18, each scored against its sector).

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P/E (TTM)
22.6x
peers 12.3x
ROE
19.8%
peers 9.6%
D/E
2.1x
peers 0.3x
Dividend %
4.0%
trailing yield

ABOUT LAZARD, INC.

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Lazard, Inc. is a preeminent financial advisory and asset management firm, operating in major business centers globally. The company provides strategic advice on mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, and capital structure, alongside managing investment portfolios for institutional clients. Lazard's competitive moat is sustained by its elite brand reputation, deep intellectual capital, and long-standing relationships with sovereign and corporate clients.

FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)

Year2022202320242025CAGRTTM2026E2027EFwd CAGR
Revenue2.8B2.6B3.1B3.1B3.7%3.3B3.4B4.1B13.8%
EPS3.68-0.902.932.37-13.6%1.651.223.1515.3%
Shares86.0M87.4M90.3M93.9M+9.3%97.5M———
Debt2.2B2.2B2.2B2.2B-0.4%2.2B———
Equity556.5M423.8M636.2M873.7M16.2%————
Op CF834.0M164.7M742.8M519.3M-14.6%519.3M———
Inv CF-56.4M-38.3M134.1M-82.0M—————
Fin CF-1.4B-1.6B-439.7M-463.6M—————
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PRICE (1Y) · USD-6.4%
34.735.937.238.539.714 Sep5 Oct23 Oct
SMA 50SMA 200

Price checkStill fallingExperimental

Made a new 52-week low 7 trading days ago, 35% below its 52-week high. The fall has not stopped yet.

SwingsBumpy

Swung more than 51% of stocks we rank over the past year (42% a year).

How this is worked out

StockRank judges the business. The price check reads only the chart: it is the price side of the Momentum score, in words.

The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.

In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn like this one cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.

What it measures: day-to-day price moves over the past year, as a yearly figure, ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.

What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.

Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.

Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.

Close
$37.21
RSI (14)
60.5
52-Week Range-35.2% from high
Low $34.13High $57.45

SCORE BREAKDOWN

Quality
64
ROIC
10.2%82.9
ROE
19.8%89.8
GP/Assets
59.5%97.3
Op. Margin
7.4%24.2
FCF/Assets
n/mN/A
Piotroski
537.8
Int. Cover
4.7x37.4
D/E Ratio
2.06x14.6
Current Ratio
4.63x77.9
Value
41
P/E (TTM)
22.6x27.3
EV/EBITDA
n/mN/A
P/FCF
n/mN/A
P/B
4.0x11.1
P/S
1.1x87.3
Div Yield
4.0%66.8
Momentum
18
52W High %
65%16.6
RS 6M
-27%8.7
SMA 50/200
0.89x10.0
EPS Rev 4W
-7.2%2.6
EPS Rev 12W
-13.8%4.7
EPS Improve
+97%79.3
Q Growth
-59%1.1

FUNDAMENTALS

Market Cap
$3.6B
P/E (Forward)
11.5x
Gross Margin
89.5%

SECTOR PEERS

Closest peers in Financial Services, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of LAZ are excluded.

TickerCompanyMkt CapStockRankSignal
LAZLazard, Inc.(you)$3.6B34Sell
MIAXMiami International Holdings, Inc.$3.4B38Hold
FIGRFigure Technology Solutions, Inc.$5.2B37Hold
MCMoelis & Company$4.0B45Hold
PIPRPiper Sandler Companies$4.6B44Hold
TOPTOP Financial Group Limited$1.9B32Sell
SNEXStoneX Group Inc.$6.8B37Hold
PJTPJT Partners Inc.$6.0B40Hold
IONDIonic Digital Inc.$2.8B20Strong Sell
LCLNLincoln International, Inc.$2.5B21Sell

Peer medians: ROE 9.6% · P/E 12.3x · Gross margin 100.0%

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Lazard, Inc. (LAZ): Stock Score Summary

Lazard, Inc. (LAZ) has a MoatMap StockRank of 34/100 based on Quality (64/100), Value (41/100), and Momentum (18/100) factor scores. The current signal is SELL.

Lazard, Inc. is a preeminent financial advisory and asset management firm, operating in major business centers globally. The company provides strategic advice on mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, and capital structure, alongside managing investment portfolios for institutional clients. Lazard's competitive moat is sustained by its elite brand reputation, deep intellectual capital, and long-standing relationships with sovereign and corporate clients.

Key Financial Metrics

Price$37.21
Market Cap$3.6B
P/E (TTM)22.55
P/E (Forward)11.47
Price/Book3.96
Return on Equity19.8%
Return on Invested Capital10.2%
Debt/Equity2.06x
Gross Margin89.5%
Operating Margin7.4%
Revenue Growth9.1%
Dividend Yield4.0%
Free Cash Flow$497M

Lazard, Inc. operates in the Capital Markets industry, part of the Financial Services sector (United States).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Lazard, Inc.’s (LAZ) StockRank?
MoatMap’s StockRank for Lazard, Inc. (LAZ) is 34/100, with a Sell signal. It is a composite of Quality (64), Value (41), and Momentum (18), each scored against its sector. The composite is then ranked across MoatMap’s universe of 24,000+ stocks.
Does Lazard, Inc. have an economic moat?
Lazard, Inc. (LAZ) has a Quality factor score of 64/100. The Quality factor combines ROIC, Piotroski F-Score, and leverage: the financial fingerprints of a durable competitive advantage. A Quality score above 70 typically indicates a company with the characteristics of a moated business.
Is Lazard, Inc. a buy, hold, or sell?
MoatMap’s current signal for Lazard, Inc. (LAZ) is Sell, based on a StockRank of 34/100. Signals are derived mechanically from the StockRank composite and should be one input among many; combine with your own thesis on management, competitive position, and valuation.
What sector is Lazard, Inc. in?
Lazard, Inc. (LAZ) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Capital Markets industry (United States).