After Hours
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility.
Stocks Info
LAZ belongs to the Financial sector of the NYSE while operating in the Capital Markets industry. The current market capitalization of Lazard Inc is $4.09B. A total of 1.13 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.12M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Orszag Peter Richard sold 64,539 shares of LAZ for 45.56 per share on Mar 17 ’25. After the transaction, the CEO & Chairman now owns 170,285 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 14 ’25, Orszag Peter Richard sold 64,539 shares at 45.24 per share. LAZ shares that CEO & Chairman owns now total 234,824.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Orszag Peter Richard acquired of 64,539 shares on Mar 17 ’25 at a per-share price of $45.12. In another insider transaction, Orszag Peter Richard bought 64,539 shares at $45.24 per share on Mar 14 ’25.
Dividend
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Lazard Inc pays an annual dividend of $2.00, resulting in a dividend yield of 4.40%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 17.11. LAZ’s most recent ex-dividend date was 3.82% when it declared a $0.50 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 2/10/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/8/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 3.77%. The LAZ stock dividend was $0.50 per share in cash.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, LAZ has a high of $61.14 and a low of $35.56.
As of this writing, LAZ has an earnings estimate of $0.62 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 7.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.78 per share and a lower estimate of $0.43.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. LAZ’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $2.81B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $2.24B in debt and $2.15B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $7.05, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.65B.
Analysts Opinion
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for LAZ is Buy with a score of 3.44.
