After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
Lazard Inc is listed on the NYSE as a member of the Financial sector and is a part of the Capital Markets industry. The current market capitalization of Lazard Inc is $4.79B. A total of 0.7 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 838.73K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Orszag Peter Richard sold 32,475 shares of LAZ for 54.09 per share on Sep 16 ’25. After the transaction, the CEO & Chairman now owns 183,274 company shares. In a previous transaction on Sep 16 ’25, Orszag Peter Richard bought 32,475 shares at 54.28 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Russo Evan L disposed of 50,000 shares on Sep 11 ’25 at a per-share price of $56.95. This resulted in the CEO of Asset Management holding 227,915 shares of LAZ after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Russo Evan L sold 25,000 shares at $55.71 per share on Sep 10 ’25. Company shares held by the CEO of Asset Management now total 277,915.
Dividend
It is more appealing for investors to invest in companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook for the company. Lazard Inc pays an annual dividend of $2.00, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.96%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 20.05.
Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, LAZ has a high of $60.61 and a low of $31.97.
As of this writing, LAZ has an earnings estimate of $0.89 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 7.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.03 per share and a lower estimate of $0.69. The company reported an EPS of $0.78 in the last quarter
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on 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 $8.87, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.65B.
Analysts Opinion
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. 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 3.33.
