Lazard Inc (LAZ)
NYSEFinancialsFinancial - Capital MarketsSnapshot 2026-09-04
$45.00+1.51%
Close 2026-09-04 · 1-day change
NYSEFinancialsFinancial - Capital MarketsSnapshot 2026-09-04
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
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Investment Banking & Brokerage is in expansion. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Primary pillar broken — Improve cash from operating activities toward positive levels: OCF -219.3M vs >0 target.
View ThesisRevenue growth is slowing — up about 6% over the past year and decelerating.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack quality for its industry.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation, margins, the balance sheet.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationThis stock is volatile — it swings about 2% on a typical day and fell roughly 31% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskLazard's growth in asset management must continue to justify its current valuation. Revenue growth has been steady, but the latest quarter missed expectations, with a 71% earnings surprise. It trades at 24× P/E versus a 21× peer median, indicating that expectations look modest compared to our view. The primary risk is the need to improve cash from operating activities, which is currently negative at -219.3 million. Peer multiples imply a price roughly in line with where it trades. Our read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-04. LAZ is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 10 analysts currently covering LAZ (as of Sep 2026).
Based on 3 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for LAZ in the last 4 months.
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A consensus fair price across 12 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-04. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Investment Banking & Brokerage — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Advances: Complete strategic acquisitions
Expansion aligns with strategic acquisition growth objective.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-04. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $45.00
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $45.00.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Top 10% on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Grow Asset Management business and AUM
Increase in AUM supports growth objective.
Advances: Complete strategic acquisitions
Strengthens growth strategy through strategic acquisition expertise.
Advances: Grow Asset Management business and AUM
Beating peers enhances AUM growth potential.
Advances: Grow Asset Management business and AUM
New executives enhance leadership for Asset Management growth.
Advances: Grow Asset Management business and AUM
Talent acquisition boosts Asset Management capabilities and AUM growth.
Threatens: Complete strategic acquisitions
PE deal shortfall impacts strategic acquisition goals.
Threatens: Improve cash from operating activities
Earnings drop threatens cash from operating activities objective.