Lazard
About: Lazard Inc has a storied history that can be traced back to 1848. The company's revenue is fairly evenly split between financial advisory, such as acquisition and restructuring advisory, and asset management. The company's asset management business is primarily driven by equities (over 80% of assets under management), has an international focus, and targets institutional clients. By geography, the company earns approximately 60% of revenue in the Americas, 35% in EMEA, and 5% in Asia-Pacific. Lazard has offices across more than 20 countries and over 3,000 employees.
Employees: 3,263
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
245% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $19.4M | Put options by funds: $5.61M
96% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 27
40% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 113 | Existing positions reduced: 81
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 270 [Q3] → 288 (+18) [Q4]
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.93B [Q3] → $4.17B (+$242M) [Q4]
2.73% more ownership
Funds ownership: 69.18% [Q3] → 71.92% (+2.73%) [Q4]
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 [Q3] → 2 (-1) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
5 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
5 analyst ratings
Wells Fargo Michael Brown 37% 1-year accuracy 28 / 75 met price target | 10%upside $38 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 8 Apr 2025 |
JMP Securities Devin Ryan 67% 1-year accuracy 4 / 6 met price target | 60%upside $55 | Market Outperform Maintained | 8 Apr 2025 |
Morgan Stanley Ryan Kenny 9% 1-year accuracy 2 / 22 met price target | 4%downside $33 | Underweight Downgraded | 7 Apr 2025 |
UBS Brennan Hawken 50% 1-year accuracy 16 / 32 met price target | 57%upside $54 | Neutral Maintained | 3 Feb 2025 |
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Aidan Hall 38% 1-year accuracy 6 / 16 met price target | 66%upside $57 | Market Perform Maintained | 31 Jan 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 10 articles about LAZ published over the past 30 days









