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 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
243% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $18.6M | Put options by funds: $5.41M
46% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 60 | Existing positions closed: 41
30% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 112 | Existing positions reduced: 86
11% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.75B [Q1] → $4.15B (+$398M) [Q2]
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 283 [Q1] → 298 (+15) [Q2]
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q1] → 1 (+0) [Q2]
0.34% less ownership
Funds ownership: 76.98% [Q1] → 76.64% (-0.34%) [Q2]
Research analyst outlook
5 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
5 analyst ratings
Morgan Stanley
Ryan Kenny
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$61
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Underweight
Maintained
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8 Sep 2025 |
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Alex Bond
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$65
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Outperform
Upgraded
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25 Aug 2025 |
Wells Fargo
Michael Brown
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$52
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Equal-Weight
Maintained
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15 Jul 2025 |
JMP Securities
Brian Fitzgerald
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$60
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Market Outperform
Maintained
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14 Jul 2025 |
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Aidan Hall
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$57
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Market Perform
Maintained
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14 Jul 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 8 articles about LAZ published over the past 30 days