Lazard Inc (LAZ) Stock AnalysisLAZStock AnalysisLazard Inc

Lazard, Inc. is a financial advisory and asset management company, with operations in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. Its segments include Financial Advisory and Asset Management. Financial Advisory segment offers corporate, partnership, institutional, government, sovereign and individual clients across the globe a range of advisory services including mergers and acquisitions advisory, capital markets advisory, shareholder advisory, sovereign advisory, geopolitical advisory, restructuring and liability management, capital raising and placement, and other strategic matters. Asset Management segment offers a range of global investment solutions and investment and wealth management services in equity and fixed income strategies, asset allocation strategies, alternative investments and private equity funds to corporations, public funds, sovereign entities, endowments and foundations, labor funds, financial intermediaries and private wealth clients. It operates in the Financials sector (INVESTMENT ADVICE industry).

Lazard Inc is not a strong buy right now due to recent earnings misses and analyst downgrades. The current price is $43.64, which is close to the lower analyst target of $40 from Goldman Sachs, indicating limited upside potential. Additionally, the company's Q2 earnings showed a significant decline in net income by 91% to $5 million, primarily due to an elevated tax rate, which raises concerns about profitability. The RSI is at 50.055, suggesting the stock is neither overbought nor oversold, indicating a neutral momentum.

10 analysts cover LAZ: 7 rate it Buy, 3 Hold and 0 Sell. The average price target is 54.50.