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Lazard Inc has a consensus price target of $52 based on the ratings of 15 analysts. The high is $60 issued by Citizens on April 10, 2026. The low is $42 issued by Wolfe Research on January 3, 2024. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Goldman Sachs, Citizens, and Morgan Stanley on April 14, 2026, April 10, 2026, and April 9, 2026, respectively. With an average price target of $52.33 between Goldman Sachs, Citizens, and Morgan Stanley, there's an implied 9.13% upside for Lazard Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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The latest price target for Lazard (NYSE:LAZ) was reported by Goldman Sachs on April 14, 2026. The analyst firm set a price target for $45.00 expecting LAZ to fall to within 12 months (a possible -6.16% downside). 28 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Lazard (NYSE:LAZ) was provided by Goldman Sachs, and Lazard maintained their sell rating.
The last upgrade for Lazard Inc happened on August 25, 2025 when Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price target to $65. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods previously had a market perform for Lazard Inc.
The last downgrade for Lazard Inc happened on April 8, 2026 when Keefe, Bruyette & Woods changed their price target from $62 to $47 for Lazard Inc.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Lazard, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Lazard was filed on April 14, 2026 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around April 14, 2027.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Lazard (LAZ) rating was a maintained with a price target of $40.00 to $45.00. The current price Lazard (LAZ) is trading at is $47.96, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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| 04/14/2026 | Buy Now | -6.16% | Goldman Sachs | $40 → $45 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 04/10/2026 | Buy Now | 25.12% | Citizens | $65 → $60 | Maintains | Market Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/09/2026 | Buy Now | 8.43% | Morgan Stanley | $59 → $52 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 04/08/2026 | Buy Now | -6.16% | UBS | $48 → $45 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/08/2026 | Buy Now | -1.99% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $62 → $47 | Downgrade | Outperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 04/01/2026 | Buy Now | -16.59% | Goldman Sachs | $46 → $40 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 03/12/2026 | Buy Now | 0.09% | UBS | $59 → $48 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/12/2026 | Buy Now | -4.08% | Goldman Sachs | $53 → $46 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 01/30/2026 | Buy Now | 29.29% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $59 → $62 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/08/2026 | Buy Now | 23.03% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $60 → $59 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/06/2026 | Buy Now | 23.03% | Morgan Stanley | $61 → $59 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 12/17/2025 | Buy Now | 25.12% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $58 → $60 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 12/11/2025 | Buy Now | 27.2% | Morgan Stanley | $62 → $61 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 12/11/2025 | Buy Now | 12.61% | UBS | → $54 | Assumes | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/24/2025 | Buy Now | 20.95% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $60 → $58 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/13/2025 | Buy Now | 25.12% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $65 → $60 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/03/2025 | Buy Now | 16.78% | BMO Capital | → $56 | Initiates | → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 09/08/2025 | Buy Now | 27.2% | Morgan Stanley | $47 → $61 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 08/25/2025 | Buy Now | 35.54% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $60 → $65 | Upgrade | Market Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/25/2025 | Buy Now | 25.12% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $57 → $60 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 07/15/2025 | Buy Now | 8.43% | Wells Fargo | $50 → $52 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/14/2025 | Buy Now | 25.12% | JMP Securities | $55 → $60 | Maintains | Market Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/14/2025 | Buy Now | 18.86% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $46 → $57 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 07/11/2025 | Buy Now | 4.26% | Wells Fargo | $38 → $50 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 06/23/2025 | Buy Now | -6.16% | Morgan Stanley | $33 → $45 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 05/15/2025 | Buy Now | -16.59% | Goldman Sachs | $35 → $40 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 05/12/2025 | Buy Now | -4.08% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $44 → $46 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 04/28/2025 | Buy Now | 14.69% | JMP Securities | $55 → $55 | Reiterates | Market Outperform → Market Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/08/2025 | Buy Now | -20.76% | Wells Fargo | $44 → $38 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/08/2025 | Buy Now | 14.69% | JMP Securities | $60 → $55 | Maintains | Market Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/07/2025 | Buy Now | -31.19% | Morgan Stanley | $56 → $33 | Downgrade | Equal-Weight → Underweight | Get Alert |
| 03/13/2025 | Buy Now | 16.78% | Morgan Stanley | $63 → $56 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 02/03/2025 | Buy Now | 12.61% | UBS | $50 → $54 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/31/2025 | Buy Now | 18.86% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $52 → $57 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 01/31/2025 | Buy Now | 14.69% | Wells Fargo | $51 → $55 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/31/2025 | Buy Now | 31.37% | Morgan Stanley | $60 → $63 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/30/2025 | Buy Now | -1.99% | Goldman Sachs | $44 → $47 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 01/15/2025 | Buy Now | -8.25% | Goldman Sachs | $51 → $44 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 01/14/2025 | Buy Now | 6.35% | Wells Fargo | $59 → $51 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/13/2025 | Buy Now | 8.43% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $57 → $52 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 01/03/2025 | Buy Now | — | Wolfe Research | — | Downgrade | Outperform → Peer Perform | Get Alert |
| 12/20/2024 | Buy Now | 18.86% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $65 → $57 | Downgrade | Outperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 12/09/2024 | Buy Now | 31.37% | Morgan Stanley | $60 → $63 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 11/01/2024 | Buy Now | 35.54% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $59 → $65 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 11/01/2024 | Buy Now | 23.03% | JMP Securities | $55 → $59 | Maintains | Market Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/09/2024 | Buy Now | 14.69% | JMP Securities | $52 → $55 | Maintains | Market Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/08/2024 | Buy Now | 8.43% | UBS | $49 → $52 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/23/2024 | Buy Now | 25.12% | Morgan Stanley | $56 → $60 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/12/2024 | Buy Now | 6.35% | Wells Fargo | → $51 | Initiates | → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 09/10/2024 | Buy Now | -10.33% | Goldman Sachs | $40 → $43 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 07/26/2024 | Buy Now | -12.42% | Goldman Sachs | $38 → $42 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 07/26/2024 | Buy Now | 16.78% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $49 → $56 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/23/2024 | Buy Now | 16.78% | Morgan Stanley | $53 → $56 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 06/21/2024 | Buy Now | 12.61% | Morgan Stanley | $58 → $54 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
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| 04/11/2024 | Buy Now | 20.95% | Morgan Stanley | → $58 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/26/2024 | Buy Now | -8.25% | UBS | $43 → $44 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/05/2024 | Buy Now | -10.33% | UBS | $40 → $43 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/29/2024 | Buy Now | 6.35% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | → $51 | Reinstates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/09/2024 | Buy Now | -16.59% | UBS | $31 → $40 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/03/2024 | Buy Now | -12.42% | Wolfe Research | → $42 | Upgrade | Peer Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 12/19/2023 | Buy Now | -35.36% | Goldman Sachs | $28 → $31 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 10/27/2023 | Buy Now | -6.16% | Morgan Stanley | $41 → $45 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/12/2023 | Buy Now | -14.5% | Morgan Stanley | $42 → $41 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/10/2023 | Buy Now | 4.26% | JMP Securities | $53 → $50 | Maintains | Market Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/03/2023 | Buy Now | -33.27% | UBS | $37 → $32 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/26/2023 | Buy Now | -12.42% | Morgan Stanley | $44 → $42 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/19/2023 | Buy Now | -33.27% | Goldman Sachs | $37 → $32 | Downgrade | Neutral → Sell | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2023 | Buy Now | -22.84% | UBS | $32 → $37 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/14/2023 | Buy Now | -10.33% | Morgan Stanley | $43 → $43 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/13/2023 | Buy Now | — | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | — | Upgrade | Underperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 07/12/2023 | Buy Now | -10.33% | Morgan Stanley | $36 → $43 | Upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/10/2023 | Buy Now | 10.52% | JMP Securities | → $53 | Reiterates | Market Outperform → Market Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/03/2023 | Buy Now | — | Wolfe Research | — | Upgrade | Underperform → Peer Perform | Get Alert |
| 05/22/2023 | Buy Now | 10.52% | JMP Securities | $53 → $53 | Reiterates | Market Outperform → Market Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2023 | Buy Now | -35.36% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $34 → $31 | Maintains | Underperform | Get Alert |