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Lazard Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NYSE:LAZ | Benzinga
Lazard Inc has a consensus price target of $43.2 based on the ratings of 12 analysts. The high is $55 issued by JMP Securities on April 28, 2025. The low is $29 issued by Morgan Stanley on October 31, 2022. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Goldman Sachs, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, and JMP Securities on May 15, 2025, May 12, 2025, and April 28, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $47 between Goldman Sachs, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, and JMP Securities, there's an implied 8.75% upside for Lazard Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1
Goldman Sachs
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
JMP Securities
Wells Fargo
Morgan Stanley
1calculated from analyst ratings
Analyst Ratings for Lazard
| Buy Now | Get Alert | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/15/2025 | Buy Now | -7.45% | Goldman Sachs | Richard Ramsden71% | $35 → $40 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 05/12/2025 | Buy Now | 6.43% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Aidan Hall41% | $44 → $46 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 04/28/2025 | Buy Now | 27.26% | JMP Securities | Devin Ryan84% | $55 → $55 | Reiterates | Market Outperform → Market Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/08/2025 | Buy Now | -12.08% | Wells Fargo | Michael Brown63% | $44 → $38 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/08/2025 | Buy Now | 27.26% | JMP Securities | Devin Ryan84% | $60 → $55 | Maintains | Market Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/07/2025 | Buy Now | -23.65% | Morgan Stanley | Ryan Kenny48% | $56 → $33 | Downgrade | Equal-Weight → Underweight | Get Alert |
| 03/13/2025 | Buy Now | 29.57% | Morgan Stanley | Ryan Kenny48% | $63 → $56 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 02/03/2025 | Buy Now | 24.94% | UBS | Brennan Hawken73% | $50 → $54 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/31/2025 | Buy Now | 31.88% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Aidan Hall41% | $52 → $57 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 01/31/2025 | Buy Now | 27.26% | Wells Fargo | Michael Brown63% | $51 → $55 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/31/2025 | Buy Now | 45.77% | Morgan Stanley | Ryan Kenny48% | $60 → $63 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/15/2025 | Buy Now | 1.8% | Goldman Sachs | Richard Ramsden71% | $51 → $44 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 01/14/2025 | Buy Now | 18% | Wells Fargo | Michael Brown63% | $59 → $51 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/13/2025 | Buy Now | 20.31% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Aidan Hall41% | $57 → $52 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 01/03/2025 | Buy Now | — | Wolfe Research | Brendan O'Brien 1% | — | Downgrade | Outperform → Peer Perform | Get Alert |
| 12/20/2024 | Buy Now | 31.88% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Aidan Hall41% | $65 → $57 | Downgrade | Outperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 12/09/2024 | Buy Now | 45.77% | Morgan Stanley | Ryan Kenny48% | $60 → $63 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 11/01/2024 | Buy Now | 50.39% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Aidan Hall41% | $59 → $65 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 11/01/2024 | Buy Now | 36.51% | JMP Securities | Devin Ryan84% | $55 → $59 | Maintains | Market Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/09/2024 | Buy Now | 27.26% | JMP Securities | Devin Ryan84% | $52 → $55 | Maintains | Market Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/08/2024 | Buy Now | 20.31% | UBS | Brennan Hawken73% | $49 → $52 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/23/2024 | Buy Now | 38.82% | Morgan Stanley | Ryan Kenny48% | $56 → $60 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/12/2024 | Buy Now | 18% | Wells Fargo | Michael Brown63% | → $51 | Initiates | → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/26/2024 | Buy Now | -2.82% | Goldman Sachs | Richard Ramsden71% | $38 → $42 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 07/26/2024 | Buy Now | 29.57% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Aidan Hall41% | $49 → $56 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/23/2024 | Buy Now | 29.57% | Morgan Stanley | Ryan Kenny48% | $53 → $56 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 06/21/2024 | Buy Now | 24.94% | Morgan Stanley | Ryan Kenny48% | $58 → $54 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/26/2024 | Buy Now | 13.37% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Aidan Hall41% | $51 → $49 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/11/2024 | Buy Now | 34.2% | Morgan Stanley | Ryan Kenny48% | → $58 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/26/2024 | Buy Now | 1.8% | UBS | Brennan Hawken73% | $43 → $44 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/05/2024 | Buy Now | -0.51% | UBS | Brennan Hawken73% | $40 → $43 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/29/2024 | Buy Now | 18% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Michael Brown63% | → $51 | Reinstates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/09/2024 | Buy Now | -7.45% | UBS | Brennan Hawken73% | $31 → $40 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/03/2024 | Buy Now | -2.82% | Wolfe Research | Steven Chubak70% | → $42 | Upgrade | Peer Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 12/19/2023 | Buy Now | -28.27% | Goldman Sachs | Richard Ramsden71% | $28 → $31 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 10/27/2023 | Buy Now | 4.12% | Morgan Stanley | Ryan Kenny48% | $41 → $45 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/12/2023 | Buy Now | -5.14% | Morgan Stanley | Ryan Kenny48% | $42 → $41 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/10/2023 | Buy Now | 15.69% | JMP Securities | Devin Ryan84% | $53 → $50 | Maintains | Market Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/03/2023 | Buy Now | -25.96% | UBS | Brennan Hawken73% | $37 → $32 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/26/2023 | Buy Now | -2.82% | Morgan Stanley | Ryan Kenny48% | $44 → $42 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/19/2023 | Buy Now | -25.96% | Goldman Sachs | Richard Ramsden71% | $37 → $32 | Downgrade | Neutral → Sell | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2023 | Buy Now | -14.39% | UBS | Brennan Hawken73% | $32 → $37 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/14/2023 | Buy Now | -0.51% | Morgan Stanley | Ryan Kenny48% | $43 → $43 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/13/2023 | Buy Now | — | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Matthew Moon57% | — | Upgrade | Underperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 07/12/2023 | Buy Now | -0.51% | Morgan Stanley | Ryan Kenny48% | $36 → $43 | Upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/10/2023 | Buy Now | 22.63% | JMP Securities | Devin Ryan84% | → $53 | Reiterates | Market Outperform → Market Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/03/2023 | Buy Now | — | Wolfe Research | Steven Chubak70% | — | Upgrade | Underperform → Peer Perform | Get Alert |
| 05/22/2023 | Buy Now | 22.63% | JMP Securities | Devin Ryan84% | $53 → $53 | Reiterates | Market Outperform → Market Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2023 | Buy Now | -28.27% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Matthew Moon57% | $34 → $31 | Maintains | Underperform | Get Alert |
| 04/12/2023 | Buy Now | -16.71% | Morgan Stanley | Ryan Kenny48% | $29 → $36 | Upgrade | Underweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/10/2023 | Buy Now | 22.63% | JMP Securities | Devin Ryan84% | $56 → $53 | Maintains | Market Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/31/2022 | Buy Now | -32.9% | Morgan Stanley | Manan Gosalia76% | $28 → $29 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 08/04/2022 | Buy Now | -16.71% | Goldman Sachs | Richard Ramsden71% | $32 → $36 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/18/2022 | Buy Now | -30.59% | Morgan Stanley | Manan Gosalia76% | $40 → $30 | Downgrade | Equal-Weight → Underweight | Get Alert |
| 07/13/2022 | Buy Now | -30.59% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Michael Brown63% | $38 → $30 | Downgrade | Market Perform → Underperform | Get Alert |
| 07/08/2022 | Buy Now | 1.8% | Piper Sandler | Jeffery Harte66% | $45 → $44 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
FAQ
What is the target price for Lazard (LAZ) stock?
The latest price target for Lazard (NYSE:LAZ) was reported by Goldman Sachs on May 15, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $40.00 expecting LAZ to fall to within 12 months (a possible -7.45% downside). 27 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
What is the most recent analyst rating for Lazard (LAZ)?
The latest analyst rating for Lazard (NYSE:LAZ) was provided by Goldman Sachs, and Lazard maintained their sell rating.
When was the last upgrade for Lazard (LAZ)?
The last upgrade for Lazard Inc happened on January 3, 2024 when Wolfe Research raised their price target to $42. Wolfe Research previously had a peer perform for Lazard Inc.
When was the last downgrade for Lazard (LAZ)?
The last downgrade for Lazard Inc happened on April 7, 2025 when Morgan Stanley changed their price target from $56 to $33 for Lazard Inc.
When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for Lazard (LAZ)?
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 May 15, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around May 15, 2026.
Is the Analyst Rating Lazard (LAZ) correct?
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Lazard (LAZ) rating was a maintained with a price target of $35.00 to $40.00. The current price Lazard (LAZ) is trading at is $43.22, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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