Lazard Ltd (LAZ) is a Financial - Capital Markets company in the Financial Services sector, currently trading at $50.02. It has a SharesGrow Score of 58/100, indicating a above average investment profile with 2 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of LAZ = $47.81 (-4.4% from the current price, the stock appears fairly valued). Analyst consensus target is LAZ = $55 (+9.3% upside).
Valuation: LAZ trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 18.7 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 0.54.
Financials: revenue is $3.2B, +4.8%/yr average growth. Net income is $237M, growing at +111.4%/yr. Net profit margin is 7.4% (thin). Gross margin is 31.8% (-7.7 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $2.6B against $874M equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 2.95, leveraged). Current ratio is 29.35 (strong liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 52.2%. Total assets: $4.9B.
Analyst outlook: 12 / 28 analysts rate LAZ as buy (43%) — mixed sentiment.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 81/100 (Pass), Growth 73/100 (Pass), Past 75/100 (Partial), Health 50/100 (Partial), Moat 45/100 (Partial), Future 40/100 (Partial), Income 45/100 (Partial).
