Avoid the stress of overpaying for a stock or missing an opportunity by using the right tools and insights to evaluate Lazard, Inc. before investing.

In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding Lazard, Inc.’s stock price such as:

• Lazard, Inc.’s current stock price and volume
• Why Lazard, Inc.’s stock price changed recently
• Upgrades and downgrades for LAZ from analysts
• LAZ’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About Lazard, Inc. (LAZ)

Before we jump into Lazard, Inc.’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently rise, let’s take a look at some background.

Lazard, Inc. operates as a financial advisory and asset management firm in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates through two segments, Financial Advisory and Asset Management. The Financial Advisory segment offers financial advisory services, such as mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, shareholder, sovereign, geopolitical, and other strategic advisory services, as well as restructuring and liability management, and capital raising and placement services. This segment offers its services to corporate, partnership, institutional, government, sovereign, and individual clients to various industry areas, including consumers and retail; financial institutions; financial sponsors; healthcare and life sciences; industrials; media, entertainment, and sports; power, energy, and infrastructure; real estate; technology; and telecom and digital infrastructure. The Asset Management segment offers a range of investment solutions; investment and wealth management services in equity and fixed income strategies; asset allocation strategies; and alternative investments and private equity funds to corporations, public funds, sovereign entities, endowments and foundations, labor funds, financial intermediaries, and private clients. Lazard, Inc. was incorporated in 1848 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

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Lazard, Inc.’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of July 31, 2026, 4:00 PM, CST, Lazard, Inc.’s stock price was $42.380.

Lazard, Inc. is up 1.03% from its previous closing price of $41.950.

During the last market session, Lazard, Inc.’s stock traded between $41.500 and $42.590. Currently, there are approximately 101.36 million shares outstanding for Lazard, Inc..

Lazard, Inc.’s price-earnings (P/E) ratio is currently at 20.9, which is high compared to the Capital Markets industry median of 19.1. The price-earnings ratio gauges market expectation of future performance by relating a stock’s current share price to its earnings per share.

Lazard, Inc. Stock Price History

Lazard, Inc.’s (LAZ) price is currently up 1.05% so far this month.

During the month of July, Lazard, Inc.’s stock price has reached a high of $45.620 and a low of $39.610.

Over the last year, Lazard, Inc. has hit prices as high as $58.750 and as low as $38.670. Year to date, Lazard, Inc.’s stock is down 12.73%.

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What Caused Lazard, Inc. Stock’s Price to Rise?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of July 31, 2026, there was 1 analyst who downgraded Lazard, Inc.’s stock and 0 analysts who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate Lazard, Inc.’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on Lazard, Inc.’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

Lazard, Inc.’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a C, which means it is considered to be Average.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about Lazard, Inc. (LAZ) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of Lazard, Inc.

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of July 31, 2026, Lazard, Inc. has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of -8.39%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 27 and is considered to be Weak.

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Lazard, Inc. Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of July 31, 2026, Lazard, Inc.’s stock price is $42.380, which is up 1.03% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like Lazard, Inc. stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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