In a filing, Lazard Inc revealed its Executive Chairman JACOBS KENNETH M unloaded Company’s shares for reported $4.22 million on Sep 03 ’24. In the deal valued at $48.08 per share,87,770 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, JACOBS KENNETH M now holds 1,553,225 shares worth roughly $82.31 million.
Then, JACOBS KENNETH M sold 71,731 shares, generating $3,449,111 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $48.08, the Executive Chairman now owns 204,279 shares.
Before that, JACOBS KENNETH M sold 29,503 shares. Lazard Inc shares valued at $1,424,715 were divested by the Executive Chairman at a price of $48.29 per share. As a result of the transaction, JACOBS KENNETH M now holds 1,523,722 shares, worth roughly $80.74 million.
Wolfe Research downgraded its Lazard Inc [LAZ] rating to a Peer perform from a an Outperform in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Keefe Bruyette’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in mid December from “an Outperform” to “a Mkt perform”. Morgan Stanley also remained covering LAZ and has decreased its forecast on December 09, 2024 with a “an Equal-weight” recommendation from previously “an Overweight” rating. Wells Fargo started covering the stock on September 12, 2024. It rated LAZ as “an Equal weight”.
Price Performance Review of LAZ
On Monday, Lazard Inc [NYSE:LAZ] saw its stock fall -2.54% to $52.99. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 0.65%. Lazard Inc shares have risen nearly 2.93% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 35.94% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $61.14 was reached on 01/30/25, a 52-week low of $35.56 was recorded on 01/13/25. SMA at 50 days reached $53.16, while 200 days put it at $47.27.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For LAZ Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 51.95, which if violated will result in even more drops to 50.92. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 53.97. A further resistance level may holdings at 54.96. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 52.08, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 1.77, which suggests price will go up in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been low at 40.11%. Stochastics %K at 69.51% indicates the stock is a holding.
How much short interest is there in Lazard Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Lazard Inc stocks on 2025-01-15, growing by 2.47 million shares to a total of 5.73 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2024-12-13 was 3.26 million shares. There was a rise of 43.08%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
