Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Lazard Inc shares valued at $2,940,114 were sold by Orszag Peter Richard on Mar 17 ’25. At $45.56 per share, Orszag Peter Richard sold 64,539 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 170,285 shares worth approximately $6.79 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Orszag Peter Richard sold 64,539 shares, netting a total of over 2,919,813 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $45.24 each, the insider now holds 234,824 shares.
Before that, Orszag Peter Richard had added 64,539 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $2,912,000, the Officer bought Lazard Inc shares for $45.12 each.
As published in a research note from Morgan Stanley on April 07, 2025, Lazard Inc [LAZ] has been rated down from an Equal-weight to an Underweight and the price target has been revised to $33 from $56. Analysts at Wolfe Research downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”a Peer perform”‘ outlook in a report released in early January. As of December 20, 2024, Keefe Bruyette has decreased its “an Outperform” rating to a “Mkt perform” for LAZ. Earlier on December 09, 2024, Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Equal-weight” for LAZ stock which previously was a “an Overweight”.
Analyzing LAZ Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 14.34%. Over the course of the year, Lazard Inc shares have dropped approximately -22.55%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $58.00 on 01/30/25 and a 52-week low of $31.97 on 04/07/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $44.34, while a 200-day SMA reached $49.05.
Support And Resistance Levels for Lazard Inc (LAZ)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 38.38, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 36.89. In the upper region, resistance lies at 40.75. The next price resistance is at 41.63. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 50.61 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at 2.27, which suggests the price will increase in the coming days. Percent R is at 4.24%, indicating bullish price movement. Stochastics %K at holding indicates that the stock is to be held.
