In a filing, Lazard Inc revealed its Chief Operating Officer Soto Alexandra unloaded Company’s shares for reported $3.76 million on Jun 11 ’25. In the deal valued at $43.81 per share,85,894 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Soto Alexandra now holds 113,872 shares worth roughly $4.91 million.
Then, Orszag Peter Richard sold 64,539 shares, generating $2,940,114 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $45.56, the CEO & Chairman now owns 170,285 shares.
Before that, Orszag Peter Richard sold 64,539 shares. Lazard Inc shares valued at $2,919,813 were divested by the CEO & Chairman at a price of $45.24 per share. As a result of the transaction, Orszag Peter Richard now holds 234,824 shares, worth roughly $10.13 million.
Morgan Stanley downgraded its Lazard Inc [LAZ] rating to an Underweight from a an Equal-weight in a research note published on April 07, 2025; the price target was decreased to $33 from $56. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Wolfe Research’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in early January from “an Outperform” to “a Peer perform”. Keefe Bruyette also remained covering LAZ and has decreased its forecast on December 20, 2024 with a “Mkt perform” recommendation from previously “an Outperform” rating. Morgan Stanley revised its rating on December 09, 2024. It rated LAZ as “an Equal-weight” which previously was an “an Overweight”.
Price Performance Review of LAZ
On Friday, Lazard Inc [NYSE:LAZ] saw its stock fall -2.40% to $43.14. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -3.90%. Lazard Inc shares have fallen nearly -16.20% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 13.89% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $61.14 was reached on 01/30/25, a 52-week low of $31.97 was recorded on 04/07/25.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For LAZ Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 42.71, which if violated will result in even more drops to 42.29. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 43.71. A further resistance level may holdings at 44.29.
How much short interest is there in Lazard Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Lazard Inc stocks on 2025-05-30, growing by 0.33 million shares to a total of 4.44 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-04-30 was 4.11 million shares. There was a rise of 7.38%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on September 12, 2024 when Wells Fargo began covering the stock and recommended ‘”an Equal weight”‘ rating along with a $51 price target.
