Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Lazard Inc shares valued at $3,763,016 were sold by Soto Alexandra on Jun 11 ’25. At $43.81 per share, Soto Alexandra sold 85,894 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 113,872 shares worth approximately $4.96 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Orszag Peter Richard sold 64,539 shares, netting a total of over 2,940,114 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $45.56 each, the insider now holds 170,285 shares.
Before that, Orszag Peter Richard had sold 64,539 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $2,919,813, the CEO & Chairman traded Lazard Inc shares for $45.24 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 64,539 shares, worth approximately $10.23 million.
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
On last trading session,, Lazard Inc [NYSE: LAZ] rose 1.40% to $43.55. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.59%. Over the course of the year, Lazard Inc shares have dropped approximately -15.40%. 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.
Support And Resistance Levels for Lazard Inc (LAZ)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 42.86, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 42.18. In the upper region, resistance lies at 44.25. The next price resistance is at 44.96. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 50.82 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
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In terms of Lazard Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 53 in the next 12 months, up nearly 23.4% from the previous closing price of $42.95. Analysts anticipate Lazard Inc stock to reach 56 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 51. In spite of this, 5 analysts ranked Lazard Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On September 12, 2024, Wells Fargo assigned a price target of “an Equal weight” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $51.
