Lazard Inc’s recently made public that its CEO & Chairman Orszag Peter Richard unloaded Company’s shares for reported $1.76 million on Sep 16 ’25. In the deal valued at $54.09 per share,32,475 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Orszag Peter Richard now holds 183,274 shares worth roughly $10.29 million.
Then, Orszag Peter Richard bought 32,475 shares, generating $1,762,743 in total proceeds.
Before that, Russo Evan L sold 50,000 shares. Lazard Inc shares valued at $2,847,600 were divested by the CEO of Asset Management at a price of $56.95 per share. As a result of the transaction, Russo Evan L now holds 227,915 shares, worth roughly $12.79 million.
Keefe Bruyette upgraded its Lazard Inc [LAZ] rating to an Outperform from a a Mkt perform in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Morgan Stanley’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in early April from “an Equal-weight” to “an Underweight”. Wolfe Research also remained covering LAZ and has decreased its forecast on January 03, 2025 with a “Peer perform” recommendation from previously “an Outperform” rating. Keefe Bruyette revised its rating on December 20, 2024. It rated LAZ as “a Mkt perform” which previously was an “an Outperform”.
Price Performance Review of LAZ
On Tuesday, Lazard Inc [NYSE:LAZ] saw its stock fall -0.53% to $56.13. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 3.33%. Lazard Inc shares have risen nearly 10.73% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 9.03% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $61.14 was reached on 08/28/25, 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 55.49, which if violated will result in even more drops to 54.84. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 57.04. A further resistance level may holdings at 57.95.
How much short interest is there in Lazard Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Lazard Inc stocks on 2025-08-29, growing by 0.31 million shares to a total of 4.45 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-07-31 was 4.14 million shares. There was a rise of 6.99%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
