Lazard Ownership

LAZ Stock  USD 44.93  0.91  1.99%   
Lazard maintains a total of 89.9 Million outstanding shares. The majority of Lazard outstanding shares are owned by institutional investors. These third-party entities are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to shop for positions in Lazard to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutional holders are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in Lazard. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of Lazard as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. Please note that no matter how many assets the company has, if the real value of the firm is less than the current market value, you may not be able to make money on it.
 
Shares in Circulation  
First Issued
2009-03-31
Previous Quarter
103 M
Current Value
102 M
Avarage Shares Outstanding
120.9 M
Quarterly Volatility
17.4 M
 
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Some institutional investors establish a significant position in stocks such as Lazard in order to find ways to drive up its value. Retail investors, on the other hand, need to know that institutional holders can own millions of shares of Lazard, and when they decide to sell, the stock will often sell-off, which may instantly impact shareholders' value. So, traders who get in early or near the beginning of the institutional investor's buying cycle could potentially generate profits.
  
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Lazard Stock Ownership Analysis

About 73.0% of the company shares are owned by institutional investors. The company has Price/Earnings To Growth (PEG) ratio of 1.0. Lazard last dividend was issued on the 10th of February 2025. Lazard Ltd, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a financial advisory and asset management firm in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Central and South America. The company was founded in 1848 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda. Lazard is traded on New York Stock Exchange in the United States. To find out more about Lazard contact Alexander Stern at 212 632 6000 or learn more at https://www.lazard.com.
Besides selling stocks to institutional investors, Lazard also allocates a substantial amount of its earnings to a pull of share-based compensation to be paid out to its employees, managers, executives, and members of the board of directors. Share-Based compensation (also sometimes called Stock-Based Compensation) is a way of paying different Lazard's stakeholders with equity in the business. It is typically used as a motivation factor for employees to contribute beyond their regular compensation (salary and bonus). It is also used as a tool to align Lazard's strategic interests with those of the company's shareholders. Shares issued to employees are usually subject to a vesting period before they are earned and sold.

Lazard Quarterly Liabilities And Stockholders Equity

4.79 Billion

Lazard Insider Trades History

Roughly 3.0% of Lazard are currently held by insiders. Unlike Lazard's institutional investors, corporate insiders most likely have a limit on the maximum percentage of share ownership. This is done to align insiders' influence against Lazard's private investors even though both sides will benefit from rising prices or experience loss when the share price declines. The good rule to have in mind is that the maximum share ownership percentage of the corporate insiders should not surpass 25%. View all of Lazard's insider trades
 
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Lazard Stock Institutional Investors

Have you ever been surprised when a price of an equity instrument such as Lazard is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading Lazard backward and forwards among themselves. Lazard's institutional investor refers to the entity that pools money to purchase Lazard's securities or originate loans. Institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds. Operating companies that invest excess capital in these types of assets may also be included in the term and may influence corporate governance by exercising voting rights in their investments.
Shares
Hhg Plc2024-12-31
1.4 M
Ameriprise Financial Inc2024-12-31
1.3 M
Amvescap Plc.2024-12-31
1.2 M
Ing Investment Management Llc2024-12-31
1.2 M
Norges Bank2024-12-31
1.2 M
Victory Capital Management Inc.
1.2 M
Two Sigma Advisers, Llc2024-12-31
1.2 M
Royal Bank Of Canada2024-12-31
1.1 M
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.2024-12-31
1.1 M
Vanguard Group Inc2024-12-31
10.8 M
Fmr Inc2024-12-31
8.6 M
Note, although Lazard's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Lazard Insider Trading Activities

Some recent studies suggest that insider trading raises the cost of capital for securities issuers and decreases overall economic growth. Trading by specific Lazard insiders, such as employees or executives, is commonly permitted as long as it does not rely on Lazard's material information that is not in the public domain. Local jurisdictions usually require such trading to be reported in order to monitor insider transactions. In many U.S. states, trading conducted by corporate officers, key employees, directors, or significant shareholders must be reported to the regulator or publicly disclosed, usually within a few business days of the trade. In these cases Lazard insiders are required to file a Form 4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when buying or selling shares of their own companies.

Lazard Outstanding Bonds

Lazard issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. Lazard uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most Lazard bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when Lazard has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

Lazard Corporate Filings

ASR
14th of March 2025
Automatic Shelf Registration Statement under Rule 415 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
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F3
11th of March 2025
The report used by insiders such as officers, directors, and major shareholders (beneficial owners holding more than 10% of any class of the company's equity securities) to declare their ownership of a company's stock
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F4
5th of March 2025
The report filed by a party regarding the acquisition or disposition of a company's common stock, as well as derivative securities such as options, warrants, and convertible securities
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8K
3rd of March 2025
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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