LAZ - Lazard Ltd
Price:
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CONSENSUS:
Buy
DETAILS
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PRICE TARGET:
$48.50
DETAILS
HIGH:
$52.00
LOW:
$45.00
MEDIAN:
$48.50
CONSENSUS:
$48.50
UPSIDE:
0.92%
AlphaVal
Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value
Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers
90% confidence
Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality
Adjust Assumptions
49.5%
12.1%
Key Value Driver
ROTCE (49.5%) vs. cost of equity (12.1%)
Implied Market Multiple
9.89x
Plain-Language Summary
Our base-case estimate uses P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $48.50 from 29 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $64.78 per share.
Warnings
Traditional cash flow models don't work well for banks — lending activity distorts how much cash the business actually generates.
Common valuation shortcuts don't apply here — for banks, interest payments are a core business cost, not overhead.
Dividend-based valuation: $18.57 (74% below our primary estimate). Large gaps suggest the dividend may not fully reflect the company's value.
Wall Street's average price target is $48.50 (from 29 analysts). Our estimate is 45% above the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.
Key Risks
- Book value quality matters as much as level — check loan loss reserves
- Interest rate sensitivity creates non-linear earnings surprises
- Insurance reserving is actuarial, not financial — errors emerge slowly