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LAZ vs BAC // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
Lazard Inc. (NYSE) VS. Bank of America Corporation (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LAZ 7
— BAC 7
▲ DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY LEADER: LAZ
LAST: $38.35 (-3.01%) • MKT CAP: $3.86B
dividend-safety
4.83%
LAST: $50.01 (-2.21%) • MKT CAP: $357.61B
dividend-safety
0.00%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (LAZ VS. BAC)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | LAZ | BAC | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 41.00% | 41.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 24.40% | 2.50% | +21.90 | LAZ | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 11.4x | 30.2x | -18.80 | LAZ | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 12.62% | 2.10% | +10.52 | LAZ | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 10.30% | 32.90% | -22.60 | BAC | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 7.40% | 27.00% | -19.60 | BAC | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 1.50% | 6.80% | -5.30 | BAC | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 4.83% | 0.00% | +4.83 | LAZ | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.03 | 0.45 | +1.58 | LAZ | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 7/9 | -1.00 | BAC | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 6.90% | 6.60% | +0.30 | BAC | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 54.4 | 27.7 | +26.72 | LAZ | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.01 | 0.90 | +0.11 | LAZ | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 15.2x | 10.9x | +4.30 | BAC | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $3.86B | $357.61B | -$353.75B | BAC | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | LAZ REV | BAC REV | LAZ GROSS % | BAC GROSS % | LAZ FCF | BAC FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $3.19B | $113.10B | 44.0% | 44.0% | $487.4M | $7.52B |
| FY 2024 | $3.14B | $105.86B | 44.0% | 44.0% | $697.3M | -$13.57B |
| FY 2023 | $2.59B | $102.77B | 44.0% | 44.0% | $48.0M | $40.36B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
LAZ // BETA 1.01
BAC // BETA 0.90