Why LAZ Stock surged +2.78% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash

$39.54 +2.78% NYSE • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

Lazard Inc. (LAZ) carries a Roarable Rating of C (Hold) with 65/100 RQD Confidence. The underlying business is intact, so current owners don’t need to panic-sell—but mixed big-money flow or rich pricing means new buyers can afford to wait for either a pullback or a B-or-higher upgrade.

ROARABLE C • HOLD / WATCH Cap $3.86B
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:56% Call Buyers ($2.5M)
44% PutsMax Pain: $39.00
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Why LAZ Stock surged +2.78% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash

Lazard Inc. (LAZ) surged +2.78% to $39.54 as options desks priced 56% call premium vs. 44% put protection around the $39 max-pain magnet. Solid 41% profit margin (24% return on capital), mixed timing at 16x P/E—hold if owned, no rush to chase.

  • ▸Technical Tape: Trading at 22% of its 52-week range ($34.13 – $58.75) with RSI-14 at 54.4 (NEUTRAL RANGE).
  • ▸Whale Options Positioning: $2.5M in bullish call flow vs. $2.0M in put flow (Put/Call 0.79x, implied earnings swing ±6.9%).
  • ▸Fundamental Anchor: Roarable C (Hold) backed by 44% gross margin and $487.4M annual free cash flow.
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RISK WATCHYahoo • 2d ago
2 Reasons to avoid LAZ and 1 stock to buy instead

Over the past six months, Lazard’s shares (currently trading at $38.45) have posted a disappointing 19% loss, well below the S&P 500’s 8.2% gain. This was partly driven by its softer quarterly results and may have invest

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MARKET WIREYahoo • 9d ago
Lazard (LAZ) Q3 Results Deepen Concern Over Margin Pressure

Lazard stock barely moved after its Q3 2026 report, slipping just 0.2% to about US$37. That muted reaction masks a more detailed story in the earnings. Advisory and asset management revenue combined reached about US$814.

MARKET WIREYahoo • 9d ago
How Investors Are Reacting To Lazard (LAZ) Earnings Miss

Lazard reported third quarter 2026 net income of US$29.16 million, down from US$71.25 million a year earlier, with diluted EPS from continuing operations of US$0.26 and an affirmed quarterly dividend of US$0.50 per share

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LAZ // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -20.93%📐 HORIZONTAL RANGE
2026-10-30O $38.91H $39.15L $37.88C $38.35VOL 1.68M
RES: $48.47SUP: $33.34SMA50: $38.72SMA200: $44.24
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LAZ Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
9.0%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +1.5% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

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Why is LAZ stock moving today?

Why LAZ Stock surged +2.78% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash. Solid 41% profit margin (24% return on capital), mixed timing at 16x P/E—hold if owned, no rush to chase.