Lazard vs Noah
LAZ and NOAH side by side, both in services allied with the exchange of securities. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How LAZ and NOAH compare
Lazard grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (9.0% versus 0.36% for Noah).
Noah keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 21.4% compared with 5.5% at Lazard.
Lazard pays a dividend yielding 3.6%; Noah does not pay one.
Noah scores higher on the StockData Score (7 against 5 for Lazard), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | LAZ | NOAH |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $4.6B | – |
| Share price | $41.90 | $6.74 |
| Change, 1 year | −17.8% | −40.4% |
| Change, 5 years | −9.4% | −85.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.41 | 1.32 |
| Employees | 3,309 | 1,778 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 5 | 7 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 2 | 2 |
| Health score | 0 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 25.4× | – |
| P/S | 1.4× | – |
| P/B | 4.8× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.2× | – |
| P/FCF | 6.7× | – |
| FCF yield | 14.9% | – |
| Fair value | $35.82 | – |
| Margin of safety | −17.0% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 9.0% (better) | 0.36% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 3.8% (better) | −4.6% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −32.4% | 17.5% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −34.5% | 17.8% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −9.3% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 7.9% | 29.8% (better) |
| Net margin | 5.5% | 21.4% (better) |
| FCF margin | 20.3% | 32.3% (better) |
| Return on equity | 20.6% (better) | 5.7% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 10.5% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.00 |
| Interest coverage | 3.0× | – |
| Current ratio | – | 4.46 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.18 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.6% | – |
| Payout ratio | 104% | 97.8% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 1.2% | – |
| Buyback yield | 2.9% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 6.5% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 92.5% | 7.4% |
| Held by insiders | 4.9% | 32.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$8.7M | −$126K (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 8.4% | – |
Go deeper
- LAZ stock overview
- LAZ income statement
- LAZ valuation and score
- NOAH stock overview
- NOAH income statement
- NOAH valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.