Lazard Hits New 52 Week High
Lazard hits new 52 week high
Zachs Equity Research
November 16th 2013.
Shares of Lazard Ltd. reached a new 52-week high, touching $41.66 at the second half of the trading session on Nov 18. However, the stock closed the session at $41.26, which reflects a solid year-to-date return of 34.7%.The trading volume for the session was 0.5 million shares. Despite the strong price appreciation, this Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) stock has plenty of upside left, given its strong estimate revisions over the last 30 days and expected long-term earnings growth of 12.0%. Growth Drivers Impressive third-quarter 2013 results comprising a positive earnings surprise of 31.64%, top-line growth, a strong capital position and higher assets under management (AUM) were the primary driving factors for Lazard. On Oct 24, Lazard reported third-quarter 2013 adjusted earnings of 46 cents per share, outpacing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 35 cents. Moreover, this compared favorably with 26 cents earned in the prior-year quarter. On a year-over-year basis, Lazard experienced 10.0% rise in both revenues and AUM, which acted as positives for the quarter. AUM growth resulted from market appreciation and rise in net inflows. Additionally, the company’s capital ratios depict its strong position. However, a 4.3% increase in expenses was the headwind for the quarter. Further, Lazard has delivered positive earnings surprises in 3 out of the last 4 quarters with an average beat of 35.95%. Estimate Revisions Show Potency Over the last 30 days, 3 out of 7 estimates for 2013 have been revised upward, lifting the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4.7% to $1.77 per share. For 2014, 4 out of 7 estimates moved north, helping the Zacks Consensus Estimate advance 6.1% to $2.44 per share.
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Lazard has announced principal offering
Lazard has announced that one of its subsidiaries Lazard Group LLC, also known simply as the Lazard Group, is commencing principal offer of senior notes due in 2020. The offer will be worth $500 million and the notes will be issued by Lazard Group. They will be offered pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, they will be senior unsecured obligations of Lazard Group. In addition to the notes offering the Lazard is starting a cash tender offer. This offer will be for all its outstanding 7.125% of senior notes due May 15th, 2015. With these existing notes, Lazard Group expects to exercise its right to redeem all existing notes not purchased in the tender off at a make-whole price. The group intends to use the profits from the notees offering along with cash to purchase or redeem all of its outstanding existing 2015 notes and to pay fees and expenses related. There are a number of groups acting as dealer managers for the tender offer, they include: Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., and Lazard Frères & Co. LLC.
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