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These Fundamentals Make Lazard Ltd (NYSE:LAZ) Truly Worth Looking At

As an investor, I look for investments which does not compromise one fundamental factor for another. By this I mean, I look at stocks holistically, from their financial health to their future outlook. In the case of Lazard Ltd (NYSE:LAZ), it is a notable dividend-paying company that has been a rockstar for income investors, currently trading at an attractive share price. Below, I’ve touched on some key aspects you should know on a high level. For those interested in understanding where the figures come from and want to see the analysis, take a look at the report on Lazard here.

6 star dividend payer and undervalued

LAZ is currently trading below its true value, which means the market is undervaluing the company’s expected cash flow going forward. Investors have the opportunity to buy into the stock to reap capital gains, if LAZ’s projected earnings trajectory does follow analyst consensus growth, which determines my intrinsic value of the company. Compared to the rest of the capital markets industry, LAZ is also trading below its peers, relative to earnings generated. This further reaffirms that LAZ is potentially undervalued.

NYSE:LAZ Intrinsic Value Export December 19th 18
NYSE:LAZ Intrinsic Value Export December 19th 18

LAZ’s reputation for being one of the best dividend payers in the market is supported by the fact that it has been steadily growing its dividend payments over the past ten years and currently is one of the top yielding companies on the markets, at 8.6%.

NYSE:LAZ Historical Dividend Yield December 19th 18
NYSE:LAZ Historical Dividend Yield December 19th 18

Next Steps:

For Lazard, I’ve compiled three fundamental aspects you should further research:

  1. Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for LAZ’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for LAZ’s outlook.

  2. Historical Performance: What has LAZ’s returns been like over the past? Go into more detail in the past track record analysis and take a look at the free visual representations of our analysis for more clarity.

  3. Other Attractive Alternatives : Are there other well-rounded stocks you could be holding instead of LAZ? Explore our interactive list of stocks with large potential to get an idea of what else is out there you may be missing!

To help readers see past the short term volatility of the financial market, we aim to bring you a long-term focused research analysis purely driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis does not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements.

The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned. For errors that warrant correction please contact the editor at editorial-team@simplywallst.com.

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