FGC vs HLI vs LAZ Stock Comparison

FG Communities Holdings, Houlihan Lokey and Lazard Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HLI Houlihan Lokey, Inc.
$137.36 +6.0% 1M -32.0% 1Y
Market cap
$9.55B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
1.89%
Investment Banking Financial Services
4 wins
LAZ Lazard, Inc.
$38.43 +7.5% 1M -21.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.22B
P/E
21.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.38B
Div. yield
5.20%
Investment Banking Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Lazard leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Lazard 5, Houlihan Lokey 4, FG Communities Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFGCHLILAZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $31.98M $9.55B $4.22B HLI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.3x — 21.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 20.4x 29.8x HLI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +230.0% — +9.0% FGC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4,953.9% — 5.5% LAZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -129.3% — 6.2% LAZ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x — 0.5x FGC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.89% 5.20% LAZ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -71.9% -32.0% -21.6% LAZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -58.9%/yr +4.2%/yr -4.7%/yr HLI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 96.8% 31.6% 43.2% HLI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 — 63/100 LAZ

Percentile Scorecard

FGCHLILAZ

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisFGCHLILAZ
Valuation 10 #87 of 96 – 93 #8 of 96
Growth 6 #61 of 65 – 69 #21 of 65
Profitability 3 #63 of 65 – 70 #20 of 65
Financial Health 89 #11 of 92 – 42 #54 of 92
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 38 62 #15 of 38 43 #22 of 38
Overall 42 – 63
  • FGC ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • HLI ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • LAZ ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodFGCHLILAZSPY
1 month -24.0%+6.0%+7.5% +0.9%
3 months -17.3%-1.3%-5.4% +5.9%
6 months -16.8%-11.9%-19.1% +8.5%
Year to date -58.5%-21.1%-20.9% +13.3%
1 year -71.9%-32.0%-21.6% +12.4%
3 years -96.5%+39.6%+33.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year -67.4%+11.8%+10.2% +23.5%
5 years -98.8%+22.6%-21.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year -58.9%+4.2%-4.7% +11.0%
10 years -99.4%+459.7%+3.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year -40.1%+18.8%+0.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureFGCHLILAZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 96.8%31.6%43.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 98.6%35.4%48.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.370.691.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.74-1.01-0.50 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.5%-41.0%-46.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -71.9%-32.0%-32.6% -0.9%
52-week high $20.25$202.09$57.00 $779.14
52-week low $4.23$123.39$34.67 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleFGCHLILAZ
P/E now vs peer median -0.3xmedian 30.1x —median 30.1x 21.0xmedian 30.1x
P/S now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 3.0x —median 3.0x 1.2xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.1xmedian 14.1x —median 14.1x 5.8xmedian 14.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.4xmedian 15.8x —median 15.8x 6.2xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 2.4x 4.1xmedian 2.4x 4.4xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 0.54 —median 0.54 0.39median 0.54

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsFGCHLILAZ
Revenue $2.44M – $3.38B
Operating income -$102.50M – $266.88M
Net income -$119.39M – $198.53M
Free cash flow -$13.06M – $684.97M
EPS (diluted) $-19.90 – $1.72
Cash & equivalents $24.92M $1.19B $1.26B
Total debt $7.51M – $1.69B
Shares (diluted) 6.08M 68.43M 107.28M
Enterprise value -$27.98M $5.69B -$525.66M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricFGCHLILAZ
P/E -0.3x – 21.0x
P/FCF -2.4x – 6.2x
P/Operating cash flow -2.4x – 6.0x
P/S 13.1x – 1.2x
P/B 0.5x 4.1x 4.4x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 4.5x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA -0.1x – 5.8x
EV/EBIT -0.1x – 17.4x
EV/Revenue 3.6x – 1.4x
EV/FCF -0.7x – 6.8x
EV/Operating cash flow -0.7x – 6.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 – 0.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFGCHLILAZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 230.0% – 9.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -59.9% – 10.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -1,059% – -23.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 75.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -175.9% – -27.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -149.6% – 64.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -270.5% – -31.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -452.3% – 54.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -197.9% – 45.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.2% – 72.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -195.2% – 55.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.8% – 94.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFGCHLILAZ
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin -4,185% – 23.9%
Operating margin -4,197% – 7.9%
Pretax margin -4,665% – 5.2%
Net margin -4,954% – 5.5%
FCF margin -534.8% – 20.3%
Operating cash flow margin -534.8% – 20.7%
Return on equity -154.2% – 21.4%
Return on assets -144.7% – 4.4%
Return on invested capital -129.3% – 6.2%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x – 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x – 3.5x
Stock comp / revenue 336.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFGCHLILAZ
Debt / assets 2.6% – 37.2%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x – 0.5x
Debt / FCF -0.1x – 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 7.5% 45.6% 79.1%
Equity / assets 92.5% 54.4% 20.9%
Interest coverage – – 3.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFGCHLILAZ
Dividend yield – 1.9% 5.2%
Net buyback yield 67.6% – 3.2%
Shareholder yield 67.6% 1.9% 8.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 96.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 28.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 4.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 3.7%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusFGCHLILAZ
Forward P/E – 20.4xFY2026 29.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-12.23FY2026 $6.72FY2026 $1.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -11.1%FY2026 -47.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +24.3% +158.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.04MFY2026 $2.76BFY2026 $3.40BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -56.7%FY2026 +5.4%FY2026 +9.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.1% +9.8% +10.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFGCHLILAZ
Held by institutions – 80.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 518 346
Change in shares held, QoQ – +3.1% +10.6%
Institutions buying – 236 185
Institutions selling – 200 106
Buyers to sellers – 1.18 1.75

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

FGCHLILAZ
FGC 1.00 0.15 0.27
HLI 0.15 1.00 0.54
LAZ 0.27 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FGC, HLI and LAZ?

Houlihan Lokey (HLI) is the largest by market capitalisation: FG Communities Holdings (FGC) $31.98M, Houlihan Lokey (HLI) $9.55B, Lazard (LAZ) $4.22B.

Which company is growing faster?

FG Communities Holdings (FGC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: FG Communities Holdings (FGC) +230.0%, Lazard (LAZ) +9.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lazard (LAZ) has the highest net margin (FG Communities Holdings (FGC) -4,953.9%, Lazard (LAZ) 5.5%). On return on invested capital, Lazard (LAZ) leads (FG Communities Holdings (FGC) -129.3%, Lazard (LAZ) 6.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lazard (LAZ) returned the most: FG Communities Holdings (FGC) -71.9%, Houlihan Lokey (HLI) -32.0%, Lazard (LAZ) -21.6%. Over five years, Houlihan Lokey (HLI) compounded fastest (FG Communities Holdings (FGC) -58.9%/yr, Houlihan Lokey (HLI) +4.2%/yr, Lazard (LAZ) -4.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Lazard (LAZ) has the highest dividend yield: Houlihan Lokey (HLI) 1.89%, Lazard (LAZ) 5.20%. FG Communities Holdings (FGC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Houlihan Lokey (HLI) has been the steadiest (FG Communities Holdings (FGC) 96.8%, Houlihan Lokey (HLI) 31.6%, Lazard (LAZ) 43.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FGC, HLI and LAZ?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Lazard (LAZ) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.