FGC vs JEF vs LAZ Stock Comparison

FG Communities Holdings, Jefferies Financial and Lazard Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LAZ Lazard, Inc.
$37.71 +2.8% 1M -23.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.86B
P/E
20.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.38B
Div. yield
0.05%
Investment Banking Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Jefferies Financial leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Jefferies Financial 10, FG Communities Holdings 1, Lazard 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFGCJEFLAZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $36.63M $9.16B $3.86B JEF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.3x 10.7x 20.9x JEF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 11.7x 29.2x JEF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +230.0% +13.5% +9.0% FGC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4,953.9% 7.0% 5.5% JEF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -129.3% 25.7% 6.2% JEF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x -2.7x 0.5x JEF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.05% LAZ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -69.3% -20.0% -23.4% JEF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -58.9%/yr +2.4%/yr -5.9%/yr JEF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 96.9% 40.7% 43.3% JEF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 77/100 63/100 JEF

Percentile Scorecard

FGCJEFLAZ

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

AxisFGCJEFLAZ
Valuation 10 #87 of 97 97 #4 of 97 93 #8 of 97
Growth 5 #65 of 68 75 #18 of 68 70 #21 of 68
Profitability 3 #65 of 67 82 #13 of 67 70 #21 of 67
Financial Health 92 #9 of 97 62 #38 of 97 41 #58 of 97
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 40 72 #12 of 40 44 #23 of 40
Overall 42 77 63
  • FGC ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • JEF ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • LAZ ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFGCJEFLAZSPY
1 month -25.1%-4.7%+2.8% -0.8%
3 months -16.1%-19.3%-12.2% +3.5%
6 months -15.4%-5.1%-23.5% +7.0%
Year to date -57.5%-26.7%-22.3% +12.2%
1 year -69.3%-20.0%-23.4% +13.0%
3 years -96.4%+43.4%+31.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year -67.1%+12.8%+9.5% +23.1%
5 years -98.8%+12.6%-26.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -58.9%+2.4%-5.9% +11.0%
10 years -99.4%+169.9%+2.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year -40.0%+10.4%+0.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFGCJEFLAZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 96.9%40.7%43.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 98.7%48.0%48.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.381.581.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.72-0.49-0.54 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.5%-55.9%-49.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -71.2%-31.5%-33.8% -1.8%
52-week high $20.25$66.26$57.00 $779.14
52-week low $4.23$36.02$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.

MultipleFGCJEFLAZ
P/E now vs peer median -0.3xmedian 29.4x 10.5xmedian 29.4x 20.6xmedian 29.4x
P/S now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 2.9x 0.9xmedian 2.9x 1.2xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.1xmedian 13.7x -0.6xmedian 13.7x 5.7xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.5xmedian 16.0x 2.5xmedian 16.0x 6.0xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 2.3x 1.0xmedian 2.3x 4.4xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 0.52 0.25median 0.52 0.38median 0.52

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 monthsFGCJEFLAZ
Revenue $2.44M $12.17B $3.38B
Gross profit – $12.01B –
Operating income -$102.50M $4.63B $266.88M
Net income -$119.39M $908.87M $198.53M
Free cash flow -$13.06M $4.20B $684.97M
EPS (diluted) $-19.90 $4.15 $1.72
Cash & equivalents $24.92M $16.88B $1.26B
Total debt $7.51M $3.80B $1.69B
Shares (diluted) 6.08M 206.35M 107.28M
Enterprise value -$23.33M -$48.05B -$997.49M

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
MetricFGCJEFLAZ
P/E -0.3x 10.5x 20.6x
P/FCF -2.5x 2.5x 6.0x
P/Operating cash flow -2.5x 2.4x 5.9x
P/S 13.4x 0.9x 1.2x
P/B 0.5x 1.0x 4.4x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 1.0x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA -0.1x -0.6x 5.7x
EV/EBIT -0.1x -0.6x 17.1x
EV/Revenue 3.9x -0.2x 1.4x
EV/FCF -0.7x -0.6x 6.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -0.7x -0.6x 6.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 0.25 0.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFGCJEFLAZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 230.0% 13.5% 9.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -59.9% 18.7% 10.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 14.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 18.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -1,059% 10.2% -23.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 19.6% 75.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -175.9% 30.8% -27.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -149.6% 39.8% 64.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -270.5% 43.1% -31.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -452.3% 41.8% 54.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -197.9% 352.5% 45.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.2% 70.5% 72.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -195.2% 313.1% 55.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.8% 65.3% 94.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFGCJEFLAZ
Gross margin – 98.7% –
EBITDA margin -4,185% 39.6% 23.9%
Operating margin -4,197% 38.1% 7.9%
Pretax margin -4,665% 9.3% 5.2%
Net margin -4,954% 7.0% 5.5%
FCF margin -534.8% 34.5% 20.3%
Operating cash flow margin -534.8% 36.3% 20.7%
Return on equity -154.2% 8.5% 21.4%
Return on assets -144.7% 1.1% 4.4%
Return on invested capital -129.3% 25.7% 6.2%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.2x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x 4.9x 3.5x
Stock comp / revenue 336.3% 1.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFGCJEFLAZ
Debt / assets 2.6% 4.7% 37.2%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.4x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x -2.7x 0.5x
Debt / FCF -0.1x 0.9x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 7.5% 86.8% 79.1%
Equity / assets 92.5% 13.2% 20.9%
Interest coverage – 1.3x 3.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFGCJEFLAZ
Dividend yield – 3.5% 5.3%
Net buyback yield 66.0% 4.2% 3.3%
Shareholder yield 66.0% 7.7% 8.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 40.7% 96.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 8.8% 28.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.2% 4.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 10.1% 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.

ConsensusFGCJEFLAZ
Forward P/E – 11.7xFY2026 29.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-12.23FY2026 $3.87FY2026 $1.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +36.7%FY2026 -47.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +25.3% +158.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.04MFY2026 $8.84BFY2026 $3.40BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -56.7%FY2026 +20.5%FY2026 +9.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.1% +0.8% +10.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFGCJEFLAZ
Held by institutions – 63.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 584 346
Change in shares held, QoQ – -2.4% +10.6%
Institutions buying – 281 185
Institutions selling – 201 106
Buyers to sellers – 1.40 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.

FGCJEFLAZ
FGC 1.00 0.27 0.27
JEF 0.27 1.00 0.56
LAZ 0.27 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FGC, JEF and LAZ?

Jefferies Financial (JEF) is the largest by market capitalisation: FG Communities Holdings (FGC) $36.63M, Jefferies Financial (JEF) $9.16B, Lazard (LAZ) $3.86B.

Which stock is cheaper, FGC, JEF and LAZ?

Jefferies Financial (JEF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (FG Communities Holdings (FGC) -0.3x, Jefferies Financial (JEF) 10.7x, Lazard (LAZ) 20.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Jefferies Financial (JEF) is cheapest (Jefferies Financial (JEF) 11.7x, Lazard (LAZ) 29.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

FG Communities Holdings (FGC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: FG Communities Holdings (FGC) +230.0%, Jefferies Financial (JEF) +13.5%, Lazard (LAZ) +9.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Jefferies Financial (JEF) has the highest net margin (FG Communities Holdings (FGC) -4,953.9%, Jefferies Financial (JEF) 7.0%, Lazard (LAZ) 5.5%). On return on invested capital, Jefferies Financial (JEF) leads (FG Communities Holdings (FGC) -129.3%, Jefferies Financial (JEF) 25.7%, Lazard (LAZ) 6.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Jefferies Financial (JEF) returned the most: FG Communities Holdings (FGC) -69.3%, Jefferies Financial (JEF) -20.0%, Lazard (LAZ) -23.4%. Over five years, Jefferies Financial (JEF) compounded fastest (FG Communities Holdings (FGC) -58.9%/yr, Jefferies Financial (JEF) +2.4%/yr, Lazard (LAZ) -5.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Lazard (LAZ) has the highest dividend yield: FG Communities Holdings (FGC) 0.00%, Jefferies Financial (JEF) 0.04%, Lazard (LAZ) 0.05%. FG Communities Holdings (FGC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jefferies Financial (JEF) has been the steadiest (FG Communities Holdings (FGC) 96.9%, Jefferies Financial (JEF) 40.7%, Lazard (LAZ) 43.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FGC, JEF 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, Jefferies Financial (JEF) leads on 10. 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.