FGC vs LAZ vs JEF Stock Comparison

FG Communities Holdings, Lazard and Jefferies Financial Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LAZ Lazard, Inc.
$38.18 +4.1% 1M -24.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.19B
P/E
20.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.38B
Div. yield
5.24%
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.

QuestionFGCLAZJEFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $33.66M $4.19B $10.60B JEF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.3x 20.9x 10.7x JEF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 29.6x 11.9x JEF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +230.0% +9.0% +13.5% FGC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4,953.9% 5.5% 7.0% JEF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -129.3% 6.2% 25.7% JEF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 0.5x -2.7x JEF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 5.24% 3.47% LAZ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -69.5% -24.1% -18.4% JEF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -58.5%/yr -6.2%/yr +2.3%/yr JEF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 96.7% 43.3% 40.7% JEF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 62/100 76/100 JEF

Percentile Scorecard

FGCLAZJEF

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

AxisFGCLAZJEF
Valuation 11 #86 of 96 93 #8 of 96 97 #4 of 96
Growth 5 #63 of 66 69 #21 of 66 72 #19 of 66
Profitability 3 #62 of 64 68 #21 of 64 81 #13 of 64
Financial Health 91 #9 of 93 39 #57 of 93 60 #38 of 93
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 38 41 #23 of 38 68 #13 of 38
Overall 42 62 76
  • FGC ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • LAZ ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • JEF ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFGCLAZJEFSPY
1 month -23.1%+4.1%-3.1% -0.2%
3 months -12.9%-10.7%-19.3% +3.9%
6 months -14.3%-21.3%-4.1% +8.2%
Year to date -56.4%-21.4%-25.5% +12.9%
1 year -69.5%-24.1%-18.4% +12.3%
3 years -96.3%+33.1%+45.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year -66.8%+10.0%+13.4% +23.3%
5 years -98.8%-27.2%+12.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -58.5%-6.2%+2.3% +10.9%
10 years -99.4%+2.6%+175.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year -39.7%+0.3%+10.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFGCLAZJEFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 96.7%43.3%40.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 98.7%48.8%48.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.391.891.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.72-0.56-0.45 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.5%-49.7%-55.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -70.4%-33.0%-30.3% -1.2%
52-week high $20.25$57.00$66.26 $779.14
52-week low $4.23$34.67$36.02 $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.

MultipleFGCLAZJEF
P/E now vs peer median -0.3xmedian 28.3x 20.9xmedian 28.3x 10.7xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 2.9x 1.2xmedian 2.9x 0.9xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.1xmedian 13.5x 5.7xmedian 13.5x -0.5xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.6xmedian 16.0x 6.1xmedian 16.0x 2.5xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 2.4x 4.4xmedian 2.4x 1.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 0.54 0.38median 0.54 0.26median 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 monthsFGCLAZJEF
Revenue $2.44M $3.38B $12.17B
Gross profit – – $12.01B
Operating income -$102.50M $266.88M $4.63B
Net income -$119.39M $198.53M $908.87M
Free cash flow -$13.06M $684.97M $4.20B
EPS (diluted) $-19.90 $1.72 $4.15
Cash & equivalents $24.92M $1.26B $16.88B
Total debt $7.51M $1.69B $3.80B
Shares (diluted) 6.08M 107.28M 206.35M
Enterprise value -$26.30M -$553.10M -$46.56B

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
MetricFGCLAZJEF
P/E -0.3x 20.9x 10.7x
P/FCF -2.6x 6.1x 2.5x
P/Operating cash flow -2.6x 6.0x 2.4x
P/S 13.8x 1.2x 0.9x
P/B 0.5x 4.4x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 4.4x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA -0.1x 5.7x -0.5x
EV/EBIT -0.1x 17.3x -0.5x
EV/Revenue 4.3x 1.4x -0.2x
EV/FCF -0.8x 6.7x -0.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -0.8x 6.6x -0.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 0.38 0.26

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFGCLAZJEF
Dividend yield – 5.2% 3.5%
Net buyback yield 64.2% 3.2% 4.1%
Shareholder yield 64.2% 8.5% 7.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 96.9% 40.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 28.1% 8.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 4.3% 2.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 3.7% 10.1%

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.

ConsensusFGCLAZJEF
Forward P/E – 29.6xFY2026 11.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-12.23FY2026 $1.29FY2026 $3.87FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -47.1%FY2026 +36.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +158.9% +25.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.04MFY2026 $3.40BFY2026 $8.84BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -56.7%FY2026 +9.6%FY2026 +20.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.1% +10.2% +0.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFGCLAZJEF
Held by institutions – 100.0% 63.8%
Institutions holding – 346 584
Change in shares held, QoQ – +10.6% -2.4%
Institutions buying – 185 281
Institutions selling – 106 201
Buyers to sellers – 1.75 1.40

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.

FGCLAZJEF
FGC 1.00 0.27 0.27
LAZ 0.27 1.00 0.56
JEF 0.27 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FGC, LAZ and JEF?

Jefferies Financial (JEF) is the largest by market capitalisation: FG Communities Holdings (FGC) $33.66M, Lazard (LAZ) $4.19B, Jefferies Financial (JEF) $10.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, FGC, LAZ and JEF?

Jefferies Financial (JEF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (FG Communities Holdings (FGC) -0.3x, Lazard (LAZ) 20.9x, Jefferies Financial (JEF) 10.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Jefferies Financial (JEF) is cheapest (Lazard (LAZ) 29.6x, Jefferies Financial (JEF) 11.9x). 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%, Lazard (LAZ) +9.0%, Jefferies Financial (JEF) +13.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Jefferies Financial (JEF) returned the most: FG Communities Holdings (FGC) -69.5%, Lazard (LAZ) -24.1%, Jefferies Financial (JEF) -18.4%. Over five years, Jefferies Financial (JEF) compounded fastest (FG Communities Holdings (FGC) -58.5%/yr, Lazard (LAZ) -6.2%/yr, Jefferies Financial (JEF) +2.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Lazard (LAZ) has the highest dividend yield: Lazard (LAZ) 5.24%, Jefferies Financial (JEF) 3.47%. 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) 96.7%, Lazard (LAZ) 43.3%, Jefferies Financial (JEF) 40.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.