Lazard, Inc. (LAZ) vs Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR)

Lazard, Inc. and Piper Sandler Companies are both Capital Markets companies. Piper Sandler Companies is the larger, with a market value of $5.0B against $3.5B — 1.4× the size. Piper Sandler Companies trades at the lower P/E: 15.9× against 16.6×. Piper Sandler Companies grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 32.4% against 5.69%. Piper Sandler Companies has the higher net margin (14.5% vs 6.80%) and the higher return on invested capital (26.1% vs 14.9%). Both pay a dividend; Lazard, Inc. yields more (5.21% vs 3.12%). Across the 23 metrics below, Piper Sandler Companies leads on 14 and Lazard, Inc. on 9.