Lazard (NYSE:LAZ) reported quarterly earnings of $0.12 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $0.37 by 67.57 percent. This is a 76.92 percent decrease over earnings of $0.52 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $786.466 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $757.462 million by 3.83 percent. This is a 2.16 percent increase over sales of $769.866 million the same period last year.