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Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc. (LGI)

Financial Services | Asset Management | New York, United States | NYSE
17.59 USD +0.22 (1.282%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 3:39 p.m. EDT)
Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 2:49 p.m. EDT

LGI presents a mixed picture for short-term and long-term investors. The recent price history shows volatility, with a recent dip below the 50-day average, suggesting potential short-term opportunities for momentum traders. However, the overall trend is bearish, and the stock has not shown consistent upward momentum. The high dividend yield and consistent dividend payments indicate a strong appeal for income-focused investors, but the payout ratio and low return on assets suggest caution. Long-term investors may consider LGI as a moderate opportunity, given the consistent dividend and the potential for recovery, though the fundamentals and debt-to-equity ratio raise concerns. Overall, LGI could be a good buy for dividend-focused investors looking for income, but it's not ideal for those seeking growth.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.047459
AutoARIMA0.047459
MSTL0.047508
AutoTheta0.059657

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 49%
H-stat 4.44
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.425
Excess Kurtosis -0.67
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-04-09
Last Dividend Date 2026-04-09
Debt to Equity Ratio 9.898
Revenue per Share 0.365
Market Cap 228,931,504
Trailing P/E 6.87
Beta 1.11
Profit Margins 703.58%
Website https://www.lazardnet.com/lam/us/closedfunds_lgi.shtml

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.91% 10.85% 10.95% 11.98%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-10 0.153 0.914525
2026-03-10 0.153 0.858275
2026-02-10 0.153 0.821320
2026-01-12 0.153 0.877911
2025-12-11 0.148 0.880154
2025-11-12 0.146 0.886227
2025-10-10 0.146 0.912319
2025-09-11 0.146 0.877247
2025-08-11 0.146 0.921013
2025-07-10 0.146 0.929455
2025-06-10 0.146 0.968963
2025-05-12 0.146 1.005205
2025-04-10 0.146 1.144631
2025-03-10 0.146 1.038557
2025-02-10 0.146 0.995541
2025-01-10 0.146 1.057259
2024-12-11 0.149 1.020822
2024-11-12 0.149 1.031767
2024-10-11 0.149 1.002563
2024-09-11 0.149 1.036088
2024-08-12 0.149 1.092799
2024-07-11 0.149 1.062300
2024-06-11 0.105 0.765701
2024-05-10 0.105 0.793367
2024-04-10 0.105 0.827194
2024-03-11 0.105 0.812873
2024-02-12 0.105 0.830693
2024-01-10 0.105 0.866538
2023-12-11 0.093 0.800279
2023-11-09 0.093 0.882417
2023-10-11 0.093 0.858363
2023-09-11 0.093 0.835212
2023-08-10 0.093 0.793573
2023-07-07 0.093 0.787042
2023-06-08 0.093 0.827285
2023-05-09 0.093 0.833666
2023-04-10 0.093 0.812941
2023-03-08 0.093 0.814181
2023-02-08 0.093 0.791126
2023-01-09 0.093 0.842133
2022-12-09 0.125 1.133689
2022-11-09 0.125 1.223925
2022-10-11 0.125 1.302518
2022-09-09 0.125 1.069880
2022-08-09 0.125 1.022320
2022-07-08 0.125 1.157403
2022-06-09 0.125 1.105545
2022-05-09 0.125 1.194591
2022-04-08 0.125 1.014901
2022-03-08 0.125 1.125231
2022-02-08 0.125 0.975640
2022-01-07 0.125 0.928498
2021-12-27 0.593 4.456977
2021-12-08 0.115 0.875931
2021-11-08 0.115 0.860874
2021-10-07 0.115 0.904226
2021-09-08 0.115 0.828651
2021-08-09 0.115 0.858707
2021-06-08 0.115 0.877135
2021-05-07 0.115 0.895835
2021-04-08 0.115 0.936745
2021-03-08 0.115 0.998259
2021-02-08 0.115 1.022157
2021-01-08 0.115 1.018506
2020-12-10 0.106 1.005302
2020-11-12 0.106 1.080921
2020-10-13 0.106 1.111937
2020-09-10 0.106 1.128587
2020-08-11 0.106 1.180589
2020-07-10 0.106 1.241507
2020-06-11 0.106 1.336739
2020-05-11 0.106 1.373989
2020-04-13 0.106 1.434679
2020-03-11 0.106 1.387789
2020-02-11 0.106 1.115953
2020-01-10 0.106 1.133243
2019-12-11 0.089 1.000523
2019-11-08 0.089 1.031542
2019-10-10 0.089 1.051784
2019-09-11 0.089 1.024990
2019-08-09 0.089 1.036729
2019-07-11 0.089 0.996628
2019-06-11 0.089 1.038195
2019-05-10 0.089 1.080320
2019-04-11 0.089 1.069146
2019-03-11 0.089 1.122319
2019-02-11 0.089 1.157959
2019-01-10 0.089 1.215409
2018-12-11 1.437 20.023988
2018-11-08 0.116 1.490933
2018-10-11 0.116 1.536313
2018-09-11 0.116 1.428400
2018-08-10 0.116 1.379061
2018-07-11 0.116 1.394775
2018-06-11 0.116 1.351854
2018-05-10 0.116 1.372074
2018-04-11 0.116 1.412075
2018-03-09 0.116 1.355161
2018-02-09 0.116 1.477245
2018-01-11 0.116 1.403565
2017-12-11 0.082 1.072376
2017-11-10 0.082 1.101079
2017-10-11 0.082 1.098596
2017-09-11 0.082 1.117028
2017-08-09 0.082 1.149892
2017-07-10 0.082 1.174189
2017-06-08 0.082 1.171450
2017-05-10 0.082 1.217735
2017-04-10 0.082 1.285313
2017-03-09 0.082 1.320530
2017-02-09 0.082 1.345306
2017-01-10 0.082 1.396325
2016-12-08 0.079 1.377669
2016-11-08 0.079 1.409168
2016-10-11 0.079 1.408024
2016-09-08 0.079 1.364070
2016-08-10 0.079 1.418777
2016-07-08 0.079 1.490069
2016-06-08 0.079 1.485581
2016-05-10 0.079 1.556861
2016-04-08 0.079 1.624178
2016-03-09 0.079 1.646864
2016-02-10 0.079 1.829063
2016-01-08 0.079 1.697388
2015-12-09 0.093 1.880738
2015-11-06 0.093 1.767184
2015-10-07 0.093 1.835347
2015-09-09 0.093 1.854040
2015-08-10 0.093 1.677116
2015-07-09 0.093 1.668484
2015-06-10 0.093 1.560691
2015-05-08 0.093 1.529806
2015-04-08 0.093 1.571936
2015-03-10 0.093 1.604894
2015-02-10 0.093 1.606063
2015-01-08 0.093 1.650685
2014-12-10 0.104 1.797197
2014-11-12 0.104 1.750058
2014-10-08 0.104 1.751540
2014-09-10 0.104 1.661413
2014-08-08 0.104 1.711545
2014-07-09 0.104 1.607930
2014-06-10 0.104 1.636296
2014-05-08 0.104 1.685017
2014-04-09 0.104 1.728564
2014-03-10 0.104 1.780379
2014-02-10 0.104 1.845828
2014-01-09 0.104 1.784693
2013-12-10 0.091 1.625259
2013-11-12 0.091 1.599737
2013-10-09 0.091 1.684865
2013-09-10 0.091 1.705672
2013-08-08 0.091 1.660077
2013-07-10 0.091 1.721456
2013-06-10 0.091 1.706946
2013-05-08 0.091 1.623769
2013-04-10 0.091 1.714831
2013-03-08 0.091 1.755010
2013-02-08 0.091 1.784498
2013-01-09 0.091 1.872340
2012-11-07 0.081 1.741705
2012-10-10 0.081 1.751036
2012-09-10 0.081 1.776011
2012-08-09 0.081 1.762998
2012-07-10 0.081 1.898436
2012-06-08 0.081 1.970047
2012-05-09 0.081 1.885761
2012-04-10 0.081 1.866206
2012-03-08 0.081 1.818583
2012-02-09 0.081 1.836000
2012-01-10 0.081 1.993755
2011-12-08 0.088 2.247591
2011-11-08 0.088 2.135527
2011-10-11 0.088 2.264446
2011-09-08 0.088 2.221383
2011-08-10 0.088 2.332067
2011-07-08 0.088 1.936046
2011-06-09 0.088 2.010850
2011-05-10 0.088 1.951777
2011-04-08 0.088 2.027085
2011-03-09 0.088 2.045238
2011-02-09 0.088 2.019009
2011-01-10 0.088 2.137439
2010-12-09 0.090 2.195848
2010-11-09 0.090 2.180006
2010-10-07 0.090 2.220529
2010-09-09 0.090 2.366370
2010-08-10 0.090 2.336916
2010-07-08 0.090 2.586247
2010-06-09 0.090 2.652621
2010-05-10 0.090 2.395856
2010-04-08 0.090 2.212961
2010-03-10 0.090 2.279641
2010-02-09 0.090 2.486723
2010-01-08 0.090 2.312476
2009-12-09 0.076 2.025455
2009-11-06 0.076 2.083628
2009-10-07 0.076 2.145214
2009-09-09 0.076 2.198833
2009-08-10 0.076 2.316509
2009-07-09 0.076 2.643956
2009-06-10 0.076 2.514413
2009-05-08 0.076 2.686854
2009-04-08 0.076 3.137669
2009-03-10 0.104 5.442014
2009-02-09 0.104 3.888255
2009-01-08 0.104 3.586605
2008-12-08 0.281 11.419600
2008-11-06 0.104 3.870024
2008-10-08 0.104 3.807745
2008-09-10 0.190 5.099606
2008-08-08 0.104 2.531935
2008-07-09 0.104 2.650163
2008-06-10 0.104 2.433094
2008-05-08 0.104 2.306969
2008-04-09 0.104 2.419866
2008-03-10 0.104 2.585609
2008-02-07 0.104 2.458109
2008-01-09 0.104 2.311269
2007-12-12 0.380 8.107058
2007-11-08 0.104 2.273860
2007-10-10 0.104 2.250907
2007-09-10 0.239 5.507283
2007-08-09 0.104 2.356370
2007-07-10 0.104 2.308931
2007-06-08 0.104 2.359977
2007-05-09 0.104 2.281466
2007-04-10 0.104 2.350956
2007-03-08 0.104 2.498469
2007-02-08 0.104 2.338887
2007-01-10 0.104 2.414139
2006-12-13 1.134 26.472033
2006-11-09 0.104 2.563952
2006-10-10 0.104 2.623276
2006-08-09 0.104 2.801208
2006-07-10 0.104 2.822668
2006-06-08 0.104 2.918871
2006-05-10 0.104 2.764188
2006-04-10 0.104 2.919119
2006-03-09 0.104 3.010864
2006-02-09 0.104 3.042917
2006-01-10 0.104 3.035683
2005-12-08 0.104 3.201817
2005-11-08 0.104 3.168171
2005-10-07 0.104 3.185843
2005-09-08 0.104 3.119479
2005-08-10 0.104 3.237689
2005-07-08 0.104 3.247262
2005-06-09 0.104 3.220357
2005-05-10 0.104 3.214316
2005-04-08 0.104 3.158818
2005-03-09 0.104 3.156274
2005-02-09 0.104 3.150314
2005-01-10 0.104 3.217825
2004-12-09 0.104 3.241608
2004-11-10 0.104 3.334866
2004-10-08 0.104 3.433063
2004-09-09 0.104 3.542195
2004-08-10 0.104 3.862789
2004-07-08 0.104 3.727760
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.79
dividendYield 10.29
exDividendDate 2026-04-10
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.759
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.10126654
lastDividendValue 0.153
lastDividendDate 2026-04-10
dividendDate 2019-02-22

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.23629892
Address1 30 Rockefeller Plaza
All Time High 23.56
All Time Low 7.6
Ask 17.61
Ask Size 200
Average Daily Volume10 Day 51,140
Average Daily Volume3 Month 64,226
Average Volume 64,226
Average Volume10Days 51,140
Beta 1.111
Bid 17.59
Bid Size 1,600
Book Value 18.381
City New York
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,388,448,000
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 17.5926
Current Ratio 0.159
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 17.67
Day Low 17.5
Debt To Equity 9.898
Display Name Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund
Dividend Date 1,550,793,600
Dividend Rate 1.79
Dividend Yield 10.29
Earnings Growth 7.807
Earnings Quarterly Growth 7.807
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 52.379
Enterprise Value 248,573,472
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.56
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,775,779,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 212 332 1703
Fifty Day Average 17.9098
Fifty Day Average Change -0.3171997
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.017710958
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 23.629892
Fifty Two Week High 19.88
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.2873993
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.11506033
Fifty Two Week Low 13.95
Fifty Two Week Low Change 3.6426
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.2611183
Fifty Two Week Range 13.95 - 19.88
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,083,159,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 8.55
Free Cashflow -989,434
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 4,745,629
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0
Held Percent Institutions 0.27941
Implied Shares Outstanding 13,012,943
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,775,779,200
Last Dividend Value 0.153
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc. is a closed ended balanced mutual fund launched and managed by Lazard Asset Management LLC. It invests in public equity and fixed income markets across the globe. The fund primarily invests in stocks of companies with market capitalization over $5 billion. It makes its fixed income investments in short duration market forward currency contracts and other market debt instruments. The fund typically employs fundamental analysis with a bottom-up stock picking approach using its global equity strategy and emerging income strategy to create its portfolio. It considers factors like financial condition, cash flows, strong balance sheets, sustainability of returns, quality of management, competitive position, sensitivity to economic and market cycles, margin and sales trends, brand name strength, geographical breakdown, and macro environment for selecting individual securities. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the MSCI World Index. Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc. was formed on January 27, 2004 and is domiciled in the United States.
Long Name Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 228,931,504
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_9029574
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 33,389,220
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 226,034,802
Open 17.63
Operating Cashflow 22,108,200
Operating Margins 0.31309
Payout Ratio 0.6897
Phone 212 632 6024
Previous Close 17.37
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.95710784
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 48.240498
Profit Margins 7.03578
Quick Ratio 0.083
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.22259903
Regular Market Change Percent 1.2815142
Regular Market Day High 17.67
Regular Market Day Low 17.5
Regular Market Day Range 17.5 - 17.67
Regular Market Open 17.63
Regular Market Previous Close 17.37
Regular Market Price 17.5926
Regular Market Time 1,776,454,760
Regular Market Volume 29,118
Return On Assets 0.0033500001
Return On Equity 0.14272
Revenue Growth 0.112
Revenue Per Share 0.365
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 13,012,942
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0081
Shares Short 105,515
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 177,201
Short Name Lazard Global Total Return and
Short Percent Of Float 0.0093
Short Ratio 2.4
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol LGI
Total Cash 1,136,330
Total Cash Per Share 0.087
Total Debt 23,675,000
Total Revenue 4,745,629
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.759
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.10126654
Trailing Eps 2.56
Trailing P E 6.8721094
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 17.5398
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.052799225
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.0030102523
Type Disp Equity
Volume 29,118
Website https://www.lazardnet.com/lam/us/closedfunds_lgi.shtml
Zip 10,112