Lazard (LAZ) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.52 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.40 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.24 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 30%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this company would post earnings of $0.58 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.66, delivering a surprise of 13.79%.Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed ...