Esquire Financial Holdings
ESQ
Market cap $700M

82.92 USD

-1.45

1.72%

At close Apr 30, 4:00 PM EDT

1 day

-1.72%

5 days

-0.81%

1 month

10.00%

3 months

-5.15%

6 months

23.52%

Year to date

6.17%

1 year

76.20%

5 years

404.99%

10 years

443.74%

About: Esquire Financial Holdings Inc is a financial holding company. Through its subsidiary, the company operates as a full-service commercial bank dedicated to serving the financial needs of the legal industry and small businesses nationally, as well as commercial and retail customers in the New York metropolitan area. The Bank offers tailored products and solutions to the legal community and their clients as well as dynamic and flexible payment processing solutions to small business owners. Banking products offered for businesses and consumers include checking, savings, money market, and time deposits; a wide range of commercial and consumer loans, as well as customary banking services. In addition, it operates a payment processing platform through third-party independent sales organizations.

Employees: 138

Financials Banks - Regional

0

Funds holding %

of 7,425 funds

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Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

200% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q3] → 3 (+2) [Q4]

118% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 11

28% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $308M [Q3] → $394M (+$86M) [Q4]

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 111 [Q3] → 123 (+12) [Q4]

2.81% more ownership

Funds ownership: 56.79% [Q3] → 59.6% (+2.81%) [Q4]

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 41 | Existing positions reduced: 38

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Research analyst outlook

1 Wall Street Analyst provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target

$94

13%

upside

Avg. target

$94

13%

upside

High target

$94

13%

upside

1 analyst rating

0 positive

0%

1 neutral

100%

0 negative

0%

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods

Timothy Switzer

57% 1-year accuracy

16 / 28 met price target

13%upside

$94

Market Perform

Maintained

29 Apr 2025

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 8 articles about ESQ published over the past 30 days

Zacks Investment Research

Esquire Financial (ESQ) Upgraded to Buy: Here's Why

Esquire Financial (ESQ) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

Esquire Financial (ESQ) Upgraded to Buy: Here's Why

ESQUIRE FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. DECLARES REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND FOR COMMON STOCKHOLDERS

JERICHO, N.Y. , April 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: ESQ) (the "Company"), the financial holding company for Esquire Bank, National Association ("Esquire Bank" or the "Bank"), today announced its regular quarterly dividend of $0.175 per share of common stock, payable on June 2, 2025, to each stockholder of record on May 15, 2025.

ESQUIRE FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. DECLARES REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND FOR COMMON STOCKHOLDERS

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Compared to Estimates, Esquire Financial (ESQ) Q1 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

The headline numbers for Esquire Financial (ESQ) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended March 2025, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.

Compared to Estimates, Esquire Financial (ESQ) Q1 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

Zacks Investment Research

Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. (ESQ) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates

Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. (ESQ) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.33 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.30 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.20 per share a year ago.

Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. (ESQ) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates

ESQUIRE FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2025 RESULTS

Net Interest Margin Expansion Fueled by Commercial Growth Drives Industry Leading Earnings and Performance JERICHO, N.Y. , April 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: ESQ) (the "Company"), the financial holding company for Esquire Bank, National Association ("Esquire Bank" or the "Bank"), (collectively "Esquire") today announced its operating results for the first quarter of 2025.

ESQUIRE FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2025 RESULTS

Esquire Bank Recognized as a Best-Performing U.S. Small Community Bank of 2024 by S&P Global Market Intelligence

JERICHO, N.Y. , April 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: ESQ) (the "Company"), the financial holding company for Esquire Bank, National Association ("Esquire Bank" or the "Bank") (collectively "Esquire"), today announced the Bank's inclusion on S&P Global Market Intelligence's annual rankings of best-performing community banks in the United States for 2024 with assets less than $3 billion.

Esquire Bank Recognized as a Best-Performing U.S. Small Community Bank of 2024 by S&P Global Market Intelligence

Esquire Bank Expands Capabilities for Law Firms through Agreement with Fortress Investment Group

Agreement broadens access to banking and lending services for US contingency fee law firms JERICHO, N.Y. , April 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: ESQ) (the "Company"), the financial holding company for Esquire Bank, National Association ("Esquire Bank" or the "Bank"), (collectively "Esquire") today announced that the Bank has entered into a sourcing joint venture agreement ("Agreement") through which funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group ("Fortress") will provide capital to expand lending solutions and banking services to contingency fee law firms.

Esquire Bank Expands Capabilities for Law Firms through Agreement with Fortress Investment Group

Esquire Financial Holdings: Still Bullish

Esquire Financial Holdings, with a market cap of $598.7 million, has shown impressive growth, outperforming the S&P 500 by rising 63.8% since June 2024. The company focuses on the litigation industry, leveraging technology for scalability and serving 88,000 merchants without physical branches, though payment processing fees have seen a decline. Despite a slight decline in non-interest income, net profits and deposits have grown, with a strong balance sheet and no debt, making it a low-risk investment.

Esquire Financial Holdings: Still Bullish

ESQUIRE FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. INCREASES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND FOR COMMON STOCKHOLDERS BY 17%

JERICHO, N.Y. , Jan. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: ESQ) (the "Company"), the financial holding company for Esquire Bank, National Association ("Esquire Bank" or the "Bank"), today announced an increase to its regular quarterly dividend by 17% to $0.175 per share of common stock, payable on March 3, 2025, to each stockholder of record on February 14, 2025.

ESQUIRE FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. INCREASES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND FOR COMMON STOCKHOLDERS BY 17%

Zacks Investment Research

Esquire Financial (ESQ) Q4 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates

The headline numbers for Esquire Financial (ESQ) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended December 2024, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.

Esquire Financial (ESQ) Q4 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates

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