Analysts Set Expectations for ESQ Q3 Earnings

Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:ESQ) – Keefe, Bruyette & Woods issued their Q3 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Esquire Financial in a note issued to investors on Thursday, October 15th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst T. Switzer expects that the company will post earnings of $1.83 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Esquire Financial’s current full-year earnings is $7.10 per share.

Several other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings upgraded Esquire Financial from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (a-)” rating in a report on Monday. Wall Street Zen raised Esquire Financial from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 8th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Esquire Financial currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $120.33.

Esquire Financial Stock Up 0.9%

ESQ opened at $118.95 on Friday. Esquire Financial has a 52 week low of $92.10 and a 52 week high of $134.82. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $119.85 and a 200-day simple moving average of $116.36. The firm has a market cap of $1.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.63 and a beta of 0.40.

Esquire Financial (NASDAQ:ESQ) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The company reported $1.60 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.56 by $0.04. Esquire Financial had a return on equity of 18.22% and a net margin of 29.30%. The company had revenue of $42.13 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $41.59 million.

Esquire Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th were issued a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 14th. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Esquire Financial’s payout ratio is 13.20%.

Insider Activity at Esquire Financial

In related news, CEO Andrew Sagliocca sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $122.73, for a total transaction of $1,227,300.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 288,798 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $35,444,178.54. This represents a 3.35% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Robert Mitzman sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $129.60, for a total transaction of $388,800.00. Following the sale, the director owned 139,679 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,102,398.40. This trade represents a 2.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 13.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Esquire Financial

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Fortitude Family Office LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Esquire Financial in the third quarter valued at $93,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its stake in Esquire Financial by 1,890.2% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,015 shares of the company’s stock worth $118,000 after purchasing an additional 964 shares in the last quarter. Engineers Gate Manager LP acquired a new position in Esquire Financial during the 2nd quarter worth $294,000. Squarepoint Ops LLC grew its stake in Esquire Financial by 1,235.9% during the 2nd quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 39,769 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,737,000 after purchasing an additional 36,792 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arcus Capital Partners LLC increased its holdings in Esquire Financial by 13.7% during the 2nd quarter. Arcus Capital Partners LLC now owns 4,496 shares of the company’s stock worth $536,000 after purchasing an additional 541 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 54.66% of the company’s stock.

Esquire Financial Company Profile

Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc is the bank holding company for Esquire Bank, a commercial bank headquartered in Jericho, New York. Founded in 2006, Esquire Bank focuses on serving the financial needs of law firms, attorneys and other professionals, as well as small and medium-sized businesses and individual customers.

The bank offers commercial and consumer banking products, including business and personal deposit accounts, commercial real estate and business loans, lines of credit, legal-industry financing, residential mortgage loans and treasury management services.