Esquire Financial (NASDAQ:ESQ – Get Free Report) issued its earnings results on Thursday. The company reported $1.37 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.38 by ($0.01), Zacks reports. Esquire Financial had a net margin of 31.38% and a return on equity of 19.53%.
Esquire Financial Stock Performance
ESQ stock opened at $87.20 on Thursday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $78.90 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $67.35. The company has a market capitalization of $725.50 million, a P/E ratio of 17.55 and a beta of 0.73. Esquire Financial has a 52-week low of $44.45 and a 52-week high of $90.00.
Esquire Financial Announces Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 15th were given a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.69%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 15th. Esquire Financial’s payout ratio is presently 12.07%.
Insider Activity
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $75.00 target price (up from $72.00) on shares of Esquire Financial in a report on Friday, October 25th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price objective on shares of Esquire Financial from $72.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th.
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Esquire Financial Company Profile
Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Esquire Bank, National Association that provides commercial banking products and services to legal industry and small businesses, and commercial and retail customers in the United States. The company offers checking, savings, money market, and time deposits, as well as certificates of deposit.
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