Esquire Financial HoldingsESQ
ESQ
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
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Funds holding %
of 7,419 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: $307M [Q3] → $393M (+$86M) [Q4]
11% more funds holding
Funds holding: 110 [Q3] → 122 (+12) [Q4]
11% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 41 | Existing positions reduced: 37
2.84% more ownership
Funds ownership: 56.68% [Q3] → 59.52% (+2.84%) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
2 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$85
7%
upside
Avg. target
$88
11%
upside
High target
$91
15%
upside
2 analyst ratings
1 positive
50%
1 neutral
50%
0 negative
0%
Piper Sandler Justin Crowley 55% 1-year accuracy 6 / 11 met price target | 15%upside $91 | Overweight Maintained | 27 Jan 2025 |
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Timothy Switzer 46% 1-year accuracy 11 / 24 met price target | 7%upside $85 | Market Perform Reiterated | 27 Jan 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 3 articles about ESQ published over the past 30 days
Neutral
PRNewsWire
4 days ago
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.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
2 weeks ago
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.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
2 weeks ago
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.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
2 months ago
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.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 months ago
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.
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
2 months ago
Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. (ESQ) Q4 Earnings Miss Estimates
Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. (ESQ) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.37 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.40 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.18 per share a year ago.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
2 months ago
ESQUIRE FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 2024 RESULTS
Strong Commercial Loan and Deposit Growth Nationally Drives Record Earnings for 2024 JERICHO, N.Y. , Jan. 23, 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 fourth quarter and full year 2024.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
5 months ago
Esquire Financial Holdings Named to Fortune's 100 Fastest-Growing Companies List
JERICHO, N.Y., Nov. 7, 2024 /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 inclusion on Fortune's annual 100 Fastest-Growing Companies list.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
5 months ago
ESQUIRE FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. DECLARES REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND FOR COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
JERICHO, N.Y. , Oct. 30, 2024 /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 $0.15 per share of common stock, payable on December 2, 2024, to each stockholder of record on November 15, 2024.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
5 months ago
Here's What Key Metrics Tell Us About Esquire Financial (ESQ) Q3 Earnings
The headline numbers for Esquire Financial (ESQ) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended September 2024, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
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