Esquire Financial (ESQ) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Esquire Financial (NASDAQ:ESQ) is anticipated to announce its Q3 2025 results before the market opens on Thursday, October 23rd. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.46 per share and revenue of $30.2070 million for the quarter. Investors may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q3 2025 earningreport for the latest details on the call scheduled for Friday, October 31, 2025 at 12:00 AM ET.

Esquire Financial (NASDAQ:ESQ) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The company reported $1.38 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.38. Esquire Financial had a return on equity of 18.87% and a net margin of 30.96%.The company had revenue of ($24.94) million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $28.26 million. On average, analysts expect Esquire Financial to post $6 EPS for the current fiscal year and $6 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Esquire Financial Stock Up 2.6%

Shares of ESQ stock opened at $102.50 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $875.35 million, a PE ratio of 18.91 and a beta of 0.53. Esquire Financial has a 12 month low of $62.61 and a 12 month high of $107.25. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $100.02 and a 200-day moving average of $93.77.

Esquire Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 15th were given a dividend of $0.175 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 15th. This represents a $0.70 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Esquire Financial’s payout ratio is currently 12.92%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on ESQ shares. Wall Street Zen cut Esquire Financial from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 16th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods restated a “market perform” rating and set a $110.00 price objective (up from $102.00) on shares of Esquire Financial in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Esquire Financial in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $100.50.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Esquire Financial news, Director Selig Zises sold 17,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $99.71, for a total value of $1,695,070.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 21,001 shares in the company, valued at $2,094,009.71. This represents a 44.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Joseph Melohn sold 1,326 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $100.00, for a total value of $132,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 136,531 shares in the company, valued at $13,653,100. This trade represents a 0.96% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 34,326 shares of company stock worth $3,403,470 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 18.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Esquire Financial

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its position in Esquire Financial by 352.5% in the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 810 shares of the company’s stock valued at $77,000 after acquiring an additional 631 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of Esquire Financial by 70.5% during the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 16,038 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,530,000 after purchasing an additional 6,629 shares during the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC bought a new stake in shares of Esquire Financial during the second quarter worth $207,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its holdings in shares of Esquire Financial by 33.6% during the second quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 4,128 shares of the company’s stock worth $391,000 after purchasing an additional 1,038 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brevan Howard Capital Management LP bought a new stake in shares of Esquire Financial during the second quarter worth $257,000. 54.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Esquire Financial

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.