Esquire Financial (ESQ) Projected to Post Earnings on Thursday

Esquire Financial (NASDAQ:ESQ) is expected to post its Q1 2026 results before the market opens on Thursday, April 23rd. Analysts expect Esquire Financial to post earnings of $1.58 per share and revenue of $40.7580 million for the quarter. Individuals can find conference call details on the company’s upcoming Q1 2026 earning report page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET.

Esquire Financial (NASDAQ:ESQ) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 22nd. The company reported $1.55 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.56 by ($0.01). Esquire Financial had a return on equity of 18.28% and a net margin of 30.90%.The company had revenue of $39.40 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $31.93 million. On average, analysts expect Esquire Financial to post $6 EPS for the current fiscal year and $7 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Esquire Financial Stock Down 3.2%

ESQ opened at $111.51 on Wednesday. Esquire Financial has a twelve month low of $78.93 and a twelve month high of $134.82. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $107.66 and a 200 day moving average price of $105.14. The company has a market cap of $963.45 million, a PE ratio of 18.96 and a beta of 0.45.

Esquire Financial Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th were given a dividend of $0.20 per share. This is a boost from Esquire Financial’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.18. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 13th. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Esquire Financial’s payout ratio is currently 13.61%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Esquire Financial from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, April 11th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their price target on shares of Esquire Financial from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Esquire Financial from a “buy (a-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 17th. Finally, Raymond James Financial upgraded shares of Esquire Financial from a “market perform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and set a $125.00 price target for the company in a research report on Friday, March 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Esquire Financial has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $120.33.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Selig Zises sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.10, for a total transaction of $525,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 6,501 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $683,255.10. This represents a 43.47% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Richard T. Powers sold 2,308 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $104.83, for a total transaction of $241,947.64. Following the sale, the director directly owned 58,233 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,104,565.39. This represents a 3.81% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 32,308 shares of company stock valued at $3,430,948. 18.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Esquire Financial

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Esquire Financial by 3.9% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 4,178 shares of the company’s stock worth $315,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares during the period. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC boosted its position in shares of Esquire Financial by 64.3% during the 4th quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 690 shares of the company’s stock worth $70,000 after purchasing an additional 270 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Esquire Financial by 3.6% during the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 7,866 shares of the company’s stock worth $803,000 after purchasing an additional 271 shares during the period. Global Retirement Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Esquire Financial during the 4th quarter worth approximately $33,000. Finally, Rhumbline Advisers boosted its position in shares of Esquire Financial by 2.8% during the 2nd quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 11,937 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,130,000 after purchasing an additional 329 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 54.66% of the company’s stock.

About Esquire Financial

Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc is a bank holding company whose principal subsidiary, Esquire Bank, specializes in residential mortgage lending and community banking services. Headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, the company operates through multiple distribution channels, including retail branches, wholesale and correspondent lending divisions. Esquire Financial focuses on tailored home financing solutions while maintaining a community-oriented approach to banking.

In its mortgage lending business, Esquire Bank originates and services a range of home loan products, including government-insured mortgages (FHA, VA and USDA) as well as conventional conforming and jumbo loans.