Esquire Financial (ESQ) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Esquire Financial (NASDAQ:ESQ) will likely be announcing its Q1 2026 results before the market opens on Thursday, April 23rd. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.58 per share and revenue of $40.7580 million for the quarter. Individuals may visit the the company’s upcoming Q1 2026 earning results page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET.

Esquire Financial (NASDAQ:ESQ) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, January 22nd. The company reported $1.55 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.56 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $39.40 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $31.93 million. Esquire Financial had a return on equity of 18.28% and a net margin of 30.90%. 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 0.7%

Shares of NASDAQ ESQ opened at $115.15 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $107.69 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $105.06. Esquire Financial has a twelve month low of $78.63 and a twelve month high of $134.82. The firm has a market capitalization of $994.90 million, a P/E ratio of 19.58 and a beta of 0.45.

Esquire Financial Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 13th were issued a dividend of $0.20 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 13th. This is a positive change from Esquire Financial’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.18. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Esquire Financial’s payout ratio is presently 13.61%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts recently weighed in on ESQ shares. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Esquire Financial from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, April 11th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Esquire Financial from a “buy (a-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 17th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price target on shares of Esquire Financial from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. 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 objective on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $120.33.

Insider Activity

In other Esquire Financial news, Director Selig Zises sold 25,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $106.54, for a total value of $2,663,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 8,501 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $905,696.54. This represents a 74.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Richard T. Powers sold 2,308 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $104.83, for a total transaction of $241,947.64. Following the transaction, the director owned 58,233 shares in the company, valued at $6,104,565.39. The trade was a 3.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 32,308 shares of company stock worth $3,430,948 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 18.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Esquire Financial

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Royal Bank of Canada grew its holdings in shares of Esquire Financial by 215.3% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 81,087 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,113,000 after purchasing an additional 55,367 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its stake in Esquire Financial by 86.5% in the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 69,687 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,113,000 after purchasing an additional 32,326 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC boosted its position in Esquire Financial by 100.9% during the fourth quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 28,182 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,877,000 after buying an additional 14,156 shares during the period. Squarepoint Ops LLC boosted its position in Esquire Financial by 99.2% during the second quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 25,712 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,434,000 after buying an additional 12,802 shares during the period. Finally, Jump Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of Esquire Financial by 467.4% during the fourth quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 13,090 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,336,000 after buying an additional 10,783 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 54.66% of the company’s stock.

Esquire Financial Company Profile

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.