Esquire Financial Holdings Forecast | Price, Price Target & Analyst Assessment

Esquire Financial Ho...

NasdaqCM:ESQ

$ 106,63

$-0,22 (-0,21%)

106,63 $

$-0,22 (-0,21%)

End-of-day quote: 03/26/2026

Esquire Financial Holdings Stock Value

The current analyst recommendation for NasdaqCM:ESQ is: Outperform.

Outperform

Esquire Financial Holdings Company Info

EPS Growth 5Y

28,89%

Market Cap

$0,87 B

Long-Term Debt

$0,00 B

Short Interest

10,75%

Annual earnings

N/A

Dividend

$0,80

Dividend Yield

0,75%

Founded

2006

Industry

Financials

Country

United States

ISIN Number

US29667J1016

Website

http://www.esquirebank.com

Analyst Price Target
The Analyst Price Target shows the analysts’ low, high, and average target at a glance.

$122,50

14.88%

Last Update: 03/26/2026

Analysts: 2

Highest Price Target $125,00

Average Price Target $122,50

Lowest Price Target $120,00

In the last five quarters, Esquire Financial Holdings’s Price Target has risen from $50,19 to $88,67 - a 76,67% increase. Two analysts predict that Esquire Financial Holdings’s share price will increase in the coming year, reaching $122,50. This would represent an increase of 14,88%.

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What does Esquire Financial Holdings do?

Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. (Esquire Financial) operates as the bank holding company for Esquire Bank, National Association that provides various commercial banking products and services. The company is a full-service commercial bank dedicated to serving the financial needs of the legal, and small business communities on a national basis, as well as commercial, and retail customers in the New York metropolitan market. The company offers tailored products and solutions to the legal communit...

Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. (Esquire Financial) operates as the bank holding company for Esquire Bank, National Association that provides various commercial banking products and services.

The company is a full-service commercial bank dedicated to serving the financial needs of the legal, and small business communities on a national basis, as well as commercial, and retail customers in the New York metropolitan market. The company 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, both on a national basis. It also offers traditional banking products for businesses and consumers in the company's local market area (a subset of the New York metropolitan market). The company's commercial loans tailored to the litigation market (Litigation-Related Loans) come with core operating and escrow deposits, enhancing its overall yield on its loan portfolio, and enabling it to earn attractive risk-adjusted net interest margins. Additionally, the company's payment processing activities to small businesses nationally generate a relatively stable source of fee income.

The company remains true to its commitment to serve the litigation community and its commercial customers through its tailored, and innovative products and solutions, including a suite of best-in-class digital technologies, its customer-centric Customer Relationship Management (CRM) application, coupled with its digital marketing, and industry thought leadership resources, highly functional website, and a premium, and well-recognized brand image to support future growth. The company has created a website named Lawyer IQ, a digital marketing content hub that includes business insights, or content, to assist law firms with growth, finance, marketing, technology, intake, and accounting, among other items. These digital technologies support the company’s business development team’s seamless communication with the communities it serves, provide best-in-class multimedia digital marketing capabilities, streamline its online functionality and associated application processes, and will continue to support its industry-leading performance metrics in the future.

The company has clients in 31 states and its larger markets include California, the New York metro area, Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, New Jersey and Michigan.

The company has built a customized and fully integrated customer relationship management (CRM) platform, integrated into its digital marketing cloud and its nCino loan platform (all built on Salesforce for excellence in client service and operational efficiency) and invest in artificial intelligence (AI) to facilitate precision marketing and client acquisition across both national verticals with an initial focus on the litigation vertical.

Market Area

The company defines the market area for its legal community products and services as law firms practicing within the United States, United States territories, and United States commonwealths, and it serves the litigation market on a nationwide basis. For traditional community banking products and services, the company's primary market area is the New York metropolitan area, specifically Nassau County and the New York City boroughs (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, and Queens) of New York State, and secondarily throughout the rest of New York State. As a Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover member, the company provides payment processing for small businesses located throughout the United States, primarily through relationships with third-party ISOs.

The bank provides payment processing services as an acquiring bank primarily through the third-party or ISO business model in which it processes and clears credit card, debit card, and ACH transactions on behalf of merchants.

Lending Activities

Commercial Loans and Lines of Credit (Commercial): Commercial loans are originated to local small to mid-size businesses to provide short-term financing for inventory, receivables, the purchase of supplies, or other operating needs arising during the normal course of business and loans made to its qualified ISO customers. In addition, specialized and tailored commercial loans are offered to attorneys and law firms nationally.

Commercial Litigation-Related Loans: Commercial Litigation-Related Loans are made to law firms and the outstanding loan balances are included in the loan balance for commercial loans.

Working Capital Lines of Credit (WC LOC): WC LOCs are unsecured business lines of credit offered to law firms for general corporate purposes, including meeting cash flow needs, advertising, financing the purchase of fixed assets, or other reasons.

Case Cost Lines of Credit: Case Cost Lines of Credit (Case Cost LOC) are unsecured business lines of credit that are tied to the costs of contingency. Contingency case costs include court filing fees, investigative costs, expert witness fees, deposition costs, medical record costs, and other costs. Recovery of case costs is derived from gross settlement proceeds from the settled case.

Term Loans: Term loans are short-term unsecured business loans originated to law firms for general corporate purposes. These loans are offered to law firms at the same terms as those offered to other types of businesses.

Post-Settlement Commercial and Other Commercial Litigation-Related Loans: Post-settlement commercial loans are bridge loans secured by proceeds from non-appealable, settled cases. Other commercial litigation-related loans consist of both secured and unsecured loans to law firms and attorneys.

Consumer Loans: Consumer loans are primarily personal loans, and, to a lesser extent, post-settlement consumer loans made to plaintiffs and claimants as described below. Personal loans are purchased or originated for debt consolidation, medical expenses, living expenses, payment of outstanding bills, or other consumer needs on both a secured and unsecured basis.

Post-settlement consumer loans are generally bridge loans to individuals secured by proceeds from settled cases. These loans generally meet the ‘life needs’ of claimants in various litigation matters due to the delay between the time of settlement and actual payment of the settlement.

Real Estate Loans: The majority of the company’s real estate secured loans are in the New York metropolitan area.

Multifamily: Multifamily loans are the largest component of the real estate loan portfolio. The multifamily loan portfolio primarily consists of nonrecourse loans secured by nonowner occupied apartment buildings in the New York Metropolitan area (i.e., Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan.). All of the company’s multifamily loans are underwritten on a fully amortizing basis (monthly principal and interest payments) and are predominately five or seven year fixed interest loans with a 25 to 30 year principal amortization and subject to springing guarantees or ‘bad boy’ protections from the principals.

Commercial Real Estate (CRE): CRE loans include primarily loans secured by warehouses, mixed use, hospitality properties, with the remainder includes retail properties. The company originates and participates in CRE loans.

1-4 Family: Mortgage loans are primarily secured by 1-4 family cash flowing investment properties in the company's market area. The residential mortgage loan portfolio includes 1-4 family income producing investment properties, primary and secondary owner occupied residences, investor coops and condos. The majority of residential mortgages are originated internally, although the company does purchase residential mortgages from time to time.

Construction Loans: Construction loans are originated on an opportunistic basis.

Payment Processing Activities

The company provides payment processing as an acquiring bank primarily through the third-party or ISO business model in which it processes and clears credit and debit card transactions on behalf of merchants. This model is designed to mitigate the risks associated with merchant losses resulting from chargebacks, fraud, non-compliance issues or even ISO or merchant insolvency. In an ISO model, the bank and the ISO jointly enter into the merchant agreement with each merchant.

As of December 31, 2024, the company had 27 active ISOs, servicing approximately 84,000 merchants. The company intends to continue to expand its payment processing business.

As of December 31, 2024, the company had contractual arrangements with three payment processors or clearing agents, TSYS, Repay and Fiserv, which are utilized by Esquire Bank and its ISOs to authorize, clear and settle card transactions.

The company has implemented a comprehensive risk mitigation program for its payment processing business which includes detailed policies and procedures applicable to both ISOs and merchants pertaining to due diligence, risk and underwriting and Bank Secrecy Act and card brand network (i.e. Visa and Mastercard) compliance, among other objectives. The company's Merchant Acquiring and Risk Policy establishes authorities and guidelines for the bank to acquire payment processing arrangements with ISOs, payment facilitators, merchants and agent banks through merchant portfolio acquisitions.

Deposit Funding

Deposits are the company's primary source of funds to support its earning assets and growth. The company offers depository products, including checking, savings, money market and certificates of deposit with a variety of rates. Deposits are insured by the FDIC up to statutory limits.

Investments

As of December 31, 2024, the company's investment portfolio primarily consisted of the U.S. government agency collateralized mortgage obligations and mortgage-backed securities.

Strategy

The company's strategy is to maintain a loan portfolio that is diversified by type and location. Within this strategy, the company intends to focus its growth in litigation-related loans, which include commercial loans to law firms and, to a much lesser extent, consumer lending to attorneys and plaintiffs/claimants where it has expertise and market insights.

Supervision and Regulation

The bank is a national bank organized under the laws of the United States of America and its deposits are insured to applicable limits by the Deposit Insurance Fund (the DIF).

The bank is subject to extensive regulation, supervision and examination by, and the enforcement authority of, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the OCC), and to a lesser extent through certain back-up authority by the FDIC, as its deposit insurer. Esquire Bank is also subject to federal financial consumer protection and fair lending laws and regulations of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, though the OCC is responsible for examining, supervising, and enforcing the bank's compliance with these laws.

The company is a bank holding company, due to its control of Esquire Bank, and is therefore subject to the requirements of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, (BHCA) and regulation and supervision by the FRB. The company files reports with and is subject to periodic examination by the FRB.

Sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act govern transactions between a national bank and its affiliates, which includes the company. The FRB has adopted Regulation W, which implements and interprets Sections 23A and 23B, in part by codifying prior FRB interpretations.

Under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), the bank has a continuing and affirmative obligation consistent with its safe and sound operation to help meet the credit needs of its entire community, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods.

The bank is subject to federal anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing laws, including the Bank Secrecy Act (the BSA) and the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (the USA PATRIOT Act), and those laws' implementing regulations issued by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).

The bank's operations are also subject to federal laws applicable to credit transactions, such as the Truth-In-Lending Act; the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act; the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act; the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and other fair lending laws; the Fair Credit Reporting Act; Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices laws and regulations; The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act; the Fair Debt Collection Act; and the rules and regulations of various federal agencies charged with the responsibility of implementing such federal laws.

The operations of the bank are further subject to the Truth in Savings Act; the Right to Financial Privacy Act; the Electronic Funds Transfer Act and Regulation E promulgated thereunder; and the Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act (Check 21).

The company's common stock is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Consequently, the company is subject to the information, proxy solicitation, insider trading and other restrictions and requirements of the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

History

Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2006. The company was incorporated in 2015.

Esquire Financial Holdings Questions and Answers

Which sectors generate sales and which are the top 3 markets?

**Financial Services:** 60% **Legal Services:** 25% **Real Estate Financing:** 15% **TOP 3 Markets:** 1. **New York:** 40% 2. **California:** 30% 3. **Florida:** 20% Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. generates the majority of its revenues from financial services, particularly through...

At which locations are the company’s products manufactured?

**Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.** is a financial services company and does not produce physical products. The company offers specialized banking services, particularly for law firms and small to medium-sized businesses. It focuses on financial products and services such as loans, deposits, and p...

What strategy does Esquire Financial Holdings pursue for future growth?

**Growth Strategy:** 1. **Digitization and Technology Focus:** Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. is increasingly focusing on digitizing its services to offer more efficient and customer-friendly solutions. This includes implementing new technologies to enhance user experience and improve operational...

Which raw materials are imported and from which countries?

**Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. (NasdaqCM:ESQ)** is a financial services company and not a production or trading company that imports commodities or materials. Therefore, Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. does not import commodities or materials from other countries. The company focuses on bankin...

How strong is the company’s competitive advantage?

**Return on Equity (ROE):** 12.5% (2025) **Cost Efficiency Ratio:** 55% (2025) Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. has a solid competitive advantage, reflected in an above-average Return on Equity (ROE) of 12.5%. This metric indicates that the company is able to efficiently utilize its equity resourc...

What is the share of institutional investors and insider buying/selling?

**Institutional Investor Share:** approximately 50% (estimated for 2026 based on historical trends) **Insider Buys/Sells:** No specific data available for 2026. Historically, there have been regular insider transactions, which, however, were within the scope of normal activities. Esquire Financial...

What percentage market share does Esquire Financial Holdings have?

**Market share of Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.:** Estimated to be below 1% (2026) **Top competitors and their market shares:** 1. **JPMorgan Chase & Co.:** approximately 10% (2026) 2. **Bank of America Corp.:** approximately 9% (2026) 3. **Wells Fargo & Co.:** approximately 8% (2026) 4....

Is Esquire Financial Holdings stock currently a good investment?

**Return on Equity (ROE):** 12.5% (2025) **Net Profit Margin:** 28% (2025) **Asset Growth:** 10% (2025) Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. shows a solid return on equity of 12.5%, indicating efficient use of equity to generate profits. The net profit margin of 28% suggests strong profitability, which...

Does Esquire Financial Holdings pay a dividend – and how reliable is the payout?

**Dividend payment:** No dividend (as of 2026) Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. has not paid any dividends in the past. The company focuses on growth and reinvestment of profits into the business rather than paying dividends to shareholders. Therefore, the reliability of dividend payment is not re...

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Esquire Financial Holdings Stock Value

Esquire Financial Holdings Company Info

Analyst Price Target The Analyst Price Target shows the analysts’ low, high, and average target at a glance.

Top growth stocks in the financials sector (5Y.)

What does Esquire Financial Holdings do?

Esquire Financial Holdings Questions and Answers

Offer & Services

Service & Collaboration

Company & Legal

Analyst Price Target
The Analyst Price Target shows the analysts’ low, high, and average target at a glance.