Esquire Financial (ESQ) Competitors $82.92 -1.45 (-1.72%) As of 04/30/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ESQ vs. RIOT, LU, ENVA, AUB, PRK, CORZ, CLSK, BFH, FINV, and PPBIShould you be buying Esquire Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Esquire Financial include Riot Platforms (RIOT), Lufax (LU), Enova International (ENVA), Atlantic Union Bankshares (AUB), Park National (PRK), Core Scientific (CORZ), CleanSpark (CLSK), Bread Financial (BFH), FinVolution Group (FINV), and Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Esquire Financial vs. Riot Platforms Lufax Enova International Atlantic Union Bankshares Park National Core Scientific CleanSpark Bread Financial FinVolution Group Pacific Premier Bancorp Riot Platforms (NASDAQ:RIOT) and Esquire Financial (NASDAQ:ESQ) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation and dividends. Is RIOT or ESQ more profitable? Esquire Financial has a net margin of 31.58% compared to Riot Platforms' net margin of 16.67%. Esquire Financial's return on equity of 19.93% beat Riot Platforms' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Riot Platforms16.67% 2.15% 2.02% Esquire Financial 31.58%19.93%2.54% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, RIOT or ESQ? Esquire Financial has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Riot Platforms. Esquire Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Riot Platforms, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRiot Platforms$376.66M6.73-$49.47M$0.3918.56Esquire Financial$129.33M5.41$43.66M$5.2915.67 Which has more risk and volatility, RIOT or ESQ? Riot Platforms has a beta of 4.6, meaning that its stock price is 360% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Esquire Financial has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor RIOT or ESQ? Riot Platforms received 334 more outperform votes than Esquire Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.65% of users gave Riot Platforms an outperform vote while only 57.31% of users gave Esquire Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformRiot PlatformsOutperform Votes53068.65% Underperform Votes24231.35% Esquire FinancialOutperform Votes19657.31% Underperform Votes14642.69% Do analysts rate RIOT or ESQ? Riot Platforms presently has a consensus target price of $16.73, indicating a potential upside of 131.04%. Esquire Financial has a consensus target price of $92.50, indicating a potential upside of 11.55%. Given Riot Platforms' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Riot Platforms is more favorable than Esquire Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Riot Platforms 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.08Esquire Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Does the media favor RIOT or ESQ? In the previous week, Esquire Financial had 11 more articles in the media than Riot Platforms. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Esquire Financial and 5 mentions for Riot Platforms. Esquire Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Riot Platforms' score of 0.39 indicating that Esquire Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Riot Platforms 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Esquire Financial 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in RIOT or ESQ? 40.3% of Riot Platforms shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.7% of Esquire Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.9% of Riot Platforms shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.9% of Esquire Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryRiot Platforms beats Esquire Financial on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Esquire Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ESQ and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ESQ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEsquire FinancialCommercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$699.18M$38.07B$11.12B$7.83BDividend Yield0.82%4.37%5.79%4.22%P/E Ratio16.079.2022.0018.48Price / Sales5.411.6326.08103.59Price / Cash16.909.6317.6034.62Price / Book3.431.342.654.25Net Income$43.66M$3.43B$1.03B$248.23M7 Day Performance-2.37%0.95%0.57%0.89%1 Month Performance9.76%3.57%-0.43%3.53%1 Year Performance74.11%32.47%537.91%5.08% Esquire Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ESQEsquire Financial2.7116 of 5 stars$82.92-1.7%$92.50+11.6%+76.2%$699.18M$129.33M16.07110Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeNews CoverageGap DownRIOTRiot Platforms3.6665 of 5 stars$7.63-1.8%$16.73+119.2%-28.4%$2.67B$376.66M17.74340Analyst ForecastGap DownLULufax1.4139 of 5 stars$2.95-5.4%$2.98+0.8%-34.4%$2.56B$20.29B-3.8392,400Analyst DowngradeNews CoverageGap DownENVAEnova International3.573 of 5 stars$99.19+1.3%$111.00+11.9%+51.5%$2.54B$2.66B13.331,800Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeShort Interest ↑News CoverageAUBAtlantic Union Bankshares4.6561 of 5 stars$27.54+2.4%$39.40+43.1%-12.5%$2.48B$817.42M12.031,880Analyst ForecastGap DownHigh Trading VolumePRKPark National2.2784 of 5 stars$151.78+2.7%$181.75+19.7%+14.0%$2.45B$520.61M16.301,790Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastCORZCore Scientific3.0296 of 5 stars$8.24-0.8%$19.07+131.4%+176.5%$2.43B$510.67M-1.52200Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsCLSKCleanSpark3.3638 of 5 stars$8.57-4.9%$21.57+151.7%-50.1%$2.41B$467.49M77.92130Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradePositive NewsGap DownBFHBread Financial4.7232 of 5 stars$48.14-1.5%$60.00+24.6%+28.5%$2.32B$3.84B8.677,500Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionGap DownFINVFinVolution Group3.7045 of 5 stars$7.82+1.7%$11.40+45.8%+65.9%$2.07B$13.09B6.744,260Short Interest ↓Positive NewsPPBIPacific Premier Bancorp4.1789 of 5 stars$20.54-0.3%$27.00+31.5%-5.4%$1.99B$541.46M12.521,430Analyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Riot Platforms Competitors Lufax Competitors Enova International Competitors Atlantic Union Bankshares Competitors Park National Competitors Core Scientific Competitors CleanSpark Competitors Bread Financial Competitors FinVolution Group Competitors Pacific Premier Bancorp Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ESQ) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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