Esquire Financial (ESQ) Competitors $105.19 +0.95 (+0.91%) Closing price 09/23/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$105.19 0.00 (0.00%) As of 09/23/2025 04:14 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ESQ vs. OBK, STEL, BTDR, PGY, DAVE, FHB, ENVA, BFH, FBK, and LUShould you be buying Esquire Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Esquire Financial include Origin Bancorp (OBK), Stellarone (STEL), Bitdeer Technologies Group (BTDR), Pagaya Technologies (PGY), Dave (DAVE), First Hawaiian (FHB), Enova International (ENVA), Bread Financial (BFH), FB Financial (FBK), and Lufax (LU). Esquire Financial vs. Its Competitors Origin Bancorp Stellarone Bitdeer Technologies Group Pagaya Technologies Dave First Hawaiian Enova International Bread Financial FB Financial Lufax Esquire Financial (NASDAQ:ESQ) and Origin Bancorp (NASDAQ:OBK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, risk, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations. Do analysts rate ESQ or OBK? Esquire Financial currently has a consensus price target of $100.50, indicating a potential downside of 4.46%. Origin Bancorp has a consensus price target of $43.20, indicating a potential upside of 21.33%. Given Origin Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Origin Bancorp is more favorable than Esquire Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Esquire Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Origin Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do institutionals & insiders believe in ESQ or OBK? 54.7% of Esquire Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.7% of Origin Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.0% of Esquire Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of Origin Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is ESQ or OBK a better dividend stock? Esquire Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Origin Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Esquire Financial pays out 12.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Origin Bancorp pays out 26.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Esquire Financial has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Does the media prefer ESQ or OBK? In the previous week, Origin Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than Esquire Financial. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Origin Bancorp and 1 mentions for Esquire Financial. Origin Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Esquire Financial's score of 0.00 indicating that Origin Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Esquire Financial 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Origin Bancorp 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is ESQ or OBK more profitable? Esquire Financial has a net margin of 30.96% compared to Origin Bancorp's net margin of 12.34%. Esquire Financial's return on equity of 18.87% beat Origin Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Esquire Financial30.96% 18.87% 2.41% Origin Bancorp 12.34%6.91%0.77% Which has better valuation & earnings, ESQ or OBK? Origin Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Esquire Financial. Origin Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Esquire Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEsquire Financial$138.27M6.50$43.66M$5.4219.41Origin Bancorp$347.73M3.20$76.49M$2.2415.90 Which has more volatility and risk, ESQ or OBK? Esquire Financial has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Origin Bancorp has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryOrigin Bancorp 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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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 FinancialBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$890.06M$942.83M$12.67B$10.50BDividend Yield0.67%3.01%5.43%4.57%P/E Ratio19.4117.21240.1326.62Price / Sales6.502.3730.8691.77Price / Cash18.5055.0322.8861.85Price / Book3.691.152.316.45Net Income$43.66M$54.35M$1.01B$271.57M7 Day Performance4.61%0.29%0.42%2.61%1 Month Performance5.78%-0.05%1.66%7.28%1 Year Performance66.73%13.15%540.38%29.60% Esquire Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ESQEsquire Financial1.7323 of 5 stars$105.19+0.9%$100.50-4.5%+66.2%$890.06M$138.27M19.41110OBKOrigin Bancorp3.2438 of 5 stars$36.04+0.8%$43.20+19.9%+9.6%$1.13B$347.73M14.651,010Positive NewsSTELStellarone2.9396 of 5 stars$30.42+9.7%$31.00+1.9%+15.0%$1.55B$625.45M13.831,025Gap UpBTDRBitdeer Technologies Group2.584 of 5 stars$17.96+9.2%$22.55+25.5%+133.1%$3.48B$349.78M-3.82211Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpHigh Trading VolumePGYPagaya Technologies2.3446 of 5 stars$41.30-2.4%$34.33-16.9%+215.1%$3.24B$1.03B-10.78800News CoverageDAVEDave3.3933 of 5 stars$242.56+1.7%$262.17+8.1%+478.3%$3.22B$347.10M64.17250Trending NewsInsider TradeFHBFirst Hawaiian2.8811 of 5 stars$25.31-1.4%$27.07+7.0%+5.6%$3.20B$1.17B13.052,000Positive NewsENVAEnova International2.3668 of 5 stars$127.53+1.2%$111.00-13.0%+49.2%$3.15B$2.66B13.541,787Positive NewsInsider TradeBFHBread Financial4.2008 of 5 stars$62.70-1.2%$64.91+3.5%+20.2%$2.96B$4.80B10.616,000Positive NewsFBKFB Financial4.301 of 5 stars$53.69-0.3%$58.80+9.5%+15.0%$2.90B$764.61M27.821,490LULufax0.8052 of 5 stars$3.43+3.2%$3.20-6.6%+48.0%$2.88B$4.82B-4.4536,215High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Origin Bancorp Competitors Stellarone Competitors Bitdeer Technologies Group Competitors Pagaya Technologies Competitors Dave Competitors First Hawaiian Competitors Enova International Competitors Bread Financial Competitors FB Financial Competitors Lufax 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 9/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWarren Buffett’s #1 AI Stock: Not Mag 7, And NOT on the NasdaqNew Amazon Crisis Could Tank U.S. Stock Market A new panic is halting AI projects at Amazon and could split...Altimetry | SponsoredREVEALED: Something Big Happening Behind White House Doorswhat I just learned about what’s unfolding in the White House is truly stunning… And you need to see it for...Paradigm Press | SponsoredThis is the “End of Tesla” as we know it…Jeff has identified five of the past seven number-one performing tech stocks — before they took off. 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