Esquire Financial (ESQ) Competitors $96.25 -1.85 (-1.89%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$96.36 +0.11 (+0.12%) As of 04:20 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, FHB, BFH, BUR, ENVA, CIFR, FBK, DAVE, and PGYShould you be buying Esquire Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Esquire Financial include Origin Bancorp (OBK), Stellarone (STEL), First Hawaiian (FHB), Bread Financial (BFH), Burford Capital (BUR), Enova International (ENVA), Cipher Mining (CIFR), FB Financial (FBK), Dave (DAVE), and Pagaya Technologies (PGY). Esquire Financial vs. Its Competitors Origin Bancorp Stellarone First Hawaiian Bread Financial Burford Capital Enova International Cipher Mining FB Financial Dave Pagaya Technologies Esquire Financial (NASDAQ:ESQ) and Origin Bancorp (NASDAQ:OBK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk. Which has more risk & volatility, ESQ or OBK? Esquire Financial has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Origin Bancorp has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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 will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher valuation and 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$138.27M5.94$43.66M$5.4217.76Origin Bancorp$347.73M3.46$76.49M$2.2417.20 Does the media favor ESQ or OBK? In the previous week, Esquire Financial had 2 more articles in the media than Origin Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Esquire Financial and 5 mentions for Origin Bancorp. Origin Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Esquire Financial's score of 0.78 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 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Origin Bancorp 4 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 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 1.6%. 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. Do analysts prefer ESQ or OBK? Esquire Financial currently has a consensus target price of $100.50, suggesting a potential upside of 4.42%. Origin Bancorp has a consensus target price of $43.20, suggesting a potential upside of 12.14%. 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 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% SummaryEsquire Financial beats Origin Bancorp 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. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. 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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$821.98M$937.82M$12.43B$9.68BDividend Yield0.71%2.98%5.42%4.54%P/E Ratio17.7616.64228.8026.40Price / Sales5.942.2731.52206.18Price / Cash17.4116.8619.0628.92Price / Book3.381.162.296.06Net Income$43.66M$54.23M$1.00B$266.05M7 Day Performance-4.22%-0.48%-0.17%-0.07%1 Month Performance3.01%7.67%4.09%5.83%1 Year Performance56.43%13.16%540.35%17.88% Esquire Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ESQEsquire Financial2.302 of 5 stars$96.25-1.9%$100.50+4.4%+59.4%$821.98M$138.27M17.76110News CoverageOBKOrigin Bancorp2.8464 of 5 stars$38.89-0.1%$43.20+11.1%+16.2%$1.21B$347.73M15.811,010News CoveragePositive NewsSTELStellarone1.4192 of 5 stars$30.89+11.4%$31.00+0.4%N/A$1.55B$625.45M14.041,025Dividend AnnouncementGap UpFHBFirst Hawaiian1.8143 of 5 stars$25.95+0.2%$27.07+4.3%+6.7%$3.23B$1.17B13.382,000Positive NewsBFHBread Financial3.0795 of 5 stars$66.23-0.7%$64.91-2.0%+13.9%$3.09B$4.80B11.216,000News CoverageBuyback AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionGap DownBURBurford Capital4.3783 of 5 stars$13.98+1.7%$18.00+28.8%+3.4%$3.06B$546.09M12.94140ENVAEnova International2.4181 of 5 stars$121.27-0.4%$111.00-8.5%+41.5%$3.03B$2.66B12.871,787CIFRCipher Mining0.9498 of 5 stars$7.64+8.8%$7.67+0.3%+117.7%$3.00B$151.27M-17.7710Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeFBKFB Financial4.2591 of 5 stars$53.69-0.4%$58.25+8.5%+11.3%$2.89B$764.61M27.821,490Positive NewsShort Interest ↑DAVEDave3.2695 of 5 stars$213.22-2.1%$262.17+23.0%+467.1%$2.88B$347.10M56.41250Gap DownPGYPagaya Technologies3.2156 of 5 stars$36.88-2.2%$34.33-6.9%+144.9%$2.83B$1.03B-9.63800Analyst DowngradeGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Origin Bancorp Competitors Stellarone Competitors First Hawaiian Competitors Bread Financial Competitors Burford Capital Competitors Enova International Competitors Cipher Mining Competitors FB Financial Competitors Dave Competitors Pagaya Technologies 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 9/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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