Esquire Financial (ESQ) Competitors

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ESQ vs. BUSE, FBIZ, FMBH, IBCP, and SHBI

Should you buy Esquire Financial stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Esquire Financial with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Esquire Financial include First Busey (BUSE), First Business Financial Services (FBIZ), First Mid Bancshares (FMBH), Independent Bank (IBCP), and Shore Bancshares (SHBI). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

How does Esquire Financial compare to First Busey?

Esquire Financial (NASDAQ:ESQ) and First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.

In the previous week, Esquire Financial and Esquire Financial both had 2 articles in the media. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Esquire Financial's score of 0.00 indicating that First Busey 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)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
First Busey
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Esquire Financial has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its share price is 61% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, First Busey has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the broader market.

Esquire Financial presently has a consensus price target of $120.33, indicating a potential upside of 4.58%. First Busey has a consensus price target of $27.50, indicating a potential downside of 5.76%. Given Esquire Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Esquire Financial is more favorable than First Busey.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Esquire Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
First Busey
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57

First Busey has higher revenue and earnings than Esquire Financial. First Busey 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 Ratio
Esquire Financial$164.50M6.04$50.82M$5.9519.34
First Busey$790.86M3.12$135.26M$2.2512.97

Esquire Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Esquire Financial pays out 13.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Busey pays out 46.2% 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 increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and First Busey has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years. First Busey is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

54.7% of Esquire Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of First Busey shares are held by institutional investors. 13.9% of Esquire Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of First Busey shares are held 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.

Esquire Financial has a net margin of 29.96% compared to First Busey's net margin of 19.16%. Esquire Financial's return on equity of 18.30% beat First Busey's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Esquire Financial29.96% 18.30% 2.30%
First Busey 19.16%10.19%1.36%

Summary

Esquire Financial beats First Busey on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Esquire Financial compare to First Business Financial Services?

First Business Financial Services (NASDAQ:FBIZ) and Esquire Financial (NASDAQ:ESQ) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.

First Business Financial Services has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Esquire Financial has a beta of 0.39, suggesting that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the broader market.

Esquire Financial has a net margin of 29.96% compared to First Business Financial Services' net margin of 18.16%. Esquire Financial's return on equity of 18.30% beat First Business Financial Services' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
First Business Financial Services18.16% 14.60% 1.25%
Esquire Financial 29.96%18.30%2.30%

In the previous week, Esquire Financial had 1 more articles in the media than First Business Financial Services. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Esquire Financial and 1 mentions for First Business Financial Services. First Business Financial Services' average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat Esquire Financial's score of 0.00 indicating that First Business Financial Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
First Business Financial Services
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Esquire Financial
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

60.1% of First Business Financial Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.7% of Esquire Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.0% of First Business Financial Services shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.9% of Esquire Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

First Business Financial Services pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Esquire Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. First Business Financial Services pays out 22.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Esquire Financial pays out 13.4% 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. First Business Financial Services has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Esquire Financial has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. First Business Financial Services is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Esquire Financial has lower revenue, but higher earnings than First Business Financial Services. First Business Financial Services 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 Ratio
First Business Financial Services$279.25M1.87$50.32M$6.0710.29
Esquire Financial$164.50M6.04$50.82M$5.9519.34

First Business Financial Services currently has a consensus target price of $65.50, suggesting a potential upside of 4.89%. Esquire Financial has a consensus target price of $120.33, suggesting a potential upside of 4.58%. Given First Business Financial Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe First Business Financial Services is more favorable than Esquire Financial.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
First Business Financial Services
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.25
Esquire Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

First Business Financial Services beats Esquire Financial on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Esquire Financial compare to First Mid Bancshares?

Esquire Financial (NASDAQ:ESQ) and First Mid Bancshares (NASDAQ:FMBH) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and media sentiment.

Esquire Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. First Mid Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Esquire Financial pays out 13.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Mid Bancshares pays out 25.2% 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 and First Mid Bancshares has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

First Mid Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than Esquire Financial. First Mid Bancshares 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 Ratio
Esquire Financial$164.50M6.04$50.82M$5.9519.34
First Mid Bancshares$466.04M2.71$91.75M$3.9711.96

54.7% of Esquire Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.6% of First Mid Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.9% of Esquire Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of First Mid Bancshares shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Esquire Financial has a net margin of 29.96% compared to First Mid Bancshares' net margin of 19.95%. Esquire Financial's return on equity of 18.30% beat First Mid Bancshares' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Esquire Financial29.96% 18.30% 2.30%
First Mid Bancshares 19.95%10.44%1.23%

In the previous week, Esquire Financial had 2 more articles in the media than First Mid Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Esquire Financial and 0 mentions for First Mid Bancshares. Esquire Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled First Mid Bancshares'average media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Esquire Financial Neutral
First Mid Bancshares Neutral

Esquire Financial currently has a consensus target price of $120.33, suggesting a potential upside of 4.58%. First Mid Bancshares has a consensus target price of $49.50, suggesting a potential upside of 4.27%. Given Esquire Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Esquire Financial is more favorable than First Mid Bancshares.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Esquire Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
First Mid Bancshares
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Esquire Financial has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, First Mid Bancshares has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Esquire Financial beats First Mid Bancshares on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Esquire Financial compare to Independent Bank?

Esquire Financial (NASDAQ:ESQ) and Independent Bank (NASDAQ:IBCP) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

Esquire Financial has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its share price is 61% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Independent Bank has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its share price is 29% less volatile than the broader market.

Independent Bank has higher revenue and earnings than Esquire Financial. Independent Bank 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 Ratio
Esquire Financial$164.50M6.04$50.82M$5.9519.34
Independent Bank$315.38M2.33$68.54M$3.3510.64

Esquire Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Independent Bank pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Esquire Financial pays out 13.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Independent Bank pays out 33.4% 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 and Independent Bank has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Independent Bank is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Esquire Financial and Esquire Financial both had 2 articles in the media. Independent Bank's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Esquire Financial's score of 0.00 indicating that Independent Bank 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)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Independent Bank
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Esquire Financial has a net margin of 29.96% compared to Independent Bank's net margin of 22.02%. Esquire Financial's return on equity of 18.30% beat Independent Bank's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Esquire Financial29.96% 18.30% 2.30%
Independent Bank 22.02%14.15%1.27%

54.7% of Esquire Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.4% of Independent Bank shares are held by institutional investors. 13.9% of Esquire Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.9% of Independent Bank shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Esquire Financial presently has a consensus target price of $120.33, indicating a potential upside of 4.58%. Independent Bank has a consensus target price of $37.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.82%. Given Esquire Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Esquire Financial is more favorable than Independent Bank.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Esquire Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Independent Bank
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

Summary

Esquire Financial beats Independent Bank on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Esquire Financial compare to Shore Bancshares?

Esquire Financial (NASDAQ:ESQ) and Shore Bancshares (NASDAQ:SHBI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.

In the previous week, Esquire Financial had 1 more articles in the media than Shore Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Esquire Financial and 1 mentions for Shore Bancshares. Shore Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Esquire Financial's score of 0.00 indicating that Shore Bancshares 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)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Shore Bancshares
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Esquire Financial has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its share price is 61% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Shore Bancshares has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the broader market.

Esquire Financial has a net margin of 29.96% compared to Shore Bancshares' net margin of 18.20%. Esquire Financial's return on equity of 18.30% beat Shore Bancshares' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Esquire Financial29.96% 18.30% 2.30%
Shore Bancshares 18.20%11.84%1.12%

Shore Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than Esquire Financial. Shore Bancshares 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 Ratio
Esquire Financial$164.50M6.04$50.82M$5.9519.34
Shore Bancshares$342.72M2.22$59.51M$1.8812.07

54.7% of Esquire Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.8% of Shore Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.9% of Esquire Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of Shore Bancshares shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Esquire Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Shore Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Esquire Financial pays out 13.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Shore Bancshares pays out 29.8% 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.

Esquire Financial presently has a consensus target price of $120.33, indicating a potential upside of 4.58%. Shore Bancshares has a consensus target price of $21.33, indicating a potential downside of 6.02%. Given Esquire Financial's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Esquire Financial is more favorable than Shore Bancshares.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Esquire Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Shore Bancshares
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Esquire Financial beats Shore Bancshares on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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ESQ vs. The Competition

MetricEsquire FinancialBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$994.12M$1.19B$13.85B$12.22B
Dividend Yield0.70%2.59%5.75%5.82%
P/E Ratio19.3419.2120.3224.00
Price / Sales6.042.70138.72120.01
Price / Cash18.2425.0319.5254.51
Price / Book3.401.272.246.44
Net Income$50.82M$75.93M$1.14B$337.14M
7 Day Performance2.45%3.22%0.69%-0.36%
1 Month Performance3.84%5.73%1.27%0.61%
1 Year Performance23.87%31.48%14.93%27.86%

Esquire Financial Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ESQ
Esquire Financial
2.5996 of 5 stars
$114.71
-0.7%
$120.33
+4.9%
+23.2%$991.09M$164.50M19.28110
BUSE
First Busey
4.1583 of 5 stars
$28.34
+0.3%
$27.50
-3.0%
+25.8%$2.39B$1.04B12.601,948
FBIZ
First Business Financial Services
4.0201 of 5 stars
$59.96
+1.0%
$65.50
+9.2%
+26.2%$496.38M$172.08M9.88340
FMBH
First Mid Bancshares
3.6868 of 5 stars
$46.00
+0.3%
$49.50
+7.6%
+29.0%$1.22B$355.25M11.591,170
IBCP
Independent Bank
3.7916 of 5 stars
$34.70
+0.3%
$37.00
+6.6%
+12.5%$713.18M$315.38M10.36920

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