Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. (ESQ) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates

Group 1: Earnings Performance - Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. reported quarterly earnings of $1.33 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of$1.30 per share, and up from $1.20 per share a year ago, representing an earnings surprise of 2.31$33.76 million for the quarter ended March 2025, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.68%, compared to year-ago revenues of $29.25 million [2] - Over the last four quarters, Esquire Financial has surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times and topped consensus revenue estimates four times [2] Group 2: Stock Performance and Outlook - Esquire Financial shares have increased approximately 4.5$1.36 on revenues of $33.89 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is$5.52 on revenues of $137.54 million [7] Group 3: Industry Context - The Zacks Industry Rank indicates that the Banks - Northeast industry is currently in the top 22% of over 250 Zacks industries, suggesting a favorable environment for stock performance [8] - Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions, which can be tracked by investors [5] - The estimate revisions trend for Esquire Financial is currently mixed, resulting in a Zacks Rank 3 (Hold) for the stock, indicating expected performance in line with the market [6]