Esquire Financial Holdings (NASDAQ: ESQ) reported third-quarter 2026 net income of $17.5 million, or $1.57 per diluted share, compared with $14.1 million, or $1.62 per diluted share, a year earlier. The company completed its acquisition of Signature Bancorporation on August 1, with third-quarter results including two months of Signature activity.
Net interest income increased 70.6% year over year to $53.5 million, while total noninterest income rose to $7.9 million. Loans ended the quarter at $3.43 billion and deposits totaled $3.98 billion.
- Third-quarter net income was $17.5 million, up from $13.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Net interest margin was 5.74%, compared with 5.96% in the linked quarter.
- Total assets were $4.81 billion at September 30, 2026.
- Loans increased $1.52 billion from June 30 to $3.43 billion; deposits increased $1.80 billion to $3.98 billion.
- Third-quarter noninterest expense was $36.0 million, including $8.9 million of merger expenses and $1.8 million of core deposit intangible amortization.
$ESQ Insider Trading Activity
$ESQ insiders have traded $ESQ stock on the open market 2 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 2 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $ESQ stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- ANDREW C SAGLIOCCA (Vice Chairman, President & CEO) sold 10,000 shares for an estimated $1,227,300
- ROBERT MITZMAN sold 3,000 shares for an estimated $388,791
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$ESQ Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 91 institutional investors add shares of $ESQ stock to their portfolio, and 60 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- MAWER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD. removed 141,343 shares (-19.5%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $16,835,364
- BASSWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. added 100,689 shares (+37.5%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $11,993,066
- AMPFIELD MANAGEMENT, L.P. added 80,254 shares (+34.4%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $9,559,053
- WASATCH ADVISORS LP removed 69,824 shares (-23.9%) from their portfolio in Q3 2026, for an estimated $8,125,418
- BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ removed 66,894 shares (-76.4%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $7,967,744
- SIXTH STREET PARTNERS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. added 56,931 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $6,781,051
- BLACKROCK, INC. added 51,278 shares (+9.3%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $6,107,722
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