Joseph Melohn, a director at $ESQ, sold 500 shares of the company on 08-22-2025 for an estimated $49,750. We received data on the trade from a recent SEC filing. This was a sale of approximately 0.3% of their shares of this class of stock. Following this trade, they now own 147,357 shares of this class of $ESQ stock.
$ESQ Insider Trading Activity
$ESQ insiders have traded $ESQ stock on the open market 44 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 44 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $ESQ stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- SELIG ZISES has made 0 purchases and 34 sales selling 55,000 shares for an estimated $4,816,927.
- ARI P KORNHABER (EVP and Head of Corp Dev) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 20,000 shares for an estimated $1,670,230.
- JOSEPH MELOHN has made 0 purchases and 6 sales selling 12,326 shares for an estimated $1,231,483.
- KEVIN C WATERHOUSE has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 3,000 shares for an estimated $251,606.
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.
$ESQ Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 77 institutional investors add shares of $ESQ stock to their portfolio, and 70 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- COPELAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC added 244,252 shares (+40107.1%) to their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $23,120,894
- ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP added 81,998 shares (+133.2%) to their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $7,761,930
- BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ removed 59,519 shares (-35.6%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $5,634,068
- WASATCH ADVISORS LP removed 52,077 shares (-12.5%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $4,929,608
- GRANDEUR PEAK GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC removed 31,175 shares (-38.9%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $2,951,025
- ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. removed 28,217 shares (-25.7%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $2,671,021
- MALTESE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC removed 28,000 shares (-50.9%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $2,650,480
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
$ESQ Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $ESQ in the last several months. We have seen 1 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Piper Sandler issued a "Overweight" rating on 04/25/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for $ESQ, check out Quiver Quantitative's $ESQ forecast page.
$ESQ Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $ESQ recently. We have seen 2 analysts offer price targets for $ESQ in the last 6 months, with a median target of $103.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Timothy Switzer from Keefe, Bruyette & Woods set a target price of $110.0 on 07/25/2025
- Justin Crowley from Piper Sandler set a target price of $96.0 on 04/25/2025
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