Esquire Financial (ESQ) Competitors $79.99 +2.24 (+2.88%) (As of 10:52 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends ESQ vs. FBK, AVAL, TFIN, LU, PWP, LOB, CASH, INTR, NTB, and CLBKShould you be buying Esquire Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Esquire Financial include FB Financial (FBK), Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores (AVAL), Triumph Financial (TFIN), Lufax (LU), Perella Weinberg Partners (PWP), Live Oak Bancshares (LOB), Pathward Financial (CASH), Inter & Co, Inc. (INTR), Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son (NTB), and Columbia Financial (CLBK). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Esquire Financial vs. FB Financial Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Triumph Financial Lufax Perella Weinberg Partners Live Oak Bancshares Pathward Financial Inter & Co, Inc. Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Columbia Financial Esquire Financial (NASDAQ:ESQ) and FB Financial (NYSE:FBK) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Does the media refer more to ESQ or FBK? In the previous week, FB Financial had 3 more articles in the media than Esquire Financial. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for FB Financial and 0 mentions for Esquire Financial. Esquire Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat FB Financial's score of 0.65 indicating that Esquire Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Esquire Financial Very Positive FB Financial Positive Is ESQ or FBK a better dividend stock? Esquire Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. FB Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Esquire Financial pays out 12.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. FB Financial pays out 29.7% 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. Which has better earnings & valuation, ESQ or FBK? FB Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Esquire Financial. Esquire Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FB Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEsquire Financial$120.71M5.36$41.01M$4.9715.64FB Financial$441.62M5.79$120.22M$2.2923.93 Which has more volatility & risk, ESQ or FBK? Esquire Financial has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FB Financial has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is ESQ or FBK more profitable? Esquire Financial has a net margin of 31.38% compared to FB Financial's net margin of 14.40%. Esquire Financial's return on equity of 19.53% beat FB Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Esquire Financial31.38% 19.53% 2.47% FB Financial 14.40%10.38%1.23% Do analysts prefer ESQ or FBK? Esquire Financial currently has a consensus price target of $71.67, suggesting a potential downside of 7.82%. FB Financial has a consensus price target of $50.20, suggesting a potential downside of 8.39%. Given Esquire Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Esquire Financial is more favorable than FB Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Esquire Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00FB Financial 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Do institutionals and insiders believe in ESQ or FBK? 54.7% of Esquire Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.4% of FB Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.9% of Esquire Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of FB Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ESQ or FBK? FB Financial received 49 more outperform votes than Esquire Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.69% of users gave Esquire Financial an outperform vote while only 49.29% of users gave FB Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEsquire FinancialOutperform Votes19557.69% Underperform Votes14342.31% FB FinancialOutperform Votes24449.29% Underperform Votes25150.71% SummaryEsquire Financial beats FB Financial on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Wall Street StarHealthcare Takes A Big Step Forward With The Help of A.I.To date, we've seen baseline AI models lay the groundwork. Tools like ChatGPT are useful, but they are still simple, proof-of-concept systems. For its next act, AI is going to help save lives. 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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 FinancialCommercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$646.96M$35.00B$10.49B$9.31BDividend Yield0.76%3.71%10.34%4.06%P/E Ratio15.649.7448.9917.53Price / Sales5.361.573,155.94140.21Price / Cash16.1910.2930.5637.95Price / Book3.211.242.764.92Net Income$41.01M$3.23B$1.02B$225.78M7 Day Performance-0.90%-0.97%-1.39%-1.58%1 Month Performance8.70%0.49%-0.09%6.67%1 Year Performance62.18%35.41%16.27%22.48% Esquire Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ESQEsquire Financial2.7474 of 5 stars$79.99+2.9%$71.67-10.4%+60.9%$665.60M$120.71M16.09110Positive NewsFBKFB Financial3.7529 of 5 stars$55.75+1.2%$50.20-10.0%+39.7%$2.60B$441.62M24.281,591Short Interest ↑AVALGrupo Aval Acciones y Valores4.4913 of 5 stars$2.09-2.3%N/A-5.6%$2.48B$15.89T12.5974,036TFINTriumph Financial1.7351 of 5 stars$99.39+0.8%$71.60-28.0%+26.9%$2.32B$472.59M126.461,468News CoveragePositive NewsLULufax3.3822 of 5 stars$2.64-2.9%$3.58+35.7%-28.6%$2.29B$20.29B-3.5336,215PWPPerella Weinberg Partners1.1252 of 5 stars$25.06+2.0%$18.83-24.8%+94.0%$2.21B$865.05M-10.37600Positive NewsLOBLive Oak Bancshares3.325 of 5 stars$44.41+0.5%$45.50+2.5%-3.3%$2.01B$469.13M27.69987CASHPathward Financial2.1035 of 5 stars$82.09+0.7%$86.00+4.8%+53.0%$1.98B$604.96M12.341,244Positive NewsINTRInter & Co, Inc.3.9342 of 5 stars$4.52-2.4%$7.30+61.5%-15.4%$1.96B$5.87B13.233,235NTBBank of N.T. Butterfield & Son1.9592 of 5 stars$38.21+0.3%$39.60+3.6%+15.5%$1.92B$576.38M8.471,334CLBKColumbia Financial0.849 of 5 stars$16.94+0.1%$17.00+0.4%-13.1%$1.77B$422.36M112.67750 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FB Financial Competitors Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Competitors Triumph Financial Competitors Lufax Competitors Perella Weinberg Partners Competitors Live Oak Bancshares Competitors Pathward Financial Competitors Inter & Co, Inc. Competitors Bank of N.T. 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