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Russell Investments Group Ltd. boosted its holdings in Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. ( NASDAQ:ESQ – Free Report ) by 1.
9% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 55,676 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,014 shares during the quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd.
’s holdings in Esquire Financial were worth $4,426,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Barclays PLC increased its holdings in Esquire Financial by 322.
6% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 10,308 shares of the company’s stock worth $672,000 after buying an additional 7,869 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Esquire Financial by 3.
4% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 182,259 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,887,000 after purchasing an additional 6,025 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC bought a new stake in shares of Esquire Financial in the 4th quarter valued at about $534,000.
Franklin Resources Inc. acquired a new stake in Esquire Financial in the 3rd quarter valued at about $252,000. Finally, State Street Corp grew its holdings in Esquire Financial by 8.
5% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 144,344 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,413,000 after purchasing an additional 11,345 shares during the period. 54.
66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors. Esquire Financial Price Performance Esquire Financial stock opened at $78.84 on Wednesday.
The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $76.83 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $75.83.
The firm has a market cap of $664.78 million, a PE ratio of 15.28 and a beta of 0.
52. Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $44.
45 and a one year high of $90.18. Esquire Financial Increases Dividend The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd.
Investors of record on Friday, February 14th were given a dividend of $0.175 per share. This is a positive change from Esquire Financial’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.
15. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 14th. This represents a $0.
70 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.89%. Esquire Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 13.
57%. Insider Activity at Esquire Financial In other Esquire Financial news, Director Selig Zises sold 20,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.
59, for a total transaction of $1,551,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 35,501 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,754,522.
59. The trade was a 36.04 % decrease in their ownership of the stock.
The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website . Also, Director Richard T. Powers sold 1,427 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 6th.
The shares were sold at an average price of $86.99, for a total transaction of $124,134.73.
Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 58,997 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,132,149.03. The trade was a 2.
36 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here . 18.
90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders. Wall Street Analyst Weigh In A number of analysts have recently issued reports on ESQ shares. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and issued a $85.
00 price objective (up from $80.00) on shares of Esquire Financial in a research report on Monday, January 27th. Raymond James downgraded Esquire Financial from a “strong-buy” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, January 24th.
Finally, Piper Sandler increased their price objective on shares of Esquire Financial from $85.00 to $91.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, January 27th.
Check Out Our Latest Stock Analysis on Esquire Financial Esquire Financial Company Profile ( Free Report ) Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Esquire Bank, National Association that provides commercial banking products and services to legal industry and small businesses, and commercial and retail customers in the United States. The company offers checking, savings, money market, and time deposits, as well as certificates of deposit. See Also Want to see what other hedge funds are holding ESQ? Visit HoldingsChannel.
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