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Esquire Financial Holdings Inc. (ESQ) Insider, 13F Hedge Fund & Politician Buy/Sell Thermometer

$127.70 -0.88% NASDAQ • Live Quote vs Prior Daily Close (Synced Snapshot) EXT / AFTER-HRS: $127.26

Esquire Financial Holdings Inc. (ESQ) carries a Roarable Rating of C- (Hold) with 61/100 RQD Confidence. The composite score sits in the neutral Hold band (59–69), meaning current holders don’t need to panic-sell while prospective buyers can wait for a move into the 70+ Buy zone.

📊 Historical Track Record: Scores of 61/100 (C-) historically posted market-perform odds over rolling 90-day windows (+0.5% avg 90D alpha vs SPY) →

ROARABLE C- • HOLD / WATCH Cap $1.55B

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As of 2026-11-02, Esquire Financial Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ESQ) is rated C- (Hold / HOLD) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 61/100 at a spot price of $127.70 (-0.88% 1D, market cap $1.55B). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 14/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 15/20, Executive Insider Alignment 10/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 12/20, and SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 10/20. Across 1096 tracked Financials issuers, ESQ ranks #409 in composite RQD confidence.

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🤖 Ellis Vennor • AI Peer & Flow Quant (Click for Instant Brief) How does ESQ compare to INTR and BLX in the Financials sector?

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Within the Financials sector (Commercial Banks), ESQ carries a Roarable C- (61/100 RQD), trailing P/E of N/A, gross margin of —, and ROIC of —. By comparison, INTR (Inter & Co. Inc. (Class A)) holds a D grade (45/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC —, cap $1.84B) and BLX (Bladex Inc. Class E) posts a D grade (48/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC —, cap $1.98B). Among the 5-stock peer group, NTB leads on earnings multiple (9.9x) while NTB leads on capital efficiency (20.3% ROIC).

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🤖 Gideon Ashmere • AI SEC 10-K Forensics (Click for Instant Brief) What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for ESQ?

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Per ESQ's SEC EDGAR XBRL 10-K filing (FY2025, filed 2025-12-31, CIK 0001531031), Esquire Financial Holdings Inc. generated $0 in revenue, $0 in net income, and $56.7M in free cash flow against $2.37B in total assets and $0 in total debt. Key quantitative strengths: Big institutional funds and options desks are actively positioning on the bullish side.. Primary risk factors monitored: Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately.. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.

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INTERACTIVE SCENARIO DECK:

🛡️ Portfolio Crash X-Ray

EXT / AFTER-HRS: $127.25 (-0.35%)🧬 Cannibal Buyback (-0.68% YoY Shares)⚙️ Cash Engine: 14/20 (B-) • 1.4% FCF Margin

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📊 Historical Track Record: Scores of 61/100 (C-) historically posted market-perform odds over rolling 90-day windows (+0.5% avg 90D alpha vs SPY • 53.9% hit rate — wait for RQD ≥ 70 breakout).

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RQD QUANT TACHOMETERHOLD / WATCH • C-

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Impersonal quantitative research (0–100 RQD rubric) — not individualized investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Full Disclaimer

5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw C · Rk D+

Each axis scored 0–20

12M PRICE TARGET CONE+1.3% Base Target

WHALE OPTIONS SNAPSHOT: — (No Active Options Snapshot on file for ESQ)Realized 20D OHLCV Swing Band: ±6.4%

Deterministic 5-Pillar Attribution (61/100 Composite)

🔍 WHY ESQ SCORES 61/100 (C-) — TOP 3 DRIVERS2 Bullish Pillars + #1 Risk Drag

▲ #1 Bullish Driver: Whale & Options Positioning+15/20 pts (25% of score)

20D Institutional Volume Accumulation (±6.4% realized swing band)

▲ #2 Bullish Driver: Cash Engine Quality+14/20 pts (23% of score)

SEC XBRL FY 2025 (10-K): 1.4% FCF Margin ($56.7M FCF) & 52% Gross Margin

▼ #1 Drag / Risk Factor: Insider Conviction & Share Dilution10/20 pts (-10 pt drag)

Cannibal Buyback (-0.68% YoY Shares) & executive Form 4 sales trim 10 pts from alignment

📈 PAST 4 QUARTERS RQD vs SUBSEQUENT RETURNQ1 → Q2 → Q3 → Current

Q1 (-3Q)

Grade C-$121.18-3.7% Next Q

Q2 (-2Q)

Grade C$116.73+6.1% Next Q

Q3 (-1Q)

Grade C$123.84+3.1% Next Q

Current

Grade C-$127.70+0.5% Hist 90D α

Trajectory: C- (53) → C- (61)Full Audit →

⚔️ ADVERSARIAL OPPOSING CASE & FORENSIC KILL-SWITCH (WHY THE BULL/BEAR THESIS COULD FAIL)GIDEON ASHMERE // FORENSIC SHORT & KILL-SWITCH DOSSIER

⚔️ Adversarial Opposing Case: Why the ESQ Bull Thesis Could Fail

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Even with a 61/100 (C-) score, ESQ faces multiple-compression risk if current valuation multiples re-rate toward historical sector medians or if hyperscaler/enterprise customer concentration slows in upcoming 10-Q filings.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #1

Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #2

Recent SEC filings added new risk-factor disclosures that warrant keeping an eye on margins.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #3

Technical & Forensic Kill-Switch: A daily close below the 50D SMA ($119.59) or 200D SMA ($114.50) invalidates the momentum regime and cuts Target Base ($129.42) toward Bear Floor ($100.95).

🎲 LIVE PREDICTION MARKET ODDS TIED TO $ESQ• $2.4M Crowd Pool • Kalshi / Polymarket Composite

Contract: “ESQ Beats Next Quarter EPS Consensus (Dec 30, 2026) & Holds Above 200D SMA”

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SEC FORM 4 × 13F HEDGE FUNDS × CONGRESSIONAL STOCK ACT

ESQ Smart-Money Thermometer: BALANCED INSTITUTIONAL POSITIONING

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▲ Disclosed Buys: 0 ($0)▼ Disclosed Sales: 0 ($0)

Wide-Open SEC Form 4, 13F & Congressional Disclosure Ledger (ESQ)

No recent open-market Form 4 cluster sales or emergency dumps flagged on ESQ. Visit the Global 13F & Congressional Whale Ledger for cross-market smart-money filings.

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ESQ // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +20.91%▲ ASCENDING TRIANGLE

2026-11-02O $128.8H $128.8L $127.7C $127.7VOL 130.1K

RES: $133.0SUP: $115.9SMA50: $119.6SMA200: $114.5

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ESQ Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

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Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)

8.0%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +6.0% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

No active Ellis Vennor swing setup published on ESQ today. View full Setup Ledger →

🦋 Documented & Second-Order Butterfly Connections Open Graph →

No direct multi-tier Butterfly edges indexed yet for ESQ. Explore sector supply chains on /butterfly.

AI Analyst Theses, Washington Policy & Company Video

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DETERMINISTIC MULTI-FACTOR EQUITY AUDIT • SEC EDGAR XBRL × RQD PEER BENCHMARK

📊 Quantitative Sector Peer Comparison, SEC Filing Delta & Investment FAQ (ESQ)

Financials Rank #409 of 1096 ⚔️ INTR vs ESQ Full Matrix →

1. Head-to-Head Financials Peer Comparison (ESQ vs. INTR, BLX, NTB, BBAR)

Industry: Commercial Banks (34 Tracked Issuers)

Across 1096 tracked Financials securities in the Roarable RQD universe, Esquire Financial Holdings Inc. (ESQ) ranks #409 by composite RQD confidence (61/100, grade C-) and #477 by equity capitalization ($1.55B). Within this direct 5-issuer industry benchmark cohort, NTB leads on earnings valuation at 9.9x trailing P/E, while NTB leads on capital efficiency and profitability with 20.3% ROIC and — gross margin. NTB currently holds the highest overall quantitative score in the immediate peer group at 67/100 (C+) compared with ESQ at 61/100 (C-).

Ticker / Company	Roarable Grade	RQD Score	Trailing P/E	Gross Margin	ROIC	1D Change	Market Cap	Head-to-Head
ESQ ACTIVE Esquire Financial Holdings Inc.	C-	61/100	—	—	—	-0.88%	$1.55B	Benchmark Subject
INTR Inter & Co. Inc. (Class A)	D	45/100	—	—	—	+1.46%	$1.84B	/intr-vs-esq →
BLX Bladex Inc. Class E	D	48/100	—	—	—	+1.37%	$1.98B	/blx-vs-esq →
NTB Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited Voting	C+	67/100	9.9x	—	20.3%	-1.50%	$2.29B	/ntb-vs-esq →
BBAR Banco BBVA Argentina S.A. ADS	D-	43/100	—	—	—	+1.01%	$2.44B	/bbar-vs-esq →

2. Multi-Year SEC XBRL Revenue, Cash Flow & Balance-Sheet Trajectory (FY2024–FY2025)

SEC EDGAR 10-K • FILED 2025-12-31 • CIK 0001531031

In its most recent audited fiscal period (FY2025, filed 2025-12-31), Esquire Financial Holdings Inc. (ESQ) reported GAAP revenue of $0 (N/A vs. FY2024 revenue of $0 ) , GAAP net income of $0, operating cash flow of $59.8M, and free cash flow of $56.7M (+36.6% YoY). On the balance sheet, ESQ closed FY2025 with $2.37B in total assets against $0 in total debt (Altman Z-Score: N/A, Piotroski F-Score: 2/9).

Fiscal Period	Filing Date	Revenue	Net Income	Operating Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow	Total Assets	Total Debt
FY2025 (FY)	2025-12-31	$0	$0	$59.8M	$56.7M	$2.37B	—
FY2024 (FY)	2024-12-31	$0	$0	$42.2M	$41.5M	$1.89B	—

3. ESQ Data-Verified Investor FAQ (RQD Rating, Sector Peers, SEC Forensics & Technicals)

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Is ESQ stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell right now according to Roarable's RQD model?

How does ESQ compare to INTR and BLX in the Financials sector?

What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for ESQ?

Where is ESQ trading relative to its 50-day, 200-day, and 52-week technical levels?

ESQ last traded at $127.70 (-0.88% on volume of 130,078 shares), positioning the stock +6.78% above its 50-day simple moving average ($119.59) and +11.53% above its 200-day simple moving average ($114.50). Across its 52-week range of $92.10 to $134.82, ESQ sits at the 83.3% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 61.1 (BULLISH MOMENTUM) and an implied next-earnings move of ±6.4% ($119.53 to $135.87).

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Are ESQ insiders and hedge funds buying or selling?

Roarable's SEC Form 4 and 13F Whale Thermometer currently classifies ESQ leadership and institutional positioning as: BALANCED INSTITUTIONAL POSITIONING.

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