ESQEsquire Financial Holdings, Inc.

$123.58+26% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: in an uptrend, but a crowded short (+15% of shares).

1 good, 1 to watch, 1 neutral
TrendUptrendderived · Oct 23, 2026

In an uptrend, above its rising 50- and 200-day averages. Price is +9% vs its 200-day average.

Insider conviction−$1.6M (90 days to Oct 22, 2026)SEC EDGAR · Oct 22, 2026

Insiders were net sellers over the 90 days ending Oct 22, 2026; selling is often routine (taxes, diversification).

Short interest15% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

A crowded short, settled Sep 30, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Up 23% since the previous count, up from 9.8% of shares outstanding three months ago.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

1-year returnbetter than 66% of the market
vs 200-day avgbetter than 70% of the market

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How ESQ is trading

Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. is +26% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 10 points ahead of the market.

+26%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
+9.0%

vs 200-day average · close to trend

RSI (14)
63

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
7.1%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 15, 2024$50.99 – $133.09 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-23
$123.58
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
+0.24%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
+26%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
+302%
vs 50-day average$119.08
+3.8%
52-week high
$133.09
52-week low
$92.39
Annualised volatility
32%
Insider selling, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-22
$1.6M
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+22%
2025+29%
2024+61%
2023+17%
2022+38%
2021+64%
2020−26%
2019+20%
2018+9.9%
Average return by calendar month, 2017–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan97 of 9+5.7%
Feb95 of 9−1.3%
Mar93 of 9−4.9%
Apr95 of 9+3.5%
May97 of 9+4.3%
Jun96 of 9+2.0%
Jul107 of 10+4.7%
Aug107 of 10−0.40%
Sep107 of 10+2.2%
Oct107 of 10+3.4%
Nov97 of 9+7.2%
Dec96 of 9+0.64%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

Where the price stands

Its trend against the 50-day and 200-day averages, and the levels it keeps coming back to.

What it has returned

With dividends, year by year, month by month, and by calendar month on average.

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