# Esquire Financial (ESQ) — Analyst Forecast

ESQ · NASDAQ · Stock

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/esq/forecast

## Analyst consensus

| Consensus | Buy | Hold | Sell | Analysts |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Buy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |

## Recent analyst ratings

| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Price target |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mar 13, 2026 | Raymond James | Upgraded | Market Perform → Strong Buy | $125.00 |
| Jan 23, 2026 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintained | Market Perform | $120.00 |
| Oct 29, 2025 | Piper Sandler | Maintained | Overweight | $116.00 |
| Jul 25, 2025 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintained | Market Perform | $110.00 |
| Jul 11, 2025 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintained | Market Perform | $102.00 |
| Apr 29, 2025 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintained | Market Perform | $94.00 |
| Jan 27, 2025 | Piper Sandler | Maintained | Overweight | $91.00 |
| Jan 27, 2025 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintained | Market Perform | $85.00 |
| Jan 24, 2025 | Raymond James | Downgraded | Strong Buy → Market Perform | — |
| Dec 4, 2024 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintained | Market Perform | $80.00 |
| Oct 25, 2024 | Piper Sandler | Maintained | Overweight | $75.00 |
| Oct 2, 2024 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Downgraded | Outperform → Market Perform | $72.00 |
| Jul 26, 2024 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintained | Outperform | $68.00 |
| Apr 29, 2024 | Piper Sandler | Maintained | Overweight | $61.00 |
| Jan 26, 2024 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintained | Outperform | $65.00 |
| Jan 16, 2024 | Raymond James | Initiated Coverage | Strong Buy | $60.00 |
| Jul 26, 2023 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintained | Outperform | $58.00 |
| Apr 6, 2023 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintained | Outperform | $52.00 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Is ESQ a buy, sell, or hold?

Analysts covering Esquire Financial currently average a Buy rating: 2 buy, 1 hold and 0 sell, from 3 analysts. Ratings reflect analyst opinion, not investment advice.

### What is the latest analyst rating on ESQ?

On Mar 13, 2026, Raymond James upgraded Esquire Financial to Strong Buy with a price target of $125.00.

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