Key Insights

• Given the large stake in the stock by institutions, Esquire Financial Holdings' stock price might be vulnerable to their trading decisions

• The top 15 shareholders own 51% of the company

• Insiders have sold recently

A look at the shareholders of Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:ESQ) can tell us which group is most powerful. And the group that holds the biggest piece of the pie are institutions with 52% ownership. That is, the group stands to benefit the most if the stock rises (or lose the most if there is a downturn).

Because institutional owners have a huge pool of resources and liquidity, their investing decisions tend to carry a great deal of weight, especially with individual investors. As a result, a sizeable amount of institutional money invested in a firm is generally viewed as a positive attribute.

Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of Esquire Financial Holdings, beginning with the chart below.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Esquire Financial Holdings?

Institutions typically measure themselves against a benchmark when reporting to their own investors, so they often become more enthusiastic about a stock once it's included in a major index. We would expect most companies to have some institutions on the register, especially if they are growing.

Esquire Financial Holdings already has institutions on the share registry. Indeed, they own a respectable...

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