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  "id": 16755894,
  "title": "Earnings call transcript: Esquire Financial beats Q3 2026 forecasts as stock rises",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/earnings-call-transcript-esquire-financial-beats-q3-2026-forecasts-as",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-27T14:52:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/transcripts/earnings-call-transcript-esquire-financial-beats-q3-2026-forecasts-as-stock-rises-93CH-4976247"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Esquire Financial Holdings reported stronger-than-expected third-quarter 2026 results, with adjusted earnings of $2.12 per diluted share and revenue of $61.39 million, both surpassing expectations. The merger with Signature Bank, completed in August, played a significant role in boosting the company's performance, as evidenced by the rise in stock price by 2.39% to $126.81 in premarket trading. Management stated that the combined entity is on track for about $9.00 in diluted EPS in 2027, with net interest margin remaining strong at 5.74%. The company's credit quality remained stable, with allowance for credit losses at 1.3% of loans and nonperforming assets at $9.7 million. Esquire Financial's adjusted EPS of $2.12 surpassed the consensus estimate by 12.17%, while revenue exceeded forecasts by 2.44%.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "PayPal reports Q3 revenue up 2% YoY to $8.58B, below $8.71B est., TPV up 6% to $487.14B, and raises full-year adjusted EPS guidance to ~$5.60, above $5.39 est. (Elias Schisgall/Wall Street Journal)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/paypal-reports-q3-revenue-up-2-yoy-to-8-58b-below-8-71b-est-tpv-up-6",
        "published": "2026-10-27T11:35:03.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}