Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: ESQ), the holding company for Esquire Bank, National Association (collectively “Esquire”), today announced that Esquire was named to the Piper Sandler 2025 Bank & Thrift Sm-All Stars. Piper Sandler’s objective of the Sm-All Stars is to identify the top performing small-cap banks and thrifts in the country.
Esquire was identified as one of just 24 institutions out of 316 publicly traded banks and thrifts to achieve elite status through industry-leading growth, profitability, credit quality, and balance sheet strength. To qualify, banks must outperform industry medians on key financial metrics and meet rigorous thresholds across earnings, loan and deposit growth, return on equity, asset quality, and tangible capital levels.
“We are honored to once again be recognized as a Piper Sandler Sm-All Star,” said Andrew C. Sagliocca, Vice Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Esquire. “Earning a place among the country’s top-performing financial institutions reflects the strength of our business model, our disciplined growth strategy, and our unwavering commitment to managing risk while delivering industry-leading performance for our stakeholders.”
This recognition marks Esquire’s third appearance on the Sm-All Stars list in the past several years, placing Esquire among an elite peer group of top-performing small-cap banks nationwide. The 2025 class represents the top 10% of publicly held institutions with market capitalizations between $50 million and $2.5 billion.
