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ESSA Bancorp (ESSA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$19.00
+0.18 (+0.96%)
(As of 11/1/2024 ET)

About ESSA Bancorp Stock (NASDAQ:ESSA)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$18.65
$19.84
50-Day Range
$17.67
$20.20
52-Week Range
$15.18
$20.87
Volume
4,480 shs
Average Volume
12,168 shs
Market Capitalization
$192.47 million
P/E Ratio
10.67
Dividend Yield
3.16%
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
N/A

Company Overview

ESSA Bancorp, Inc. operates as a bank holding company for ESSA Bank & Trust that provides a range of financial services to individuals, families, and businesses in Pennsylvania. The company accepts savings accounts, interest bearing demand accounts, checking accounts, money market accounts, club accounts, certificates of deposit and IRAs, and other qualified plan accounts, as well as commercial checking accounts. It also provides first mortgage loans for the purchase, construction, or refinancing of one- to four-family residential real estate property; commercial real estate loans; home equity loans and lines of credit; auto loans; and commercial and other consumer loans, as well as loans secured by deposits and personal unsecured loans. In addition, the company offers insurance benefits consulting services, such as health insurance, life insurance, short term and long term disability, dental, vision, 401(K) retirement planning, and individual health products, as well as asset management and trust, and investment services. It operates community offices in Monroe County, Lehigh County, Northampton County, Lackawanna County, Luzerne County, Chester County, Delaware County, and Montgomery County. ESSA Bancorp, Inc. was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.

ESSA Bancorp Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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62nd Percentile Overall Score

ESSA MarketRank™: 

ESSA Bancorp scored higher than 62% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 531st out of 949 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of ESSA Bancorp is 10.67, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 128.12.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of ESSA Bancorp is 10.67, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 43.18.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    ESSA Bancorp has a P/B Ratio of 0.90. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about ESSA Bancorp's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.36% of the float of ESSA Bancorp has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    ESSA Bancorp has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in ESSA Bancorp has recently decreased by 15.56%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    ESSA Bancorp pays a meaningful dividend of 3.11%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    ESSA Bancorp does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of ESSA Bancorp is 33.71%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about ESSA Bancorp's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.36% of the float of ESSA Bancorp has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    ESSA Bancorp has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in ESSA Bancorp has recently decreased by 15.56%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    ESSA Bancorp has a news sentiment score of 0.16. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.56 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for ESSA Bancorp this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added ESSA Bancorp to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, ESSA Bancorp insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $10,231.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 7.48% of the stock of ESSA Bancorp is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    54.15% of the stock of ESSA Bancorp is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about ESSA Bancorp's insider trading history.
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ESSA Stock News Headlines

ESSA Bancorp reports Q4 EPS 44c vs. 47c a year ago
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ESSA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

ESSA Bancorp's stock was trading at $20.02 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, ESSA stock has decreased by 5.1% and is now trading at $19.00.
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ESSA Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:ESSA) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January, 24th. The financial services provider reported $0.45 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.46 by $0.01. The financial services provider earned $28.05 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $17.60 million. ESSA Bancorp had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.61% and a net margin of 15.22%.

Shares of ESSA stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that ESSA Bancorp investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), AUO (AUOTY), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
1/24/2024
Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend
9/16/2024
Dividend Payable
9/30/2024
Today
11/02/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated)
1/22/2025
Fiscal Year End
9/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Sector
Finance
Industry
Savings institutions, except federal
Sub-Industry
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:ESSA
CUSIP
29667D10
Employees
250
Year Founded
N/A

Profitability

Net Income
$16.99 million
Pretax Margin
19.57%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$111.66 million
Cash Flow
$1.72 per share
Book Value
$21.12 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
9,374,000
Market Cap
$192.47 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.36
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This page (NASDAQ:ESSA) was last updated on 11/2/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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