How have ESSA shares performed this year?

ESSA Bancorp's stock was trading at $20.02 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, ESSA stock has increased by 0.8% and is now trading at $20.18. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here .

How were ESSA Bancorp's earnings last quarter?

ESSA Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:ESSA) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, January, 24th. The financial services provider reported $0.45 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.46 by $0.01. The financial services provider earned $28.05 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $17.60 million. ESSA Bancorp had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.88% and a net margin of 15.78%.

What is Gary S. Olson's approval rating as ESSA Bancorp's CEO?

7 employees have rated ESSA Bancorp Chief Executive Officer Gary S. Olson on Glassdoor.com . Gary S. Olson has an approval rating of 64% among the company's employees.

Who are ESSA Bancorp's major shareholders?

ESSA Bancorp's top institutional shareholders include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.30%) and Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC (0.17%). Insiders that own company stock include Robert C Selig Jr , Thomas J Grayuski and Peter A Gray. View institutional ownership trends .

How do I buy shares of ESSA Bancorp?

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. Compare Top Brokerages Here .

What other stocks do shareholders of ESSA Bancorp own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that ESSA Bancorp investors own include General Electric (GE) , Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) , Exxon Mobil (XOM) , Aspen Technology (AZPN) , First Horizon (FHN) , Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) and KeyCorp (KEY) .

NASDAQ:ESSA

ESSA Bancorp (ESSA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

$20.18

+0.04 (+0.20%)

(As of 07/26/2024 ET)

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Today's Range: $19.79
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$20.18
50-Day Range: $16.25
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$20.14
52-Week Range: $14.30
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$20.87

Volume: 12,526 shs
Average Volume: 13,204 shs
Market Capitalization: $204.46 million

P/E Ratio: 10.91
Dividend Yield: 2.97%
Price Target: N/A

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ESSA Bancorp MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating: N/A
Upside/Downside: N/A
Short Interest: Healthy
0.47% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength: Moderate
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability: N/A
News Sentiment: -0.24
Based on 13 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: Selling Shares
$19,920 Sold Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.78%
From $1.80 to $1.94 Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank^™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.

3.44 out of 5 stars

Finance Sector

441st out of 898 stocks

Savings Institutions, Except Federal Industry

5th out of 22 stocks

N/A

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
There is not enough analysis data for ESSA Bancorp.
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3.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
0.47% 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 3.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in ESSA Bancorp has recently increased by 17.22%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

2.5

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
ESSA Bancorp pays a meaningful dividend of 2.98%, 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 32.43%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
Dividend Sustainability
Based on earnings estimates, ESSA Bancorp will have a dividend payout ratio of 30.93% next year. This indicates that ESSA Bancorp will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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N/A

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
There is no current Upright™ data available for ESSA.

2.1

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
ESSA Bancorp has a news sentiment score of -0.24. 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 0.50 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for ESSA Bancorp this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
Search Interest
1 people have searched for ESSA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
1 people have added ESSA Bancorp to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

1.7

Company Ownership

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 $19,920.00 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.
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3.1

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for ESSA Bancorp are expected to grow by 7.78% in the coming year, from $1.80 to $1.94 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of ESSA Bancorp is 10.91, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 143.20.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of ESSA Bancorp is 10.91, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 47.62.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
ESSA Bancorp has a P/B Ratio of 0.96. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.
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About ESSA Bancorp Stock (NASDAQ:ESSA)

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.

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ESSA Stock News Headlines

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Company Calendar

Last Earnings: 1/24/2024
Ex-Dividend for 6/28 Dividend: 6/14/2024
Dividend Payable: 6/28/2024
Today: 7/26/2024
Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/23/2024

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
Sector: Finance
Industry: Savings institutions, except federal
Sub-Industry: Thrifts & Mortgage Finance
Current Symbol: NASDAQ:ESSA
CUSIP: 29667D10
CIK: 1382230
Web: ir.essabank.com
Phone: (570) 421-0531
Fax: 516-466-3132
Employees: 250
Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.85
Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.91
Forward P/E Ratio: 11.21
P/E Growth: N/A
Net Income: $18.58 million
Net Margins: 15.78%
Pretax Margin: 20.99%
Return on Equity: 7.88%
Return on Assets: 0.78%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.04
Current Ratio: 0.93
Quick Ratio: 0.93

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $93.40 million
Price / Sales: 2.19
Cash Flow: $1.78 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 11.34
Book Value: $21.12 per share
Price / Book: 0.96

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 10,130,000
Free Float: 9,374,000
Market Cap: $204.42 million
Optionable: Optionable
Beta: 0.37

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Key Executives

Mr. Gary S. Olson (Age 70)
President, CEO & Director
Comp: $1.02M
Mr. Peter A. Gray (Age 59)
Senior EVP & COO
Comp: $576.12k
Mr. Charles D. Hangen (Age 51)
Executive VP & Chief Risk Officer
Comp: $514.03k
Mr. Allan A. Muto (Age 64)
Executive VP & CFO
Comp: $471.65k
Stephanie Lefferson
Corporate Secretary & Investor and Community Relations
James V. Fareri
General Counsel
Mr. Thomas J. Grayuski (Age 63)
Chief Human Resource Officer & Senior VP
Comp: $227.68k
Mr. Robert L. Selitto
Senior VP & Controller

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ESSA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ESSA shares performed this year?: ESSA Bancorp's stock was trading at $20.02 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, ESSA stock has increased by 0.8% and is now trading at $20.18.
View the best growth stocks for 2024 here.
How were ESSA Bancorp's earnings last quarter?: ESSA Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:ESSA) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, January, 24th. The financial services provider reported $0.45 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.46 by $0.01. The financial services provider earned $28.05 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $17.60 million. ESSA Bancorp had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.88% and a net margin of 15.78%.
What is Gary S. Olson's approval rating as ESSA Bancorp's CEO?: 7 employees have rated ESSA Bancorp Chief Executive Officer Gary S. Olson on Glassdoor.com. Gary S. Olson has an approval rating of 64% among the company's employees.
Who are ESSA Bancorp's major shareholders?: ESSA Bancorp's top institutional shareholders include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.30%) and Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC (0.17%). Insiders that own company stock include Robert C Selig Jr, Thomas J Grayuski and Peter A Gray.
View institutional ownership trends.
How do I buy shares of ESSA Bancorp?: 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.
Compare Top Brokerages Here.
What other stocks do shareholders of ESSA Bancorp own?: Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that ESSA Bancorp investors own include General Electric (GE), Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Aspen Technology (AZPN), First Horizon (FHN), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) and KeyCorp (KEY).