ESSA Bancorp, Inc. operates as the 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. Its loan portfolio includes 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; and commercial and consumer loans, including indirect auto loans, as well as loans secured by deposits and personal unsecured loans. In addition, it 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. As of September 30, 2018, the company operated 22 full-service banking offices, including 7 offices in Monroe County, 3 offices in Lehigh County, 6 offices in Northampton County, 1 office in Lackawanna County, 1 office in Luzerne County, 1 office in Chester County, 2 offices in Delaware County, and 1 office in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. ESSA Bancorp, Inc. was founded in 1916 and is based in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.
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Sub-IndustryThrifts & Mortgage Finance
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Employees256
Next Earnings Date2/17/2020 (Estimated)
OptionableNot Optionable
ESSA Bancorp (NASDAQ:ESSA) Frequently Asked Questions
What is ESSA Bancorp's stock symbol?
ESSA Bancorp trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "ESSA."
How often does ESSA Bancorp pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for ESSA Bancorp?
ESSA Bancorp announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, November 21st. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.11 per share on Monday, December 30th. This represents a $0.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.51%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 13th. This is a boost from ESSA Bancorp's previous quarterly dividend of $0.10. View ESSA Bancorp's Dividend History.
How were ESSA Bancorp's earnings last quarter?
ESSA Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:ESSA) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 25th. The financial services provider reported $0.19 earnings per share for the quarter. The financial services provider had revenue of $13.86 million for the quarter. View ESSA Bancorp's Earnings History.
When is ESSA Bancorp's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for ESSA?
1 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for ESSA Bancorp's stock. Their forecasts range from $8.00 to $8.00. On average, they expect ESSA Bancorp's share price to reach $8.00 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 54.3%. View Analyst Price Targets for ESSA Bancorp.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for ESSA Bancorp?
1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for ESSA Bancorp in the last year. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for ESSA Bancorp.
Has ESSA Bancorp been receiving favorable news coverage?
Headlines about ESSA stock have trended somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie. The research group rates the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. ESSA Bancorp earned a media sentiment score of 2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the financial services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for ESSA Bancorp.
Are investors shorting ESSA Bancorp?
ESSA Bancorp saw a drop in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 10,500 shares, a drop of 26.1% from the December 31st total of 14,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 13,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.8 days. Currently, 0.1% of the company's shares are sold short. View ESSA Bancorp's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of ESSA Bancorp's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to ESSA Bancorp include EverBank Financial (EVER), Oritani Financial (ORIT), At Home Group (HOME), Banc of California (BANC), BankFinancial (BFIN), Berkshire Hills Bancorp (BHLB), Brookline Bancorp (BRKL), Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN), Dime Community Bancshares (DCOM), Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM), First Defiance Financial (FDEF), First Financial Northwest (FFNW), Flushing Financial (FFIC), Hingham Institution for Savings (HIFS) and Home Bancorp (HBCP).
What other stocks do shareholders of ESSA Bancorp own?
Who are ESSA Bancorp's key executives?
ESSA Bancorp's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Gary S. Olson, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 65)
- Mr. Allan A. Muto, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 59)
- Mr. Charles D. Hangen, Exec. VP & COO (Age 46)
- Ms. Diane K. Reimer, Sr. VP of Admin. & Operations Division (Age 63)
- Ms. Suzie T. Farley, VP of Investor & Community Relations
Who are ESSA Bancorp's major shareholders?
ESSA Bancorp's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Renaissance Technologies LLC (4.81%), State Street Corp (1.41%), Foundry Partners LLC (1.14%), Acadian Asset Management LLC (0.66%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.54%) and Martingale Asset Management L P (0.32%). Company insiders that own ESSA Bancorp stock include Allan A Muto, Charles Hangen, Christine Davis Gordon, Daniel J Henning, Diane K Reimer, Elizabeth B Weekes, Gary S Olson, Peter A Gray and Robert L Selitto. View Institutional Ownership Trends for ESSA Bancorp.
Which major investors are selling ESSA Bancorp stock?
ESSA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Foundry Partners LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp and California Public Employees Retirement System. View Insider Buying and Selling for ESSA Bancorp.
Which major investors are buying ESSA Bancorp stock?
ESSA stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Renaissance Technologies LLC, Russell Investments Group Ltd., State Street Corp, Martingale Asset Management L P, Strs Ohio, Acadian Asset Management LLC, Barclays PLC and UBS Group AG. Company insiders that have bought ESSA Bancorp stock in the last two years include Charles Hangen, Christine Davis Gordon and Peter A Gray. View Insider Buying and Selling for ESSA Bancorp.
How do I buy shares of ESSA Bancorp?
Shares of ESSA can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is ESSA Bancorp's stock price today?
One share of ESSA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $17.50.
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