ESSA Bancorp Competitors

People's United Financial (NASDAQ:PBCT) and ESSA Bancorp (NASDAQ:ESSA) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and valuation.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares People's United Financial and ESSA Bancorp's revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

People's United Financial has higher revenue and earnings than ESSA Bancorp. ESSA Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than People's United Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility & Risk

People's United Financial has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ESSA Bancorp has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

People's United Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. ESSA Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. People's United Financial pays out 51.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ESSA Bancorp pays out 34.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. People's United Financial has increased its dividend for 28 consecutive years and ESSA Bancorp has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. People's United Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

71.6% of People's United Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.5% of ESSA Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of People's United Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.3% of ESSA Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares People's United Financial and ESSA Bancorp's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for People's United Financial and ESSA Bancorp, as provided by MarketBeat.

People's United Financial currently has a consensus target price of $14.6250, suggesting a potential downside of 15.75%. ESSA Bancorp has a consensus target price of $15.00, suggesting a potential downside of 5.30%. Given ESSA Bancorp's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ESSA Bancorp is more favorable than People's United Financial.

Summary

People's United Financial beats ESSA Bancorp on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

New York Community Bancorp (NYSE:NYCB) and ESSA Bancorp (NASDAQ:ESSA) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and valuation.

Volatility & Risk

New York Community Bancorp has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ESSA Bancorp has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares New York Community Bancorp and ESSA Bancorp's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

50.8% of New York Community Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.5% of ESSA Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of New York Community Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.3% of ESSA Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares New York Community Bancorp and ESSA Bancorp's revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

New York Community Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than ESSA Bancorp. ESSA Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than New York Community Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for New York Community Bancorp and ESSA Bancorp, as provided by MarketBeat.

New York Community Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $12.4583, suggesting a potential upside of 4.52%. ESSA Bancorp has a consensus target price of $15.00, suggesting a potential downside of 5.30%. Given New York Community Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe New York Community Bancorp is more favorable than ESSA Bancorp.

Dividends

New York Community Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. ESSA Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. New York Community Bancorp pays out 88.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. ESSA Bancorp pays out 34.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. New York Community Bancorp has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and ESSA Bancorp has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Summary

New York Community Bancorp beats ESSA Bancorp on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

ESSA Bancorp (NASDAQ:ESSA) and TFS Financial (NASDAQ:TFSL) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings and valuation.

Volatility and Risk

ESSA Bancorp has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TFS Financial has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares ESSA Bancorp and TFS Financial's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

44.5% of ESSA Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.0% of TFS Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 7.3% of ESSA Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of TFS Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares ESSA Bancorp and TFS Financial's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

TFS Financial has higher revenue and earnings than ESSA Bancorp. ESSA Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TFS Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for ESSA Bancorp and TFS Financial, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

ESSA Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $15.00, suggesting a potential downside of 5.30%. Given ESSA Bancorp's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe ESSA Bancorp is more favorable than TFS Financial.

Dividends

ESSA Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. TFS Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. ESSA Bancorp pays out 34.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TFS Financial pays out 373.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. ESSA Bancorp has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and TFS Financial has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Summary

ESSA Bancorp beats TFS Financial on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

MGIC Investment (NYSE:MTG) and ESSA Bancorp (NASDAQ:ESSA) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares MGIC Investment and ESSA Bancorp's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Dividends

MGIC Investment pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. ESSA Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. MGIC Investment pays out 13.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ESSA Bancorp pays out 34.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. MGIC Investment has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and ESSA Bancorp has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

89.9% of MGIC Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.5% of ESSA Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of MGIC Investment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.3% of ESSA Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

MGIC Investment has a beta of 1.84, suggesting that its share price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ESSA Bancorp has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares MGIC Investment and ESSA Bancorp's revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

MGIC Investment has higher revenue and earnings than ESSA Bancorp. MGIC Investment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ESSA Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for MGIC Investment and ESSA Bancorp, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

MGIC Investment currently has a consensus price target of $13.2188, suggesting a potential downside of 6.32%. ESSA Bancorp has a consensus price target of $15.00, suggesting a potential downside of 5.30%. Given ESSA Bancorp's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ESSA Bancorp is more favorable than MGIC Investment.

Summary

MGIC Investment beats ESSA Bancorp on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

ESSA Bancorp (NASDAQ:ESSA) and Radian Group (NYSE:RDN) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

44.5% of ESSA Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.2% of Radian Group shares are held by institutional investors. 7.3% of ESSA Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Radian Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

ESSA Bancorp has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Radian Group has a beta of 1.58, indicating that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for ESSA Bancorp and Radian Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

ESSA Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $15.00, suggesting a potential downside of 5.30%. Radian Group has a consensus target price of $23.80, suggesting a potential upside of 0.29%. Given Radian Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Radian Group is more favorable than ESSA Bancorp.

Profitability

This table compares ESSA Bancorp and Radian Group's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Dividends

ESSA Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Radian Group pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. ESSA Bancorp pays out 34.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Radian Group pays out 15.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. ESSA Bancorp has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Radian Group has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares ESSA Bancorp and Radian Group's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Radian Group has higher revenue and earnings than ESSA Bancorp. Radian Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ESSA Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Radian Group beats ESSA Bancorp on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

ESSA Bancorp (NASDAQ:ESSA) and Walker & Dunlop (NYSE:WD) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for ESSA Bancorp and Walker & Dunlop, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

ESSA Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $15.00, suggesting a potential downside of 5.30%. Walker & Dunlop has a consensus price target of $90.6667, suggesting a potential downside of 14.91%. Given ESSA Bancorp's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe ESSA Bancorp is more favorable than Walker & Dunlop.

Profitability

This table compares ESSA Bancorp and Walker & Dunlop's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

44.5% of ESSA Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.1% of Walker & Dunlop shares are held by institutional investors. 7.3% of ESSA Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of Walker & Dunlop shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares ESSA Bancorp and Walker & Dunlop's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Walker & Dunlop has higher revenue and earnings than ESSA Bancorp. ESSA Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Walker & Dunlop, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility & Risk

ESSA Bancorp has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Walker & Dunlop has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

ESSA Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Walker & Dunlop pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. ESSA Bancorp pays out 34.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Walker & Dunlop pays out 36.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. ESSA Bancorp has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Walker & Dunlop has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. ESSA Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Walker & Dunlop beats ESSA Bancorp on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.