ESSA Bancorp (ESSA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $20.61 to $20.61
• 50-Day Range: $18.12 to $20.74
• 52-Week Range: $15.82 to $22.22
• Volume: N/A
• Average Volume: 97,885 shs
• Market Capitalization: $209.29 million
• P/E Ratio: 13.30
• Dividend Yield: 2.91%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

ESSA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How were ESSA Bancorp's earnings last quarter?

ESSA Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:ESSA) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April, 23rd. The financial services provider reported $0.40 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.43 by $0.03. The financial services provider earned $16.23 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $17.19 million. ESSA Bancorp had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.84% and a net margin of 13.20%.

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 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: 4/23/2025
• Today: 10/17/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/21/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: FIN - SVGS & LOAN
• Sub-Industry: Thrifts & Mortgage Finance
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:ESSA
• CIK: 1382230
• Web: ir.essabank.com
• Phone: (570) 421-0531
• Fax: 516-466-3132
• Employees: 250
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.55
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 13.30
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $16.99 million
• Net Margins: 13.20%
• Pretax Margin: 16.33%
• Return on Equity: 6.84%
• Return on Assets: 0.72%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.95
• Quick Ratio: 0.95

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $65.23 million
• Price / Sales: 3.21
• Cash Flow: $1.56 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.24
• Book Value: $22.74 per share
• Price / Book: 0.91

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 10,155,000
• Free Float: 9,395,000
• Market Cap: $209.29 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.43