ESSA Bancorp (ESSA) Scheduled to Post Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

ESSA Bancorp (NASDAQ:ESSA) will issue its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 24th.

ESSA Bancorp (NASDAQ:ESSA) last posted 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 firm had revenue of $28.05 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $17.60 million. ESSA Bancorp had a net margin of 17.88% and a return on equity of 8.22%. On average, analysts expect ESSA Bancorp to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

ESSA Bancorp Stock Performance

ESSA opened at $16.00 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a current ratio of 0.90 and a quick ratio of 0.90. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $17.48 and a 200 day simple moving average of $17.62. ESSA Bancorp has a 1 year low of $12.79 and a 1 year high of $20.87. The company has a market capitalization of $162.08 million, a PE ratio of 8.65 and a beta of 0.31.

ESSA Bancorp Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 29th. Investors of record on Friday, March 15th were paid a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 14th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.75%. ESSA Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 32.43%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, StockNews.com upgraded shares of ESSA Bancorp from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 27th.

About ESSA Bancorp

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.