NASDAQ: ESSA
Essa Bancorp Inc Stock

$17.51-0.23 (-1.3%)
Updated Apr 21, 2025
ESSA Price
$17.51
Fair Value Price
N/A
Market Cap
$177.81M
52 Week Low
$15.29
52 Week High
$22.22
P/E
10.06x
P/B
0.76x
P/S
2.94x
PEG
1.92x
Dividend Yield
3.43%
Revenue
$67.43M
Earnings
$16.61M
Gross Margin
100%
Operating Margin
30.36%
Profit Margin
24.6%
Debt to Equity
8.38
Operating Cash Flow
$10M
Beta
0.51
Next Earnings
N/A
Ex-Dividend
N/A
Next Dividend
N/A

ESSA 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. 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 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. As of September 30, 2021, it operated 21 community offices, including seven offices in Monroe County, three offices in Lehigh County, five offices in Northampton County, one office in Lackawanna County, one office in Luzerne County, one office in Chester County, two offices in Delaware County, and one office in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.

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Industry: Bank

Industry Rating
F
ESSA
Ranked
Unranked of 296

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Overview

Due Diligence Score

Industry Average (33)
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ESSA ($17.51) is trading above its intrinsic value of $12.61, according to an updated version of Benjamin Graham's Formula from Chapter 11 of "The Intelligent Investor"
Below Benjamin Graham Formula Value Valuation
ESSA is good value based on its earnings relative to its share price (10.06x), compared to the US market average (27.14x)
P/E vs Market Valuation
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P/E vs Industry Valuation
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Valuation

ESSA fair value

Fair Value of ESSA stock based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF)

Price
$17.51
Fair Value
$57.22
Undervalued by
69.40%
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Below Benjamin Graham Formula Value Valuation

ESSA price to earnings (PE)

For valuing profitable companies with steady earnings

Company
10.06x
Industry
13.07x
Market
27.14x
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P/E vs Industry Valuation
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P/E vs Market Valuation

ESSA price to book (PB)

For valuing companies that are loss-making or have lots of physical asset

Company
0.76x
Industry
1.07x
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P/B vs Industry Valuation

ESSA price to earnings growth (PEG)

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ESSA's financial health

Profit margin

Revenue
$16.8M
Net Income
$4.0M
Profit Margin
23.5%
ESSA's Earnings (EBIT) of $20.47M... subscribe to Premium to read more.
Interest Coverage Financials
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Profit Margin Growth Financials

Assets to liabilities

Assets
$2.2B
Liabilities
$2.0B
Debt to equity
8.38
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Shrinking Debt Financials
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Healthy Debt to Equity Financials

Cash flow

Operating
$3.1M
Investing
-$6.7M
Financing
$7.9M
ESSA's operating cash flow ($9.85M)... subscribe to Premium to read more.
Debt Coverage Financials

ESSA vs Bank Stocks

TickerZen RatingMarket Cap1d %P/EP/B
ESSA$177.81M-1.30%10.06x0.76x
WNEBC$177.19M-0.12%15.25x0.75x
MYFWC$176.43M-3.04%20.66x0.70x
OVBCD$183.26M+9.58%16.77x1.22x
FVCBB$183.44M+0.10%12.02x0.78x

Essa Bancorp Stock FAQ

What is Essa Bancorp's quote symbol?

(NASDAQ: ESSA) Essa Bancorp trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol ESSA. Essa Bancorp stock quotes can also be displayed as NASDAQ: ESSA.

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What is the 52 week high and low for Essa Bancorp (NASDAQ: ESSA)?

(NASDAQ: ESSA) Essa Bancorp's 52-week high was $22.22, and its 52-week low was $15.29. It is currently -21.2% from its 52-week high and 14.49% from its 52-week low.

How much is Essa Bancorp stock worth today?

(NASDAQ: ESSA) Essa Bancorp currently has 10,154,664 outstanding shares. With Essa Bancorp stock trading at $17.51 per share, the total value of Essa Bancorp stock (market capitalization) is $177.81M.

Essa Bancorp stock was originally listed at a price of $11.78 in Apr 4, 2007. If you had invested in Essa Bancorp stock at $11.78, your return over the last 18 years would have been 48.64%, for an annualized return of 2.23% (not including any dividends or dividend reinvestments).

How much is Essa Bancorp's stock price per share?

(NASDAQ: ESSA) Essa Bancorp stock price per share is $17.51 today (as of Apr 21, 2025).

What is Essa Bancorp's Market Cap?

(NASDAQ: ESSA) Essa Bancorp's market cap is $177.81M, as of Apr 23, 2025.

Market cap (market capitalization) is the total market value of a publicly traded company's outstanding shares.

Essa Bancorp's market cap is calculated by multiplying ESSA's current stock price of $17.51 by ESSA's total outstanding shares of 10,154,664.
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