Essa Bancorp Inc. (ESSA) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results

Essa Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:ESSA) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday. The financial services provider reported $0.20 EPS for the quarter.

Shares of Essa Bancorp (NASDAQ:ESSA) traded up 0.14% during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $14.05. 26,117 shares of the company were exchanged. Essa Bancorp has a 52-week low of $12.00 and a 52-week high of $14.22. The company has a market capitalization of $145.91 million and a P/E ratio of 16.73. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $13.58 and a 200 day moving average price of $13.52.

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 16th were issued a $0.09 dividend. This represents a $0.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.56%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 14th.

In other Essa Bancorp news, Director Daniel J. Henning sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $13.61, for a total value of $136,100.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 50,377 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $685,630.97. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink.

ESSA Bancorp, Inc is the Pennsylvania-chartered stock holding company of ESSA Bank & Trust (the Bank). The Company provides financial services to individuals, families and businesses through its approximately 30 full-service banking offices, located in Monroe, Northampton and Lehigh counties, Pennsylvania.