ESSA Bancorp, Inc. (ESSA) To Go Ex-Dividend on December 16th

ESSA Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:ESSA) announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, November 21st,Wall Street Journal reports. Investors of record on Monday, December 16th will be paid a dividend of 0.15 per share by the financial services provider on Monday, December 30th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.96%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 16th.

ESSA Bancorp has increased its dividend payment by an average of 10.9% per year over the last three years. ESSA Bancorp has a dividend payout ratio of 30.9% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings.

ESSA Bancorp Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ESSA opened at $20.30 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $205.64 million, a P/E ratio of 11.40 and a beta of 0.37. The company’s 50-day moving average is $19.25 and its 200 day moving average is $18.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a current ratio of 0.94. ESSA Bancorp has a fifty-two week low of $15.29 and a fifty-two week high of $21.50.

ESSA Bancorp Company Profile

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.