$13.45 -0.32 (-2.32%)
7/2/2009 4:00 PM

ESSA Bancorp, Inc. (ESSA)

CAPS Rating: 1 out of 5

The Company has not engaged in any business to date and is a Holding Company for ESSA Bank & Trust which is a full-service, community-oriented savings associatio.

Current Price $13.45 Mkt Cap $209.26M
Open $0.00 P/E Ratio 32.79
Prev. Close $13.77 Div. (Yield) 0.16 (1.20%)
Daily Range $13.26 - $13.61 Volume 0
52-Wk Range $11.00 - $14.28 Avg. Daily Vol. 0

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slowmoneys (86.77)
Submitted January 22, 2008

ESSA Bancorp, Inc. is a holding company of ESSA Bank & Trust. ESSA Bank & Trust is a full-service, community-oriented savings association. The Company provides financial services to individuals, families and businesses through its 13 full-service… More

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Member Avatar cyborsurfer (< 20) Submitted: 11/4/2008 8:34:22 PM : Outperform Start Price: $13.57 ESSA Score: +8.59

Stock that has beat the S&P 500 most of 2008 and insiders own more than 10 percent of the stock.

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Member Avatar tenmiles (100.00) Submitted: 9/4/2008 11:17:42 AM : Underperform Start Price: $13.69 ESSA Score: -27.45

Relatively low ROA and ROE community bank holding company doesn't seem cheap at 30x forward earnings - seller around $14 after recent price strength.

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Member Avatar ScreenerStizBear (< 20) Submitted: 6/26/2008 3:29:59 PM : Underperform Start Price: $12.45 ESSA Score: -38.40

I simply used the screener to identify 1-star companies with the highest 52-week gain. The 1-star rating should mean they are bad companies and the 52-week gain should mean they are overpriced. We’ll see how it works!

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clearbranch

clearbranch (< 20) Score: +64.16

Doing nothing as a banking strategy? How quaint. It seems to be working though.

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Member Name Member
Rating
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Score Commentary
slowmoneys 86.77 1/18/2008 Outperform NS $10.85 +23.95% -32.93% +56.88 1 Comment
rationalexchange 77.37 3/20/2008 Outperform NS $11.20 +20.08% -31.48% +51.57
checkingitout 70.14 4/11/2007 Outperform NS $11.84 +13.64% -37.73% +51.37
alkamist81 < 20 4/10/2008 Outperform NS $11.51 +16.85% -33.67% +50.51 1 Comment
PrestonPysh < 20 6/4/2008 Outperform NS $12.66 +6.22% -34.86% +41.08
pfnarkbuckle < 20 6/10/2008 Outperform 3Y $12.65 +6.30% -34.00% +40.30 1 Comment
jhrgarcia2004 < 20 8/14/2008 Outperform 1Y $13.13 +2.46% -29.77% +32.23
cyborsurfer < 20 11/5/2008 Outperform 3Y $13.57 -0.90% -9.48% +8.59 1 Comment
MLG100 99.75 5/8/2009 Underperform 5Y $13.90 -3.22% -3.13% +0.09
arviragus 69.23 5/20/2009 Underperform 1Y $13.51 -0.44% -2.33% -1.89

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Member Name Member
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TrackStifel 96.67 9/5/2008 Outperform NS $13.55 -0.75% -27.16% +26.41
TrackSterneAgee 87.01 7/25/2008 Outperform NS $12.90 +4.27% -28.63% +32.90
TrackJohnKeeley < 20 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $10.98 +22.51% -41.14% +63.64 1 Comment

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