$12.87 0.09 (+0.70%)
11/20/2009 4:00 PM

ESSA Bancorp, Inc. (ESSA)

CAPS Rating: No stars

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 $12.87 Mkt Cap $192.93M
Open $12.56 P/E Ratio 27.19
Prev. Close $12.78 Div. (Yield) 0.20 (1.60%)
Daily Range $12.56 - $12.90 Volume 33,738
52-Wk Range $11.00 - $14.28 Avg. Daily Vol. 27,000

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slowmoneys (80.30)
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… More

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Member Avatar cyborsurfer (< 20) Submitted: 11/4/2008 7:34:22 PM : Outperform Start Price: $13.52 ESSA Score: -17.94

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 (99.99) Submitted: 9/4/2008 10:17:42 AM : Underperform Start Price: $13.64 ESSA Score: -5.37

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 (28.65) Submitted: 6/26/2008 2:29:59 PM : Underperform Start Price: $12.40 ESSA Score: -16.22

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 (< 20) Score: +64.16

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

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Pick 		Member Name Member
Rating 		Start
Date 		Call Time
Frame 		Start
Price 		Stock
Gain 		S&P
Gain 		Score Commentary
slowmoneys 80.30 1/18/2008 Outperform NS $10.81 +19.08% -14.83% +33.91 1 Comment
checkingitout < 20 4/11/2007 Outperform NS $11.79 +9.17% -19.78% +28.95
qubit15 25.05 1/21/2009 Underperform NS $11.94 +7.75% +36.56% +28.81
rationalexchange < 20 3/20/2008 Outperform NS $11.16 +15.36% -13.42% +28.78
alkamist81 < 20 4/10/2008 Outperform NS $11.47 +12.25% -16.18% +28.43 1 Comment
MLG100 99.58 5/8/2009 Underperform 5Y $13.84 -7.03% +19.27% +26.29
PrestonPysh < 20 6/4/2008 Outperform NS $12.61 +2.04% -17.69% +19.73
pfnarkbuckle < 20 6/10/2008 Outperform 3Y $12.60 +2.12% -16.60% +18.72 1 Comment
robo2011 99.18 10/15/2008 Underperform NS $13.06 -1.49% +15.16% +16.65
jhrgarcia2004 < 20 8/14/2008 Outperform 1Y $13.07 -1.57% -11.70% +10.13
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Rating		 Start
Date		 Call Time
Frame		 Start
Price		 Stock
Gain		 S&P
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TrackStifel 93.96 9/5/2008 Outperform NS $13.50 -4.65% -8.42% +3.76
TrackSterneAgee 81.63 7/25/2008 Outperform NS $12.85 +0.16% -10.27% +10.43
TrackJohnKeeley < 20 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $10.94 +17.69% -24.86% +42.55 1 Comment

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