$12.16 -0.32 (-2.56%)
11/6/2009 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 $12.16 Mkt Cap $182.29M
Open $0.00 P/E Ratio 26.55
Prev. Close $12.48 Div. (Yield) 0.20 (1.60%)
Daily Range $12.15 - $12.35 Volume 20,753
52-Wk Range $11.00 - $14.28 Avg. Daily Vol. 31,000

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slowmoneys (76.48)
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: -20.82

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: -2.03

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 2:29:59 PM : Underperform Start Price: $12.40 ESSA Score: -12.34

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
qubit15 24.89 1/21/2009 Underperform NS $11.94 +1.81% +33.69% +31.88
slowmoneys 76.48 1/18/2008 Outperform NS $10.81 +12.51% -16.62% +29.13 1 Comment
MLG100 99.58 5/8/2009 Underperform 5Y $13.84 -12.16% +16.76% +28.92
checkingitout < 20 4/11/2007 Outperform NS $11.79 +3.15% -21.47% +24.62
rationalexchange 21.64 3/20/2008 Outperform NS $11.16 +9.00% -15.24% +24.24
alkamist81 < 20 4/10/2008 Outperform NS $11.47 +6.06% -17.94% +24.00 1 Comment
robo2011 99.04 10/15/2008 Underperform NS $13.06 -6.92% +12.74% +19.67
PrestonPysh < 20 6/4/2008 Outperform NS $12.61 -3.59% -19.42% +15.83
pfnarkbuckle < 20 6/10/2008 Outperform 3Y $12.60 -3.52% -18.36% +14.84 1 Comment
dbockmann 75.24 10/1/2008 Underperform 3M $13.71 -11.28% -4.65% +6.62
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Date		 Call Time
Frame		 Start
Price		 Stock
Gain		 S&P
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TrackStifel 94.70 9/5/2008 Outperform NS $13.50 -9.91% -10.34% +0.43
TrackSterneAgee 83.73 7/25/2008 Outperform NS $12.85 -5.36% -12.15% +6.79
TrackJohnKeeley < 20 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $10.94 +11.20% -26.44% +37.63 1 Comment

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