In the past week, ESSA stock has gone up by 6.80%, with a monthly gain of 12.66% and a quarterly surge of 9.27%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.88%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.24% for ESSA Bancorp Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 9.17% for ESSA’s stock, with a 6.74% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in ESSA Bancorp Inc (NASDAQ: ESSA) Right Now?
ESSA Bancorp Inc (NASDAQ: ESSA) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 13.38x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.48. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy”, 0 as “overweight”, 1 as “hold”, and 0 as “sell”.
The public float for ESSA is 8.37M, and at present, short sellers hold a 0.53% of that float. On July 04, 2025, the average trading volume of ESSA was 26.91K shares.
ESSA stock’s latest price update
The stock price of ESSA Bancorp Inc (NASDAQ: ESSA) has jumped by 1.82% compared to previous close of $20.37. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 6.80% in its stock price over the last five trading days. accessnewswire.com reported 2025-06-30 that CLEARFIELD, PA and STROUDSBURG, PA / ACCESS Newswire / June 30, 2025 / CNB Financial Corporation (“CNB”) (NASDAQ:CCNE) and ESSA Bancorp Inc. (“ESSA”) (NASDAQ:ESSA) are pleased to announce that they have received the necessary bank regulatory approvals to complete the proposed merger (the “Merger”) of ESSA with and into CNB and ESSA Bank & Trust (“ESSA Bank”) with and into CNB Bank (“CNB Bank”). The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities approved the merger of ESSA Bank with and into CNB Bank, and CNB received a waiver from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia for any application with respect to the merger of ESSA with and into CNB.
Analysts’ Opinion of ESSA
Maxim Group, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ESSA reach a price target of $15. The rating they have provided for ESSA stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on October 14th, 2015.
Sterne Agee gave a rating of “Buy” to ESSA, setting the target price at $15 in the report published on July 24th of the previous year.
ESSA Trading at 10.12% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ESSA to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -6.66% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.24%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.88%, as shares surge +14.52% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +13.96% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ESSA rose by +6.80%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +9.79% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $19.00. In addition, ESSA Bancorp Inc saw 19.61% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ESSA starting from Grayuski Thomas J, who sold 605 shares at the price of $16.91 back on Aug 12 ’24. After this action, Grayuski Thomas J now owns 58,209 shares of ESSA Bancorp Inc, valued at $10,228 using the latest closing price.
Grayuski Thomas J, the Vice President of ESSA Bancorp Inc, sale 1,000 shares at $19.92 during a trade that took place back on Jul 26 ’24, which means that Grayuski Thomas J is holding 58,814 shares at $19,922 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ESSA
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.16% for the present operating margin
- 0.59% for the gross margin
The net margin for ESSA Bancorp Inc stands at 0.13%. The total capital return value is set at 0.07%. Equity return is now at value 6.43%, with 0.68% for asset returns.
Based on ESSA Bancorp Inc (ESSA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.46 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.07. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.85. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.39.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 23.07 million with net debt to EBITDA at 8.48. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.4. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.03.
Conclusion
To sum up, ESSA Bancorp Inc (ESSA) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
