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ESSA Bancorp (ESSA Bancorp) Dividend Yield %

: 3.55% (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-16), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of ESSA Bancorp is 3.55%.

The historical rank and industry rank for ESSA Bancorp's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

ESSA' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.64   Med: 2.5   Max: 4.58
Current: 3.55

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of ESSA Bancorp was 4.58%. The lowest was 1.64%. And the median was 2.50%.

ESSA's Dividend Yield % is ranked worse than
58.38% of 1199 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 3.97 vs ESSA: 3.55

ESSA Bancorp's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.33.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of ESSA Bancorp was 0.52. The lowest was 0.26. And the median was 0.33.

As of today (2024-04-16), the Forward Dividend Yield % of ESSA Bancorp is 3.55%.

ESSA Bancorp's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.15.

During the past 12 months, ESSA Bancorp's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 10.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 15.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 9.40% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of ESSA Bancorp was 35.70% per year. The lowest was -7.40% per year. And the median was 10.70% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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ESSA Bancorp Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for ESSA Bancorp's Dividend Yield % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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ESSA Bancorp Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Dividend Yield %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.44 3.57 2.85 2.78 3.99

ESSA Bancorp Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Dividend Yield % Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.74 3.78 4.01 3.99 2.97

Competitive Comparison

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, ESSA Bancorp's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


ESSA Bancorp Dividend Yield % Distribution

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, ESSA Bancorp's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where ESSA Bancorp's Dividend Yield % falls into.



ESSA Bancorp Dividend Yield % Calculation

Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

ESSA Bancorp Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.1502024-03-142024-03-152024-03-29Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1502023-12-142023-12-162023-12-29Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1502023-09-142023-09-162023-09-29Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1502023-06-152023-06-162023-06-30Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

ESSA Bancorp's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.6/16.85
=3.56 %

Current Share Price is $16.85.
ESSA Bancorp's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $0.6.

ESSA Bancorp's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.6/16.85
=3.56 %

Current Share Price is $16.85.
ESSA Bancorp's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $0.15 * 4 = $0.6.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


ESSA Bancorp  (NAS:ESSA) Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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ESSA Bancorp (ESSA Bancorp) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
200 Palmer Street, Stroudsburg, PA, USA, 18360
ESSA Bancorp Inc is a holding company, engaged in accepting deposits from the general public and investing those deposits, together with funds generated from operations and borrowings, in residential first mortgage loans (including construction mortgage loans), commercial real estate loans, home equity loans and lines of credit and commercial and industrial loans. The company offers a variety of deposit accounts, including checking, savings and certificates of deposit. The company also offers asset management and trust services and investment services. The company also offers insurance benefit consulting services through its wholly-owned subsidiary, ESSA Advisory Services, LLC.
Executives
Carolyn Stennett director 200 PALMER STREET, STROUDSBURG PA 18360
Tina Q Richardson director 200 PALMER STREET, STROUDSBURG PA 18360
Peter A Gray officer: Dir. of Strategic Initiatives 200 PALMER STREET, STROUDSBURG PA 18360
Selig Robert C Jr director 200 PALMER STREET, STROUDSBURG PA 18360
Thomas J Grayuski officer: Vice President 200 PALMER STREET, STROUDSBURG PA 18360
Gary S Olson director, officer: President and CEO 200 PALMER STREET, STROUDSBURG PA 18360
Charles Hangen officer: SVP and CLO 200 PALMER STREET, STROUDSBURG PA 18360
Christine Davis Gordon director 200 PALMER STREET, STROUDSBURG PA 18360
Elizabeth B Weekes director 200 PALMER STREET, STROUDSBURG PA 18360
Robert L Selitto officer: Vice President 200 PALMER STREET, STROUDSBURG PA 18360
Daniel J Henning director 200 PALMER STREET, STROUDSBURG PA 18360
Diane K Reimer officer: Vice President 200 PALMER STREET, STROUDSBURG PA 18360
Allan A Muto officer: Executive Vice President & CFO 200 PALMER STREET, STROUDSBURG PA 18360
Joseph S Durkin director 200 PALMER STREET, STROUDSBURG PA 18360
William A Viechnicki director 200 PALMER STREET, STROUDSBURG PA 18360