Geode Capital Management LLC Increases Holdings in ESSA Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:ESSA)

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Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in ESSA Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:ESSA – Free Report) by 0.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 186,717 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 623 shares during [...]

Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in ESSA Bancorp, Inc. ( NASDAQ:ESSA – Free Report ) by 0.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The fund owned 186,717 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 623 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC’s holdings in ESSA Bancorp were worth $3,641,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company.



Barclays PLC lifted its holdings in shares of ESSA Bancorp by 184.2% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 13,723 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $264,000 after acquiring an additional 8,895 shares during the last quarter.

Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its holdings in shares of ESSA Bancorp by 123.

3% in the 4th quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P.

now owns 37,898 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $739,000 after acquiring an additional 20,930 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of ESSA Bancorp by 126.

5% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 14,567 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $280,000 after acquiring an additional 8,136 shares during the last quarter.

State Street Corp lifted its holdings in shares of ESSA Bancorp by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 115,996 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,229,000 after acquiring an additional 554 shares during the last quarter.

Finally, Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of ESSA Bancorp by 15.8% in the 4th quarter.

Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 26,107 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $509,000 after acquiring an additional 3,568 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 54.

15% of the company’s stock. ESSA Bancorp Stock Down 1.3 % Shares of NASDAQ ESSA opened at $18.

34 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 0.

94 and a quick ratio of 0.94. The company has a market cap of $186.

24 million, a P/E ratio of 10.54 and a beta of 0.32.

ESSA Bancorp, Inc. has a 1 year low of $15.82 and a 1 year high of $22.

22. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $19.00 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $19.

69. ESSA Bancorp Announces Dividend The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 17th were paid a dividend of $0.

15 per share. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.

27%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 17th. ESSA Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio is presently 38.

71%. Analyst Ratings Changes Separately, StockNews.com started coverage on shares of ESSA Bancorp in a report on Sunday.

They issued a “hold” rating for the company. Read Our Latest Stock Report on ESSA Bancorp About ESSA Bancorp ( Free Report ) ESSA Bancorp, Inc operates as a bank holding company for ESSA Bank & Trust that provides a range of financial services to individuals, families, and businesses in Pennsylvania. The company accepts savings accounts, interest bearing demand accounts, checking accounts, money market accounts, club accounts, certificates of deposit and IRAs, and other qualified plan accounts, as well as commercial checking accounts.

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