ESSA Crosses Below Key Price/Book Valuation Level Monday, April 18, 1:42 PM ET, by Market News Video Staff In trading on Monday, shares of ESSA Bancorp Inc (ESSA) crossed below their last reported ...
On 6/14/11, ESSA Bancorp Inc (NASDAQ:ESSA) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.05, payable on 6/30/11. As a percentage of ESSA's recent stock price of $11.37, this dividend works out to approximately 0.44%.
Below is a dividend history chart for ESSA, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.05 declared by ESSA Bancorp Inc:
ESSA Dividend History
Date
Div*
03/14/11
0.050
12/14/10
0.050
09/14/10
0.050
06/14/10
0.050
03/22/10
0.050
12/14/09
0.050
09/14/09
0.050
06/12/09
0.040
03/12/09
0.040
12/31/08
0.040
09/12/08
0.040
06/12/08
0.040
* Data may be adjusted for splits; we are not responsible for data errors; always verify data with the company.
In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from ESSA is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 1.76% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.
ESSA operates in the Credit Services & Lending sector, among companies like PMI Group, Inc. (PMI) which is off about 3.5% today, and Franklin Financial Corp (NASDAQ:FRNK) trading higher by about 0.1%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of ESSA, versus PMI and FRNK.
In Friday trading, ESSA Bancorp Inc shares are currently trading flat on the day.
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