Credit: Shutterstock photoESSA Bancorp, Inc. ( ESSA ) will begin trading ex-dividend on December 14, 2017. A cash dividend payment of $0.09 per share is scheduled to be paid on December 30, 2017. Shareholders who purchased ESSA prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 12th quarter that ESSA has paid the same dividend. At the current stock price of $15.72, the dividend yield is 2.29%.
The previous trading day's last sale of ESSA was $15.72, representing a -7.04% decrease from the 52 week high of $16.91 and a 12.21% increase over the 52 week low of $14.01.
ESSA is a part of the Finance sector, which includes companies such as New York Community Bancorp, Inc. ( NYCB ) and Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. ( BHLB ). ESSA's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $.68.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the ESSA Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
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