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ESSA BANCORP INC (ESSA) Price Targets From Analysts
The tables below show price targets and recommendations from analysts covering ESSA BANCORP INC.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Current Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-30 | 1 | $17 | $17 | $17 | $19.88 | -14.49% |
| 2022-11-04 | 1 | $20 | $20 | $20 | $19.88 | 0.6% |
| 2022-12-12 | 1 | $22 | $22 | $22 | $19.88 | 10.66% |
| 2023-02-03 | 1 | $21 | $21 | $21 | $19.88 | 5.63% |
| 2023-10-29 | 1 | $18 | $18 | $18 | $19.88 | -9.46% |
| 2023-12-11 | 1 | $19 | $19 | $19 | $19.88 | -4.43% |
Price Target Last Issued December 11, 2023
The Trend in the Analyst Price Target
ESSA's average price target has moved up $1 over the prior 27 months.
ESSA reports an average of 11.69% for its upside potential over the past 44 weeks.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Share Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-03 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20.77 | 1.11% |
| 2023-03-27 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16.00 | 12.5% |
| 2023-08-04 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16.94 | 6.26% |
| 2023-10-29 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15.16 | 18.73% |
| 2023-12-11 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17.96 | 5.79% |
ESSA Broker Recommendations Summary
| Average Broker Rating | Strong Buy | Buy | Hold | Sell | Strong Sell | Analysts Issuing Recs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
The Trend in the Broker Recommendations
Over the past 21 months, ESSA's average broker recommendation rating improved by 0.
Use the points listed below to better contextualize what this analyst price target and recommendations data data means for investors.
- In terms of how ESSA BANCORP INC fares relative to all US stocks, note that its number of analysts covering the stock is higher than just about none of of that group.
- ESSA BANCORP INC's variance in analysts' estimates is lower than almost 100% of all US stocks.
- In the context of stocks in the micro market cap category, ESSA BANCORP INC's upside potential (average analyst target price relative to current price) is higher than 67.17% of them.
- To contextualize these metrics, consider that out of Financial Services stocks, ESSA BANCORP INC's average analyst price target is higher than 117.03% of them.
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