Q3 Earnings Forecast for DCOM Issued By DA Davidson

Key Points

• DA Davidson has estimated Dime Community Bancshares' Q3 2025 earnings per share at $0.67, with the full-year consensus at $3.06.
• Dime Community Bancshares has seen recent changes in ratings, with multiple analysts giving it a consensus rating of "Buy" and a target price of $36.88.
• The company recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share, despite a high dividend payout ratio of 119.05%.

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:DCOM - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Dime Community Bancshares in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, July 29th. DA Davidson analyst M. Navas anticipates that the savings and loans company will post earnings per share of $0.67 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Dime Community Bancshares' current full-year earnings is $3.06 per share.

Several other research analysts have also issued reports on DCOM. Wall Street Zen raised Dime Community Bancshares from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Stephens lowered their price objective on Dime Community Bancshares from $36.00 to $32.50 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Dime Community Bancshares presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $36.88.

Dime Community Bancshares Trading Down 2.1%

NASDAQ:DCOM traded down $0.58 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $27.13. 256,509 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 274,431. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.30 and a beta of 1.16. The company has a current ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. Dime Community Bancshares has a one year low of $21.53 and a one year high of $37.60. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $27.37 and a 200 day simple moving average of $28.00.

Dime Community Bancshares (NASDAQ:DCOM - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The savings and loans company reported $0.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $109.54 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $107.08 million. Dime Community Bancshares had a return on equity of 6.90% and a net margin of 6.74%. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.37 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Dime Community Bancshares

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. CoreCap Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Dime Community Bancshares by 125.0% during the fourth quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 900 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Dime Community Bancshares by 861.9% during the fourth quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 1,135 shares of the savings and loans company's stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 1,017 shares during the period. Hughes Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in Dime Community Bancshares during the first quarter valued at $37,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in Dime Community Bancshares by 14.0% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,931 shares of the savings and loans company's stock valued at $110,000 after buying an additional 483 shares during the period. Finally, CWM LLC boosted its stake in Dime Community Bancshares by 250.1% during the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 6,035 shares of the savings and loans company's stock valued at $168,000 after buying an additional 4,311 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 75.27% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Dime Community Bancshares

In related news, Director Raymond A. Nielsen sold 2,000 shares of Dime Community Bancshares stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.58, for a total transaction of $51,160.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 35,392 shares of the company's stock, valued at $905,327.36. The trade was a 5.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 7.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Dime Community Bancshares Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 11th will be paid a $0.3438 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 8th. This represents a dividend yield of 496.0%. Dime Community Bancshares's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 119.05%.

About Dime Community Bancshares

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc operates as the holding company for Dime Community Bank that engages in the provision of various commercial banking and financial services. The company accepts time, savings, and demand deposits from the businesses, consumers, and local municipalities. It also offers commercial real estate loans; multi-family mortgage loans; residential mortgage loans; letters of credit; secured and unsecured commercial and consumer loans; lines of credit; home equity loans; and construction and land loans.