Dime Community Bancshares (DCOM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. In addition, the company invests in Federal Home Loan Bank, Federal National Mortgage Association, Government National Mortgage Association, and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations, and other asset backed securities; U.S. Treasury securities; New York state and local municipal obligations; U.S. government-sponsored enterprise securities; and corporate bonds. Further, it offers certificate of deposit account registry services and insured cash sweep programs; federal deposit insurance corporation insurance; merchant credit and debit card processing, automated teller machines, cash management services, lockbox processing, online banking services, remote deposit capture, safe deposit boxes, and individual retirement accounts; investment products and services through a third-party broker dealer; and title insurance broker services for small and medium sized businesses, and municipal and consumer relationships. The company was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Hauppauge, New York.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $26.93 to $27.39
• 50-Day Range: $25.12 to $27.60
• 52-Week Range: $18.50 to $37.60
• Volume: 54,860 shs
• Average Volume: 273,222 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.18 billion
• P/E Ratio: 42.90
• Dividend Yield: 3.70%
• Price Target: $36.88
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Dime Community Bancshares Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Dime Community Bancshares scored higher than 79% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 321st out of 938 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Dime Community Bancshares has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.25, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Dime Community Bancshares has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 30.07%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Dime Community Bancshares are expected to grow by 30.07% in the coming year, from $3.06 to $3.98 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Dime Community Bancshares is 42.84, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.89.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Dime Community Bancshares is 42.84, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.74.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Dime Community Bancshares has a P/B Ratio of 0.83. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.36% of the float of Dime Community Bancshares has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Dime Community Bancshares has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.1.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Dime Community Bancshares has recently increased by 2.35%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Dime Community Bancshares is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.66%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Dime Community Bancshares has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Dime Community Bancshares is 158.73%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Dime Community Bancshares will have a dividend payout ratio of 25.13% next year. This indicates that Dime Community Bancshares will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.36% of the float of Dime Community Bancshares has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Dime Community Bancshares has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.1.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Dime Community Bancshares has recently increased by 2.35%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.59

News Sentiment

Dime Community Bancshares has a news sentiment score of 0.59. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.89 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Dime Community Bancshares this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Dime Community Bancshares insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $51,160.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 7.10% of the stock of Dime Community Bancshares is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

75.27% of the stock of Dime Community Bancshares is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

DCOM Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have DCOM shares performed this year?

Dime Community Bancshares' stock was trading at $30.74 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, DCOM shares have decreased by 12.2% and is now trading at $26.99.
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How were Dime Community Bancshares' earnings last quarter?

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:DCOM) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April, 22nd. The savings and loans company reported $0.57 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.55 by $0.02. The savings and loans company earned $103.83 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $105.83 million. Dime Community Bancshares had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.05% and a net margin of 5.08%.
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How do I buy shares of Dime Community Bancshares?

Shares of DCOM stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Dime Community Bancshares own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Dime Community Bancshares investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Adobe (ADBE), ServiceNow (NOW) and GE Aerospace (GE).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/22/2025
• Record date for 5/15 Dividend: 5/08/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/15/2025
• Today: 6/30/2025
• Record date for 7/24 Dividend: 7/17/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 7/24 Dividend: 7/17/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/22/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/24/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: BANKS - SOUTHEAST
• Sub-Industry: Thrifts & Mortgage Finance
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:DCOM
• CIK: 846617
• Web: www.dime.com
• Phone: (718) 782-6200
• Fax: 631-537-1835
• Employees: 820
• Year Founded: 1864

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $36.88
• High Stock Price Target: $41.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $32.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +35.1%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.25
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.63
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 43.32
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.92
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $29.08 million
• Net Margins: 5.08%
• Pretax Margin: 8.65%
• Return on Equity: 6.05%
• Return on Assets: 0.53%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.60
• Current Ratio: 1.02
• Quick Ratio: 1.02

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $646.19 million
• Price / Sales: 1.85
• Cash Flow: $1.70 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 16.06
• Book Value: $32.69 per share
• Price / Book: 0.83

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 43,820,000
• Free Float: 40,708,000
• Market Cap: $1.20 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.07