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

Dime Community Bancshares trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "DCOM."

Dime Community Bancshares declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 25th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 7th will be given a dividend of $0.14 per share on Wednesday, August 14th. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.52%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 6th. View Dime Community Bancshares' Dividend History.

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:DCOM) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 25th. The savings and loans company reported $0.36 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.33 by $0.03. The savings and loans company earned $39.32 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $38.30 million. Dime Community Bancshares had a return on equity of 8.01% and a net margin of 20.35%. View Dime Community Bancshares' Earnings History.

Dime Community Bancshares is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 24th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Dime Community Bancshares.

2 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for Dime Community Bancshares' shares. Their predictions range from $17.00 to $20.00. On average, they expect Dime Community Bancshares' stock price to reach $18.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 16.9%. View Analyst Price Targets for Dime Community Bancshares.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Dime Community Bancshares in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating and 1 hold rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Dime Community Bancshares.

Media headlines about DCOM stock have trended negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Dime Community Bancshares earned a coverage optimism score of -2.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the savings and loans company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Dime Community Bancshares.

Dime Community Bancshares saw a drop in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 847,800 shares, a drop of 12.2% from the August 30th total of 965,500 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 110,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 7.7 days. Approximately 2.8% of the company's shares are sold short. View Dime Community Bancshares' Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Dime Community Bancshares include People's United Financial (PBCT), New York Community Bancorp (NYCB), Radian Group (RDN), MGIC Investment (MTG), TFS Financial (TFSL), Lendingtree (TREE), Washington Federal (WAFD), WSFS Financial (WSFS), LegacyTexas Financial Group (LTXB), Simply Good Foods (SMPL), Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN), Walker & Dunlop (WD), Northwest Bancshares (NWBI), Provident Financial Services (PFS) and Berkshire Hills Bancorp (BHLB).

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Dime Community Bancshares' stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.12%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.07%), Virginia Retirement Systems ET AL (0.06%), Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC (0.03%) and Denali Advisors LLC (0.02%). Company insiders that own Dime Community Bancshares stock include James L Rizzo, Kathleen M Nelson, Kenneth J Mahon, Kevin Stein, Michael P Devine, Omer Sj Williams, Robert Volino, Rosemarie Chen, Steven D Cohn, Stuart H Lubow, Timothy B King and Timothy Lenhoff. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Dime Community Bancshares.

DCOM stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Assenagon Asset Management S.A., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC, Denali Advisors LLC and Virginia Retirement Systems ET AL. Company insiders that have bought Dime Community Bancshares stock in the last two years include Kathleen M Nelson, Kenneth J Mahon, Kevin Stein, Robert Volino, Rosemarie Chen and Stuart H Lubow. View Insider Buying and Selling for Dime Community Bancshares.

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

One share of DCOM stock can currently be purchased for approximately $22.26.

Dime Community Bancshares has a market capitalization of $800.47 million and generates $231.23 million in revenue each year. The savings and loans company earns $51.29 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.35 on an earnings per share basis. Dime Community Bancshares employs 403 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Dime Community Bancshares.

The official website for Dime Community Bancshares is http://www.dime.com/.

Dime Community Bancshares' mailing address is 300 CADMAN PLAZA WEST 8TH FL, BROOKLYN NY, 11201. The savings and loans company can be reached via phone at 718-782-6200 or via email at [email protected]