Dime Community Bancshares (NASDAQ:DCOM) Price Target Raised to $40.00

Dime Community Bancshares (NASDAQ:DCOM) had its price target hoisted by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $34.00 to $40.00 in a report published on Thursday morning,Benzinga reports. They currently have an outperform rating on the savings and loans company’s stock.

Several other brokerages also recently issued reports on DCOM. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Dime Community Bancshares in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. DA Davidson set a $36.00 price target on Dime Community Bancshares in a report on Friday, December 5th. Stephens set a $33.00 price target on Dime Community Bancshares and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th. Finally, Zacks Research raised Dime Community Bancshares from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, December 22nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $38.33.

Dime Community Bancshares Stock Down 3.1%

Shares of NASDAQ:DCOM opened at $32.82 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57. The company has a market capitalization of $1.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.91 and a beta of 1.11. Dime Community Bancshares has a 52-week low of $23.25 and a 52-week high of $34.85. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $30.03 and its 200-day simple moving average is $29.34.

Dime Community Bancshares (NASDAQ:DCOM) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, January 21st. The savings and loans company reported $0.79 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.70 by $0.09. Dime Community Bancshares had a net margin of 15.15% and a return on equity of 9.12%. The firm had revenue of $123.85 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $118.14 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.42 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Dime Community Bancshares will post 3.06 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Dime Community Bancshares Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, January 16th were given a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 16th. Dime Community Bancshares’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 42.37%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Raymond A. Nielsen sold 2,200 shares of Dime Community Bancshares stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $26.29, for a total value of $57,838.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 33,985 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $893,465.65. The trade was a 6.08% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Basswood Capital Management, L bought 20,537 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 4th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $26.26 per share, with a total value of $539,301.62. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 1,034,158 shares in the company, valued at approximately $27,156,989.08. This trade represents a 2.03% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 4,695 shares of company stock worth $125,809 in the last quarter. 7.10% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Larson Financial Group LLC increased its position in shares of Dime Community Bancshares by 742.9% in the third quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,003 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 884 shares in the last quarter. Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust purchased a new stake in Dime Community Bancshares during the 2nd quarter worth $97,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in Dime Community Bancshares by 15.1% during the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 4,448 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $133,000 after purchasing an additional 584 shares during the period. iSAM Funds UK Ltd acquired a new stake in Dime Community Bancshares in the 3rd quarter valued at $169,000. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its position in Dime Community Bancshares by 326.4% in the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 5,808 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $156,000 after purchasing an additional 4,446 shares during the period. 75.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Dime Community Bancshares News

Here are the key news stories impacting Dime Community Bancshares this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat expectations — DCOM reported $0.79 EPS vs. $0.70 consensus and record revenue, which drove initial gap-up and bullish sentiment. Dime Community Bancshares (NASDAQ:DCOM) Shares Gap Up Following Better-Than-Expected Earnings
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts raised price targets and ratings — Keefe, Bruyette & Woods bumped its target to $40 (outperform) and DA Davidson raised its target to $39 (buy), signaling analyst confidence in further upside. Price target coverage
• Positive Sentiment: Operational momentum: management highlighted organic loan growth, deposit gains, plans to expand net interest margin and target a sub?50% efficiency ratio — supportive for medium?term earnings. DCOM Q4 Deep Dive: Organic Growth and Deposit Gains Highlight Strategic Execution
• Positive Sentiment: Preferred-stock dividend declared — Board declared a $0.34375 quarterly cash dividend on Series A preferred (income-supporting for preferred holders). Dime Community Bancshares Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend for Series A Preferred Stock
• Neutral Sentiment: Detailed earnings commentary and transcript are available — useful for assessing guidance and margin drivers but no headline surprises beyond the beat. Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation pieces and look?for articles discuss whether recent run-up already prices-in expected margin expansion — worth reviewing if you’re assessing near-term risk/reward. A Look At Dime Community Bancshares (DCOM) Valuation After Recent Share Price Momentum
• Negative Sentiment: Short?term pullback / profit?taking after the strong beat and a move to a 1?year high — elevated volume suggests traders are booking gains, producing the intraday decline. Why is Dime Community Bancshares (DCOM) stock rocketing higher today

About Dime Community Bancshares

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc is the bank holding company for Dime Community Bank, headquartered in Hauppauge, New York. Through its subsidiary, the company offers a comprehensive suite of banking and financial services to both individual and commercial customers. With a network of branches spanning the New York metropolitan area and South Florida, Dime Community Bancshares emphasizes relationship banking and local decision-making.

The company’s core lending activities include commercial and multifamily real estate loans, construction and land development financing, and one-to-four-family residential mortgage lending.