Dividend Consistency: Dime Community Bancshares has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share, payable on January 23, 2026, reflecting the company's commitment to uninterrupted dividends, which enhances investor confidence.
Asset Scale: With over $14 billion in assets, the company holds the highest deposit market share among community banks on Greater Long Island, further solidifying its leadership position in the local market.
Shareholder Returns: The dividend will benefit common stockholders of record as of January 16, 2026, demonstrating the company's focus on shareholder returns, which may attract more investor interest.
Market Position: As a New York State-chartered trust company, Dime Community Bank excels among community banks, and its ongoing dividend policy helps enhance its competitive edge and brand image in the market.
DCOM
$31.705+Infinity%1D
Analyst Views on DCOM
Wall Street analysts forecast DCOM stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for DCOM is 37.33 USD with a low forecast of 34.00 USD and a high forecast of 42.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
3 Analyst Rating
Wall Street analysts forecast DCOM stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for DCOM is 37.33 USD with a low forecast of 34.00 USD and a high forecast of 42.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
3 Buy
0 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 31.560
Low
34.00
Averages
37.33
High
42.00
Current: 31.560
Low
34.00
Averages
37.33
High
42.00
Stephens
Stephens
Overweight -> Equal Weight
downgrade
$30 -> $33
2025-12-16
New
Reason
Stephens
Stephens
Price Target
$30 -> $33
2025-12-16
New
downgrade
Overweight -> Equal Weight
Reason
Stephens downgraded Dime Community to Equal Weight from Overweight with a price target of $33, up from $30, largely citing valuation with shares up 16% over the last month. While stating that it is hard to deny tailwinds around margin expansion driven by back-book repricing, beyond valuation the firm is "keeping a close eye" on Dime's $1.1B rent-regulated multi-family exposure, the analyst tells investors.
Keefe Bruyette
Outperform
to
NULL
downgrade
$37 -> $34
2025-10-27
Reason
Keefe Bruyette
Price Target
$37 -> $34
2025-10-27
downgrade
Outperform
to
NULL
Reason
Keefe Bruyette lowered the firm's price target on Dime Community to $34 from $37 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares.
DA Davidson
NULL
to
Buy
initiated
$38 -> $36
2025-10-27
Reason
DA Davidson
Price Target
$38 -> $36
2025-10-27
initiated
NULL
to
Buy
Reason
DA Davidson assumed coverage of Dime Community with a Buy rating and price target of $36, down from $38. The firm believes the bank's net interest margin expansion and balance sheet growth will drive the stock higher.
Raymond James
initiated
2025-09-16
Reason
Raymond James
Price Target
2025-09-16
initiated
Reason
Raymond James added Dime Community to the firm's Analyst Current Favorites list. The list contains the current favorite stock ideas from the firm's equity analysts. An analyst may only have one "buy" idea on the list at any given time.
About DCOM
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. is a bank holding company. The Company is engaged in providing commercial banking and financial services through its wholly owned subsidiary, Dime Community Bank (the Bank). The Bank is engaged in providing full-service commercial and consumer banking services, including accepting time, savings and demand deposits from businesses, consumers, and local municipalities. It also offers the Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service (CDARS) and Insured Cash Sweep (ICS) programs. In addition, it offers 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, as well as investment services through Dime Financial Services LLC. Through its title insurance subsidiary, the Bank acts as a broker for title insurance services.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
