Research Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes for Dime Community Bancshares (DCOM)

Dime Community Bancshares (NASDAQ: DCOM) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 1/23/2026 – Dime Community Bancshares had its price target raised by analysts at Stephens from $33.00 to $36.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 1/23/2026 – Dime Community Bancshares was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 1/22/2026 – Dime Community Bancshares had its price target raised by analysts at DA Davidson from $37.00 to $39.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/22/2026 – Dime Community Bancshares had its price target raised by analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $34.00 to $40.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 1/21/2026 – Dime Community Bancshares had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/22/2025 – Dime Community Bancshares was upgraded by analysts at Zacks Research from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 12/16/2025 – Dime Community Bancshares was given a new $33.00 price target on by analysts at Stephens. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 12/16/2025 – Dime Community Bancshares had its “equal weight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Stephens. They now have a $33.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $30.00.

Dime Community Bancshares Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 16th were paid a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 16th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.8%. Dime Community Bancshares’s dividend payout ratio is presently 42.37%.

Insider Activity at Dime Community Bancshares

In related news, Director Basswood Capital Management, L sold 7,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $34.83, for a total transaction of $261,225.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 1,006,319 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $35,050,090.77. This trade represents a 0.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Insiders have sold a total of 28,334 shares of company stock valued at $966,688 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 7.10% of the company’s stock.

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.