Insider Selling: Dime Community Bancshares (NASDAQ:DCOM) Director Sells $445,793.91 in Stock

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:DCOMGet Free Report) Director Basswood Capital Management, L sold 10,929 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $40.79, for a total transaction of $445,793.91. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 6,728 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $274,435.12. The trade was a 61.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.

Basswood Capital Management, L also recently made the following trade(s):

  • On Monday, August 3rd, Basswood Capital Management, L sold 20,687 shares of Dime Community Bancshares stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $41.17, for a total transaction of $851,683.79.
  • On Friday, July 31st, Basswood Capital Management, L sold 53,000 shares of Dime Community Bancshares stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $40.76, for a total transaction of $2,160,280.00.
  • On Thursday, June 18th, Basswood Capital Management, L sold 32,751 shares of Dime Community Bancshares stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $39.02, for a total transaction of $1,277,944.02.
  • On Friday, June 12th, Basswood Capital Management, L sold 15,870 shares of Dime Community Bancshares stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $40.08, for a total transaction of $636,069.60.
  • On Tuesday, June 16th, Basswood Capital Management, L sold 14,019 shares of Dime Community Bancshares stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $39.29, for a total transaction of $550,806.51.
  • On Monday, June 15th, Basswood Capital Management, L sold 14,513 shares of Dime Community Bancshares stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $39.67, for a total transaction of $575,730.71.

Dime Community Bancshares Stock Performance

Shares of DCOM traded up $0.46 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $41.22. 258,793 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 305,344. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.47 and a beta of 0.99. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57. Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. has a 12-month low of $25.63 and a 12-month high of $41.62. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $39.33 and a 200-day moving average price of $36.11.

Dime Community Bancshares Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 17th were given a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, July 17th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.4%. Dime Community Bancshares’s payout ratio is currently 36.10%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

DCOM has been the topic of several research analyst reports. DA Davidson boosted their price target on Dime Community Bancshares from $39.00 to $43.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, April 27th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price objective on Dime Community Bancshares from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $39.75.

Read Our Latest Analysis on DCOM

Institutional Trading of Dime Community Bancshares

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in DCOM. Sovran Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Dime Community Bancshares during the fourth quarter worth $1,065,000. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. boosted its holdings in Dime Community Bancshares by 40,939.1% in the fourth quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 37,756 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $1,136,000 after purchasing an additional 37,664 shares during the last quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC boosted its holdings in Dime Community Bancshares by 19.8% in the fourth quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC now owns 599,103 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $18,027,000 after purchasing an additional 99,011 shares during the last quarter. UBS Group AG grew its position in Dime Community Bancshares by 17.6% during the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 213,325 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $6,419,000 after purchasing an additional 31,968 shares during the period. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC grew its position in Dime Community Bancshares by 7.3% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 190,377 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $6,439,000 after purchasing an additional 13,023 shares during the period. 75.27% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Dime Community Bancshares Company Profile

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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.

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