DCOM Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. /NY/

Did the company actually spend money buying back stock in 3+ of the last 4 quarters?

Bought back stock in 3/4 quarters. Q3 2024: $0M, Q2 2024: $0M, Q1 2024: $1M, Q3 2023: $6M

Is the most recent quarter's buyback spend more than 15% above the trailing average?

Latest quarter $0M vs trailing avg $2M (-100%)

What percentage of free cash flow is going to buybacks? Bull: 30%+. Bear: negative FCF or no buybacks.

Missing buyback or cash flow data

How fast are they shrinking the float? Bull: 2%+ annually. Bear: under 0.5%.

Repurchased 213,620,000 shares = 649.4% of 43,862,327 outstanding (annualized)

Are officers and directors buying stock with their own money on the open market?

3 open-market purchases by 1 insiders

• BASSWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. () bought 20,537 shares at $26.26 on 2025-11-04
• BASSWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. () bought 31,985 shares at $27.21 on 2025-06-09
• BASSWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. () bought 8,515 shares at $27.21 on 2025-06-09

Are both company buybacks and insider buying independently active? Bull when the company is buying back stock in 2+ quarters and insiders have made 2+ open-market purchases.

Company buybacks in 3 quarters and 3 insider purchases by 1 insiders (no calendar overlap, but both independently active)

Over the last 90 days, are insiders net buyers or net sellers on the open market?

Insiders bought $0M, sold $2M in the last 90 days (net selling)

Active buyback + insiders net selling 3x+ more than buying. Company cash may be supporting price while insiders exit.

No buyback-insider divergence detected