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: 30-80%. Bear: <10% or >80%.

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 = 652.9% of 43,622,292 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 insider purchases happening during the same quarters the company is actively buying back stock?

Insider buying coincided with company buybacks in 0 of 4 quarters

Looking at all open-market transactions, are insiders net buyers or net sellers?

Insiders bought $2M, sold $4M (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