DCOM Price Forecast Based on Dividend Discount Model

The Dividend Discount Model (DDM) is a valuation model that attempts to determine a fair share price for a stock, based on the dividend it provides in comparison to several company-specific metrics indicative of the riskiness of the stock and the financial health of the company. Regarding Dime Community Bancshares Inc, the DDM model generated by StockNews estimates a return of negative 0.33% in comparison to its current price. Some interesting points we thought investors may wish to consider regarding the dividend discount model forecast for Dime Community Bancshares Inc are:

• Relative to all dividend yielding stocks in our set, Dime Community Bancshares Inc produces a dividend yield 4.87% -- which falls in the top 24.97%.
• If we compare the valuation opportunity a dividend discount model provides relative to other dividend stocks in the Financial Services sector, Dime Community Bancshares Inc's expected return of -0.33% is higher than 61.28% of its fellow sector mates.
• Compared to all dividend issuing stocks in our set, DCOM has a discount rate lower than 61.28% of them (a lower discount rate is associated with lower risk).
• Based on dividend growth rate, Dime Community Bancshares Inc has been increasing its dividends at a faster rate than only 12.04% of US-listed dividend-issuing stocks we observed.

DCOM Dividends vs. Peers