Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Our common stock trades on the NASDAQ® Stock Market under the symbol “DCOM”. Prior to the Merger, our common shares were traded under the symbol “BDGE”. At February 13, 2025, we had approximately 1,075 shareholders of record, not including the number of persons or entities holding stock in nominee or the street name through various banks and brokers.
DCOM Performance Graph
Pursuant to the regulations of the SEC, the graph below compares our performance with that of the total return for the NASDAQ® Composite Index and the S&P SmallCap 600 Banks Index from December 31, 2019 through December 31, 2024. The graph assumes the reinvestment of dividends in additional shares of the same class of equity securities as those listed below. The following performance graph reflects the performance of BDGE prior to the Merger.
Year Ended December 31,
Index
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.
100.00
75.51
112.73
105.06
92.97
110.65
S&P SmallCap 600 Banks Index
100.00
89.23
119.79
107.95
107.99
123.79
NASDAQ Composite Index
100.00
144.92
177.06
119.45
172.77
223.87
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Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
In May 2022, we announced the adoption of a new stock repurchase program of up to 1,948,314 shares, upon the completion of our existing authorized stock repurchase program. The stock repurchase program may be suspended, terminated, or modified at any time for any reason, and has no termination date. As of December 31, 2024, there were 1,566,947 shares remaining to be purchased in the program. There were no repurchases of common stock during the year ended December 31, 2024.
Item 6. [Reserved]
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