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Ameris Bancorp

60.72 USD
-1.63
2.61%
At close Jun 13, 4:00 PM EDT
After hours
60.72
+0.00
0.00%
1 day
-2.61%
5 days
-2.35%
1 month
-4.50%
3 months
9.29%
6 months
-8.88%
Year to date
-0.44%
1 year
27.38%
5 years
151.53%
10 years
133.90%
 

About: Ameris Bancorp is a bank holding company that operates through Ameris Bank, its subsidiary. The company operates branches in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, and South Carolina. It offers traditional banking services such as business banking, personal banking, checking, savings, mobile banking, and others. The bank is organized into four segments: the Banking Division, the Retail Mortgage Division, the Warehouse Lending Division and the Premium Finance Division. The company generates majority of its revenue from the banking division. Ameris intends to acquire banks in its geographic region to increase its market share and expand beyond its current market.

Employees: 2,691

0
Funds holding %
of 7,296 funds
Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

301% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.27M | Put options by funds: $317K

90% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 29

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 317 [Q4 2024] → 339 (+22) [Q1 2025]

5% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 118 | Existing positions reduced: 112

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 [Q4 2024] → 5 (+0) [Q1 2025]

0.63% less ownership

Funds ownership: 91.27% [Q4 2024] → 90.63% (-0.63%) [Q1 2025]

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.94B [Q4 2024] → $3.6B (-$340M) [Q1 2025]

Research analyst outlook

2 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$63
4%
upside
Avg. target
$64
5%
upside
High target
$65
7%
upside

2 analyst ratings

positive
50%
neutral
50%
negative
0%
Raymond James
David Feaster
7%upside
$65
Outperform
Maintained
30 Apr 2025
Stephens & Co.
Russell Gunther
4%upside
$63
Equal-Weight
Reiterated
29 Apr 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 3 articles about ABCB published over the past 30 days

Neutral
Business Wire
4 days ago
Ameris Bank Expands Down Payment Assistance to Promote Homeownership
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ameris Bank is supporting first-time homebuyers with the expansion of its Ameris Choice homebuyer assistance program. Building on the success of its initial offering in Jacksonville, Florida, the expanded program now reaches additional communities across the Southeast, offering up to $7,500 in down payment assistance to qualified applicants in multiple markets. The program is now available to first-time homebuyers purchasing a primary residence located within specific.
Ameris Bank Expands Down Payment Assistance to Promote Homeownership
Neutral
Business Wire
5 days ago
Ameris Bank Opens New Branch in Downtown Jacksonville
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ameris Bank opened a new branch at 200 W. Forsyth Street in the heart of downtown Jacksonville today, expanding its service to the city with retail banking, business banking and mortgage lending. Ameris has completed an extensive renovation of the ground floor to modernize the 5,250-square foot space. The new location employs more than 10 people, bringing a total of more than 330 Ameris employees to metro Jacksonville. “Our investment in the new branch demonstrates our.
Ameris Bank Opens New Branch in Downtown Jacksonville
Neutral
Business Wire
1 week ago
Ameris Bancorp Announces Quarterly Dividend
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The board of directors of Ameris Bancorp (NYSE: ABCB) (the “Company”) has declared a dividend of $0.20 per share of the Company's common stock, payable on July 7, 2025, to shareholders of record as of June 30, 2025. About Ameris Bancorp Ameris Bancorp is the parent of Ameris Bank, a state-chartered bank headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Ameris operates 164 financial centers across the Southeast and also serves consumer and business customers nationwide through select.
Ameris Bancorp Announces Quarterly Dividend
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Ameris Bancorp (ABCB) Upgraded to Buy: Here's Why
Ameris Bancorp (ABCB) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
Ameris Bancorp (ABCB) Upgraded to Buy: Here's Why
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
Ameris Bancorp (ABCB) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Ameris Bancorp (NYSE:ABCB ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 29, 2025 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Nicole Stokes – Chief Financial Officer Palmer Proctor – Chief Executive Officer Doug Strange – Chief Credit Officer Conference Call Participants Catherine Mealor – KBW Stephen Scouten – Piper Sandler Russell Gunther – Stephens Manuel Navas – D.A. Davidson Christopher Marinac – Janney Montgomery Scott Operator Good day, and welcome to the Ameris Bancorp First Quarter Conference Call.
Ameris Bancorp (ABCB) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Ameris Bancorp (ABCB) Q1 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates
The headline numbers for Ameris Bancorp (ABCB) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended March 2025, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
Ameris Bancorp (ABCB) Q1 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Ameris Bancorp (ABCB) Surpasses Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
Ameris Bancorp (ABCB) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.28 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.15 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.10 per share a year ago.
Ameris Bancorp (ABCB) Surpasses Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
Ameris Bancorp Announces First Quarter 2025 Financial Results
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ameris Bancorp (NYSE: ABCB) (the “Company”) today reported net income of $87.9 million, or $1.27 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, compared with $74.3 million, or $1.08 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. Commenting on the Company's results, Palmer Proctor, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, said, “Our first quarter performance showed a strong start for 2025 for Ameris. Results included 12.5% annualized tangible book valu.
Ameris Bancorp Announces First Quarter 2025 Financial Results
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Unlocking Q1 Potential of Ameris Bancorp (ABCB): Exploring Wall Street Estimates for Key Metrics
Beyond analysts' top -and-bottom-line estimates for Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), evaluate projections for some of its key metrics to gain a better insight into how the business might have performed for the quarter ended March 2025.
Unlocking Q1 Potential of Ameris Bancorp (ABCB): Exploring Wall Street Estimates for Key Metrics
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Ameris Bancorp (ABCB) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should You Buy?
Ameris Bancorp (ABCB) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Ameris Bancorp (ABCB) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should You Buy?
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