DA Davidson Forecasts Ameris Bancorp Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• DA Davidson projects Ameris Bancorp will report $1.49 earnings per share for Q3 2025, with a current full-year estimate of $4.99 EPS.
• The bank recently reported $1.28 EPS for its latest quarter, exceeding expectations and showing a 7% increase in revenue year-over-year.
• Ameris Bancorp announced a quarterly dividend of $0.20, marking a 1.2% dividend yield with a payout ratio of 14.08%.

Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB - Free Report) - DA Davidson issued their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Ameris Bancorp in a report released on Thursday, July 31st. DA Davidson analyst M. Navas anticipates that the bank will post earnings per share of $1.49 for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a "Buy" rating and a $81.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Ameris Bancorp's current full-year earnings is $4.99 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Ameris Bancorp's FY2025 earnings at $5.85 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.10 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also recently weighed in on ABCB. Raymond James Financial cut their price objective on shares of Ameris Bancorp from $71.00 to $65.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. Stephens reaffirmed an "equal weight" rating and set a $63.00 price objective on shares of Ameris Bancorp in a research note on Tuesday, April 29th. Finally, Piper Sandler Companies boosted their target price on shares of Ameris Bancorp to $74.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, April 7th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $72.14.

Ameris Bancorp Stock Performance

ABCB traded down $2.44 on Friday, reaching $65.91. The stock had a trading volume of 639,735 shares, compared to its average volume of 429,574. Ameris Bancorp has a 12-month low of $48.27 and a 12-month high of $74.56. The company has a current ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11. The business's 50-day moving average price is $64.48 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $61.70. The company has a market cap of $4.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.65 and a beta of 0.96.

Institutional Trading of Ameris Bancorp

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Ameris Bancorp by 73.2% in the 2nd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 492 shares of the bank's stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 208 shares during the period. Park Square Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Ameris Bancorp in the 4th quarter worth $37,000. Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its stake in shares of Ameris Bancorp by 84.1% in the 1st quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 731 shares of the bank's stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 334 shares during the period. Bayforest Capital Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Ameris Bancorp in the 2nd quarter worth $68,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in shares of Ameris Bancorp by 52.5% in the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,777 shares of the bank's stock worth $115,000 after acquiring an additional 612 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.64% of the company's stock.

Ameris Bancorp Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 7th. Investors of record on Monday, June 30th were paid a dividend of $0.20 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 30th. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. Ameris Bancorp's dividend payout ratio is currently 14.08%.

Ameris Bancorp Company Profile

Ameris Bancorp operates as the bank holding company for Ameris Bank that provides range of banking services to retail and commercial customers. It operates through five segments: Banking Division, Retail Mortgage Division, Warehouse Lending Division, SBA Division, and Premium Finance Division. The company offers commercial and retail checking, regular interest-bearing savings, money market, individual retirement, and certificates of deposit accounts.