DA Davidson Estimates 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 research note issued 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 has a "Buy" rating and a $81.00 price target 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.

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

Ameris Bancorp Stock Performance

NASDAQ:ABCB traded up $0.37 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $66.97. The stock had a trading volume of 208,723 shares, compared to its average volume of 427,921. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.02. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.85 and a beta of 0.96. Ameris Bancorp has a twelve month low of $48.27 and a twelve month high of $74.56. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $64.58 and a 200 day simple moving average of $61.70.

Institutional Trading of Ameris Bancorp

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of Ameris Bancorp by 30.7% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 952,058 shares of the bank's stock valued at $59,570,000 after buying an additional 223,805 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in shares of Ameris Bancorp by 7.3% during the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 13,479 shares of the bank's stock valued at $776,000 after buying an additional 922 shares during the period. Foundry Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Ameris Bancorp by 53.5% during the 1st quarter. Foundry Partners LLC now owns 110,911 shares of the bank's stock valued at $6,385,000 after buying an additional 38,650 shares during the period. KBC Group NV grew its stake in shares of Ameris Bancorp by 8.8% during the 1st quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 3,251 shares of the bank's stock valued at $187,000 after buying an additional 264 shares during the period. Finally, Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Ameris Bancorp during the 4th quarter valued at $1,195,000. 91.64% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Ameris Bancorp Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 7th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 30th were paid a $0.20 dividend. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 30th. Ameris Bancorp's payout ratio is presently 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.