NASDAQ:ABCB - Ameris Bancorp Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Ameris Bancorp trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "ABCB."

Ameris Bancorp announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, December 18th. Investors of record on Monday, December 31st will be given a dividend of $0.10 per share on Thursday, January 10th. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.13%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 28th. View Ameris Bancorp's Dividend History.

Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) issued its earnings results on Friday, October, 19th. The bank reported $0.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.90 by $0.01. The bank had revenue of $129.21 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $135.44 million. Ameris Bancorp had a net margin of 17.99% and a return on equity of 11.14%. View Ameris Bancorp's Earnings History.

Ameris Bancorp is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, January 25th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Ameris Bancorp.

Ameris Bancorp will be holding an earnings conference call on Friday, January 25th at 10:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 8775041190.

6 brokerages have issued 12 month price targets for Ameris Bancorp's shares. Their forecasts range from $48.00 to $61.00. On average, they anticipate Ameris Bancorp's share price to reach $56.20 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 58.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Ameris Bancorp.

6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ameris Bancorp in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Ameris Bancorp.

News headlines about ABCB stock have trended very positive this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Ameris Bancorp earned a coverage optimism score of 3.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the bank a news buzz of 4.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term.

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Ameris Bancorp's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.04%), Bank of Montreal Can (0.04%) and Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.03%). Company insiders that own Ameris Bancorp stock include Cindi H Lewis, Dennis J Zember Jr, Edwin W Hortman Jr, Elizabeth A Mccague, James A Lahaise, Jon S Edwards, Lawton E Bassett III, Leo J Hill, Robert Dale Ezzell and William I Jr Bowen. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Ameris Bancorp.

ABCB stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Louisiana State Employees Retirement System and Nisa Investment Advisors LLC. Company insiders that have sold Ameris Bancorp company stock in the last year include Dennis J Zember Jr, Edwin W Hortman Jr, Lawton E Bassett III and Robert Dale Ezzell. View Insider Buying and Selling for Ameris Bancorp.

ABCB stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of Montreal Can. Company insiders that have bought Ameris Bancorp stock in the last two years include Elizabeth A Mccague, Leo J Hill and William I Jr Bowen. View Insider Buying and Selling for Ameris Bancorp.

Shares of ABCB can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of ABCB stock can currently be purchased for approximately $35.54.

Ameris Bancorp has a market capitalization of $1.69 billion and generates $398.80 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $73.54 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.48 on an earnings per share basis. Ameris Bancorp employs 1,460 workers across the globe.

The official website for Ameris Bancorp is http://www.amerisbank.com.

Ameris Bancorp's mailing address is 310 FIRST ST. SE, MOULTRIE GA, 31776. The bank can be reached via phone at 229-890-1111 or via email at [email protected]