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

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

Ameris Bancorp declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, December 18th. Investors of record on Monday, December 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.10 per share on Thursday, January 10th. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.97%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 28th. View Ameris Bancorp's Dividend History.

Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) posted its earnings results on Friday, January, 25th. The bank reported $0.96 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.93 by $0.03. The bank earned $131.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $130.93 million. Ameris Bancorp had a return on equity of 11.46% and a net margin of 22.76%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 37.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.63 earnings per share. View Ameris Bancorp's Earnings History.

Ameris Bancorp is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, April 19th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Ameris Bancorp.

6 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year price objectives 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 $53.80 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 29.8% 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 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Ameris Bancorp.

News stories about ABCB stock have trended somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Ameris Bancorp earned a coverage optimism score of 1.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the bank a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days.

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Ameris Bancorp's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (12.71%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.55%), Polaris Capital Management LLC (2.26%), Mendon Capital Advisors Corp (2.17%), GW&K Investment Management LLC (2.12%) and Jennison Associates LLC (2.00%). 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 Millennium Management LLC, RMB Capital Management LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, Mesirow Financial Investment Management Equity Management, Oak Ridge Investments LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., First Trust Advisors LP and Barclays PLC. Company insiders that have sold Ameris Bancorp company stock in the last year include Edwin W Hortman Jr and Robert Dale Ezzell. View Insider Buying and Selling for Ameris Bancorp.

ABCB stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Jennison Associates LLC, Monarch Partners Asset Management LLC, Mendon Capital Advisors Corp, GW&K Investment Management LLC, BlackRock Inc., JCSD Capital LLC, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP and Squarepoint Ops LLC. 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 $41.44.

Ameris Bancorp has a market capitalization of $1.97 billion and generates $531.74 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $121.02 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.38 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]