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

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

Ameris Bancorp declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, December 23rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share on Friday, January 10th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.49%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 30th. View Ameris Bancorp's Dividend History.

Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January, 23rd. The bank reported $0.96 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.96. The bank had revenue of $210.46 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $213.83 million. Ameris Bancorp had a net margin of 19.35% and a return on equity of 11.26%. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.96 earnings per share. View Ameris Bancorp's Earnings History.

Ameris Bancorp is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, April 28th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Ameris Bancorp.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Ameris Bancorp's shares. Their forecasts range from $45.00 to $53.00. On average, they expect Ameris Bancorp's share price to reach $49.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 23.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Ameris Bancorp.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ameris Bancorp in the last year. There are currently 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Ameris Bancorp.

News stories about ABCB stock have been trending neutral recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm scores the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring 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 five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Ameris Bancorp earned a media sentiment score of 0.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the bank a news buzz of 2.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is very unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Ameris Bancorp.

Ameris Bancorp saw a decline in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 2,110,000 shares, a decline of 5.4% from the January 15th total of 2,230,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 320,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 6.6 days. Approximately 3.2% of the company's stock are sold short. View Ameris Bancorp's Current Options Chain.

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Ameris Bancorp's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include State Street Corp (3.52%), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (2.20%), Jennison Associates LLC (2.06%), GW&K Investment Management LLC (1.52%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.47%) and Mendon Capital Advisors Corp (1.40%). Company insiders that own Ameris Bancorp stock include Edwin W Hortman Jr, Elizabeth A Mccague, James A Lahaise, 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 NWQ Investment Management Company LLC, Banc Funds Co. LLC, RMB Capital Management LLC, Mendon Capital Advisors Corp, Falcon Point Capital LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Arizona State Retirement System and GW&K Investment Management LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Ameris Bancorp.

ABCB stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Jennison Associates LLC, EJF Capital LLC, Emerald Advisers LLC, Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust, Summit Creek Advisors LLC, Bank of America Corp DE and Penn Capital Management Co. Inc.. 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of ABCB stock can currently be purchased for approximately $40.18.

Ameris Bancorp has a market capitalization of $2.80 billion and generates $834.51 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $161.44 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.80 on an earnings per share basis. Ameris Bancorp employs 1,804 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Ameris Bancorp.

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]