Ameris Bancorp Stock Forecast, Price & News

5 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ameris Bancorp in the last year. There are currently 4 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" Ameris Bancorp stock.
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Ameris Bancorp is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 22nd 2021.
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Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January, 27th. The bank reported $1.47 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.17 by $0.30. The bank earned $275.60 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $216.94 million. Ameris Bancorp had a net margin of 20.24% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.68%. The firm's revenue was up 30.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.96 EPS.
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Ameris Bancorp's stock was trading at $25.74 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, ABCB stock has increased by 95.6% and is now trading at $50.35.
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Ameris Bancorp declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, December 28th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 31st will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share on Monday, January 11th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.19%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, December 30th.
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Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.20%. Ameris Bancorp does not yet have a strock track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of Ameris Bancorp is 15.79%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Ameris Bancorp will have a dividend payout ratio of 16.67% next year. This indicates that Ameris Bancorp will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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5 brokerages have issued 1-year price targets for Ameris Bancorp's shares. Their forecasts range from $25.00 to $46.00. On average, they expect Ameris Bancorp's share price to reach $33.60 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 33.3%.
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10 employees have rated Ameris Bancorp CEO H. Palmer Proctor, Jr. on Glassdoor.com. H. Palmer Proctor, Jr. has an approval rating of 66% among Ameris Bancorp's employees.

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

Ameris Bancorp's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (14.74%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (4.42%), FJ Capital Management LLC (2.19%), GW&K Investment Management LLC (2.02%), Polaris Capital Management LLC (1.80%) and Victory Capital Management Inc. (1.65%). Company insiders that own Ameris Bancorp stock include Elizabeth A Mccague, H Palmer Proctor Jr, James A Lahaise, Jon S Edwards, Michael T Pierson, Robert P Lynch, Ross L Creasy and William Millard Choate.
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ABCB stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Jennison Associates LLC, Mendon Capital Advisors Corp, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD, Russell Investments Group Ltd., State of Wisconsin Investment Board, Prudential PLC, Principal Financial Group Inc., and Principal Financial Group Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Ameris Bancorp company stock in the last year include Jon S Edwards, and William Millard Choate.
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ABCB stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Janus Henderson Group PLC, Norges Bank, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Ceredex Value Advisors LLC, Hillcrest Asset Management LLC, GW&K Investment Management LLC, BlackRock Inc., and Peregrine Capital Management LLC. Company insiders that have bought Ameris Bancorp stock in the last two years include Elizabeth A Mccague, H Palmer Proctor Jr, Michael T Pierson, Robert P Lynch, and Ross L Creasy.
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One share of ABCB stock can currently be purchased for approximately $50.35.

Ameris Bancorp has a market capitalization of $3.51 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 2,671 workers across the globe.

The official website for Ameris Bancorp is www.amerisbank.com.

Ameris Bancorp is headquartered at 3490 PIEDMONT RD SUITE 1550, ATLANTA GA, 30305.

Ameris Bancorp's mailing address is 3490 PIEDMONT RD SUITE 1550, ATLANTA GA, 30305. The bank can be reached via phone at 404-639-6500 or via email at [email protected]