Ameris Bancorp Stock Forecast, Price & News

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ameris Bancorp in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street 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, October 28th 2021.
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Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 21st. The bank reported $1.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.20 by $0.05. The bank had revenue of $251.09 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $263.83 million. Ameris Bancorp had a net margin of 35.64% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.63%. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.61 earnings per share.
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Ameris Bancorp's stock was trading at $25.74 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, ABCB shares have increased by 85.8% and is now trading at $47.83.
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Ameris Bancorp announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, September 17th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 30th will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share on Friday, October 8th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.25%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 29th.
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Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.26%. The dividend payout ratio of Ameris Bancorp is 13.86%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Ameris Bancorp will have a dividend payout ratio of 14.12% next year. This indicates that Ameris Bancorp will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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4 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Ameris Bancorp's stock. Their forecasts range from $32.00 to $60.00. On average, they expect Ameris Bancorp's stock price to reach $46.75 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 2.3%.
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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 a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (14.69%), Vanguard Group Inc. (10.61%), State Street Corp (5.90%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (4.16%), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (2.68%) and Principal Financial Group Inc. (2.51%). 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, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Bank of America Corp DE, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Kennedy Capital Management Inc., Stieven Capital Advisors L.P., and Hillcrest Asset Management LLC. 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 Principal Financial Group Inc., State Street Corp, American Century Companies Inc., Vanguard Group Inc., Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase & Co., and Segall Bryant & Hamill 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 $47.83.

Ameris Bancorp has a market capitalization of $3.34 billion and generates $1.17 billion in revenue each year. The bank earns $261.99 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.33 on an earnings per share basis.

Ameris Bancorp employs 2,671 workers across the globe.

The following companies are subsidiares of Ameris Bancorp: Atlantic Coast Financial.

Ameris Bancorp was founded in 1971.

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 (229) 890-1111 or via email at [email protected].