Ameris Bancorp Stock Forecast, Price & News

2 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ameris Bancorp in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" Ameris Bancorp stock.
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2 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Ameris Bancorp's shares. Their ABCB stock forecasts range from $57.00 to $57.00. On average, they expect Ameris Bancorp's share price to reach $57.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 36.4% from the stock's current price.
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Ameris Bancorp's stock was trading at $49.68 at the beginning of 2022. Since then, ABCB stock has decreased by 15.9% and is now trading at $41.79.
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Ameris Bancorp is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 28th 2022.
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Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April, 26th. The bank reported $1.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $1.08. The bank earned $259.50 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $238.97 million. Ameris Bancorp had a net margin of 31.99% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.20%. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 8.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.66 EPS.
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Ameris Bancorp announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, June 14th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 30th will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share on Friday, July 8th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.44%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 29th.
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Ameris Bancorp(NASDAQ:ABCB) pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.46%. The dividend payout ratio of Ameris Bancorp is 12.53%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Ameris Bancorp will have a dividend payout ratio of 11.74% next year. This indicates that Ameris Bancorp will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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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 institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (14.71%), Vanguard Group Inc. (10.29%), Wellington Management Group LLP (7.49%), State Street Corp (5.61%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (4.55%) and American Century Companies Inc. (3.10%). Company insiders that own Ameris Bancorp stock include Elizabeth A Mccague, H Palmer Proctor Jr, James A Lahaise, Jimmy D Veal, Jon S Edwards, Michael T Pierson, Nicole S Stokes, 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 Goldman Sachs Group Inc., First Trust Advisors LP, Bank of America Corp DE, SG Americas Securities LLC, Loomis Sayles & Co. L P, Victory Capital Management Inc., BlackRock Inc., and Forest Hill Capital LLC. Company insiders that have sold Ameris Bancorp company stock in the last two years include Jimmy D Veal, Jon S Edwards, and William Millard Choate.
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ABCB stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State Street Corp, American Century Companies Inc., Wellington Management Group LLP, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Nordea Investment Management AB, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Congress Asset Management Co. MA, and Sei Investments Co.. Company insiders that have bought Ameris Bancorp stock in the last two years include Elizabeth A Mccague, H Palmer Proctor Jr, and Nicole S Stokes.
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One share of ABCB stock can currently be purchased for approximately $41.79.

Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) has a market capitalization of $2.90 billion and generates $1.07 billion in revenue each year. The bank earns $376.91 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.789990 on an earnings per share basis.

Ameris Bancorp employs 2,865 workers across the globe.

Ameris Bancorp was founded in 1971.

Ameris Bancorp's mailing address is 3490 PIEDMONT RD SUITE 1550, ATLANTA GA, 30305. The official website for Ameris Bancorp is www.amerisbank.com. The bank can be reached via phone at (229) 890-1111, via email at [email protected], or via fax at 229-890-2235.