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 Thursday, March 21st. Investors of record on Friday, March 29th will be paid a dividend of $0.10 per share on Wednesday, April 10th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.10%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 28th. View Ameris Bancorp's Dividend History.

Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April, 23rd. The bank reported $0.90 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.92 by $0.02. The bank had revenue of $130.20 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $130.90 million. Ameris Bancorp had a return on equity of 11.24% and a net margin of 23.09%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 36.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.73 earnings per share. View Ameris Bancorp's Earnings History.

Ameris Bancorp is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, July 26th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Ameris Bancorp.

6 brokers have issued twelve-month target prices for Ameris Bancorp's shares. Their forecasts range from $48.00 to $61.00. On average, they expect Ameris Bancorp's stock price to reach $53.80 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 47.6% 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.

Media headlines about ABCB stock have trended somewhat positive on Tuesday, InfoTrie reports. The research firm ranks the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Ameris Bancorp earned a news sentiment score of 1.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the bank a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days.

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Ameris Bancorp's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (12.74%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (4.28%), The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (2.88%), Wellington Management Group LLP (2.66%), Mendon Capital Advisors Corp (2.14%) and Jennison Associates LLC (1.99%). 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, 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 Goldman Sachs Group Inc., The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company , Monarch Partners Asset Management LLC, Kennedy Capital Management Inc., Castine Capital Management LLC, Morgan Stanley, Marshall Wace North America L.P. and Mendon Capital Advisors Corp. View Insider Buying and Selling for Ameris Bancorp.

ABCB stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wellington Management Group LLP, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Loomis Sayles & Co. L P, Algebris UK Ltd, Oak Ridge Investments LLC, State of Wisconsin Investment Board and Foundry Partners 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 $36.44.

Ameris Bancorp has a market capitalization of $1.73 billion and generates $531.74 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $121.03 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.38 on an earnings per share basis. Ameris Bancorp employs 1,804 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]