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 Monday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 29th will be paid a dividend of $0.10 per share on Tuesday, July 10th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.81%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 28th. View Ameris Bancorp's Dividend History.

Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) released its earnings results on Friday, July, 27th. The bank reported $0.74 EPS for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.10. The bank had revenue of $107.31 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $108.92 million. Ameris Bancorp had a return on equity of 10.84% and a net margin of 15.07%. View Ameris Bancorp's Earnings History.

Ameris Bancorp is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October, 18th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Ameris Bancorp.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for Ameris Bancorp's stock. Their predictions range from $54.00 to $62.00. On average, they expect Ameris Bancorp's stock price to reach $58.20 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 17.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Ameris Bancorp.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ameris Bancorp in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Ameris Bancorp.

Ameris Bancorp saw a decrease in short interest in July. As of July 13th, there was short interest totalling 1,322,290 shares, a decrease of 23.9% from the June 29th total of 1,737,911 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 529,805 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.5 days. Currently, 3.3% of the company's shares are short sold. View Ameris Bancorp's Current Options Chain.

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Media stories about ABCB stock have been trending somewhat positive on Sunday, according to Accern. Accern ranks the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Ameris Bancorp earned a news impact score of 0.20 on Accern's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the bank an impact score of 46.48 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days. View Recent Headlines for Ameris Bancorp.

Ameris Bancorp's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (11.75%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.45%), Angelo Gordon & CO. L.P. (3.08%), Polaris Capital Management LLC (2.04%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.69%) and Waddell & Reed Financial Inc. (1.44%). 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, Jon S Edwards, 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 Polaris Capital Management LLC, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC, Maltese Capital Management LLC, Boston Partners, Fisher Asset Management LLC, Oak Ridge Investments LLC and Millennium Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold Ameris Bancorp company stock in the last year include Dennis J Zember Jr, Edwin W Hortman Jr, James A Lahaise, Lawton E Bassett III and Robert Dale Ezzell. View Insider Buying and Selling for Ameris Bancorp.

ABCB stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Angelo Gordon & CO. L.P., BlackRock Inc., Strs Ohio, PL Capital Advisors LLC, Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC, First Trust Advisors LP, Salzhauer Michael and Schwab Charles Investment Management 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of ABCB stock can currently be purchased for approximately $49.60.

Ameris Bancorp has a market capitalization of $2.32 billion and generates $398.80 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $73.54 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.48 on an earnings per share basis. Ameris Bancorp employs 1,460 workers across the globe.

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]