Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) Rating Increased to Hold at StockNews.com

StockNews.com upgraded shares of Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCBFree Report) from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research note released on Thursday.

Several other equities analysts have also recently commented on ABCB. Stephens boosted their price target on shares of Ameris Bancorp from $64.00 to $67.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, October 28th. Truist Financial lowered their target price on Ameris Bancorp from $73.00 to $68.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 28th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price target on Ameris Bancorp from $60.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, July 29th. Raymond James raised Ameris Bancorp from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $67.00 price target for the company in a research note on Monday, October 28th. Finally, DA Davidson raised their price objective on shares of Ameris Bancorp from $61.00 to $76.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 29th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $66.67.

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Ameris Bancorp Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of Ameris Bancorp stock opened at $62.10 on Thursday. Ameris Bancorp has a 1 year low of $38.71 and a 1 year high of $66.51. The company has a market cap of $4.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.94 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a current ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $61.89 and a 200 day moving average price of $55.35.

Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCBGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The bank reported $1.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.25 by $0.13. Ameris Bancorp had a net margin of 20.08% and a return on equity of 9.18%. The business had revenue of $424.86 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $290.60 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.16 earnings per share. As a group, analysts expect that Ameris Bancorp will post 4.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ameris Bancorp Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, October 7th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 30th were issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.97%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 30th. Ameris Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio is 12.50%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ameris Bancorp

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Ameris Bancorp by 1.2% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 7,560,371 shares of the bank’s stock worth $365,771,000 after purchasing an additional 92,491 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in Ameris Bancorp by 1.0% in the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,374,719 shares of the bank’s stock worth $220,263,000 after buying an additional 45,240 shares during the period. Independent Advisor Alliance lifted its holdings in shares of Ameris Bancorp by 0.8% during the second quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance now owns 2,533,580 shares of the bank’s stock worth $127,566,000 after buying an additional 19,287 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Ameris Bancorp by 4.6% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,263,487 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $78,829,000 after acquiring an additional 55,473 shares during the period. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Ameris Bancorp by 1.6% in the second quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 851,240 shares of the bank’s stock worth $42,860,000 after acquiring an additional 13,418 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.64% of the company’s stock.

Ameris Bancorp Company Profile

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Ameris Bancorp operates as the bank holding company for Ameris Bank that provides range of banking services to retail and commercial customers. It operates through five segments: Banking Division, Retail Mortgage Division, Warehouse Lending Division, SBA Division, and Premium Finance Division. The company offers commercial and retail checking, regular interest-bearing savings, money market, individual retirement, and certificates of deposit accounts.

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