DA Davidson Predicts Ameris Bancorp Q1 Earnings

Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) – DA Davidson issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Ameris Bancorp in a research note issued on Tuesday, February 4th. DA Davidson analyst M. Navas forecasts that the bank will post earnings per share of $1.12 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Ameris Bancorp’s current full-year earnings is $5.02 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Ameris Bancorp’s FY2026 earnings at $5.80 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently issued reports on ABCB. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Ameris Bancorp from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Raymond James restated an “outperform” rating and set a $71.00 price objective (up from $67.00) on shares of Ameris Bancorp in a research report on Monday. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price objective on Ameris Bancorp from $70.00 to $80.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Truist Financial cut their target price on Ameris Bancorp from $73.00 to $68.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, October 28th. Finally, Stephens restated an “equal weight” rating and issued a $71.00 price target on shares of Ameris Bancorp in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Ameris Bancorp has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $70.50.

Ameris Bancorp Price Performance

Ameris Bancorp stock opened at $66.80 on Wednesday. Ameris Bancorp has a 52-week low of $44.22 and a 52-week high of $74.56. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $64.88 and its 200 day moving average is $63.19. The company has a market cap of $4.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.82 and a beta of 1.06.

Ameris Bancorp Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, January 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were paid a $0.20 dividend. This is a positive change from Ameris Bancorp’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.20%. Ameris Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 15.36%.

Institutional Trading of Ameris Bancorp

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in Ameris Bancorp by 249.5% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 713 shares of the bank’s stock worth $44,000 after buying an additional 509 shares during the period. R Squared Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Ameris Bancorp during the fourth quarter worth approximately $51,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of Ameris Bancorp by 38.0% during the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,130 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $71,000 after acquiring an additional 311 shares in the last quarter. USA Financial Formulas purchased a new stake in shares of Ameris Bancorp in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $98,000. Finally, Venturi Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Ameris Bancorp in the fourth quarter worth approximately $105,000. 91.64% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Ameris Bancorp

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.