DA Davidson Estimates Ameris Bancorp Q3 Earnings

Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) – Research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Ameris Bancorp in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, July 31st. DA Davidson analyst M. Navas expects that the bank will post earnings per share of $1.49 for the quarter. DA Davidson has a “Buy” rating and a $81.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Ameris Bancorp’s current full-year earnings is $4.99 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Ameris Bancorp’s FY2025 earnings at $5.85 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.10 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on ABCB. Raymond James Financial reduced their price target on Ameris Bancorp from $71.00 to $65.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. Stephens reissued an “equal weight” rating and issued a $63.00 price target on shares of Ameris Bancorp in a report on Tuesday, April 29th. Piper Sandler began coverage on Ameris Bancorp in a report on Friday, April 4th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $74.00 price target for the company. Finally, Piper Sandler Companies raised their price target on Ameris Bancorp to $74.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, April 7th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $72.14.

Ameris Bancorp Stock Down 3.6%

Ameris Bancorp stock opened at $65.91 on Friday. Ameris Bancorp has a twelve month low of $48.27 and a twelve month high of $74.56. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $64.48 and a two-hundred day moving average of $61.72. The company has a current ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.65 and a beta of 0.93.

Ameris Bancorp Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 7th. Investors of record on Monday, June 30th were issued a dividend of $0.20 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 30th. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. Ameris Bancorp’s payout ratio is currently 14.08%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ameris Bancorp

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in Ameris Bancorp by 30.7% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 952,058 shares of the bank’s stock worth $59,570,000 after purchasing an additional 223,805 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in Ameris Bancorp by 7.3% during the first quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 13,479 shares of the bank’s stock worth $776,000 after purchasing an additional 922 shares during the last quarter. Foundry Partners LLC raised its holdings in Ameris Bancorp by 53.5% during the first quarter. Foundry Partners LLC now owns 110,911 shares of the bank’s stock worth $6,385,000 after purchasing an additional 38,650 shares during the last quarter. KBC Group NV raised its holdings in Ameris Bancorp by 8.8% during the first quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 3,251 shares of the bank’s stock worth $187,000 after purchasing an additional 264 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd purchased a new position in Ameris Bancorp during the fourth quarter worth $1,195,000. 91.64% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.