DA Davidson Reiterates “Buy” Rating for Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB)

Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by investment analysts at DA Davidson in a report issued on Friday,Benzinga reports. They currently have a $90.00 target price on the bank’s stock. DA Davidson’s price objective points to a potential upside of 11.57% from the stock’s previous close.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and set a $80.00 target price (up from $73.00) on shares of Ameris Bancorp in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Truist Financial set a $83.00 price objective on shares of Ameris Bancorp in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their target price on shares of Ameris Bancorp from $78.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Piper Sandler set a $84.00 price target on shares of Ameris Bancorp in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Ameris Bancorp has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $80.33.

Ameris Bancorp Stock Performance

NASDAQ ABCB opened at $80.67 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.48 and a beta of 0.99. The business’s 50 day moving average is $77.69 and its two-hundred day moving average is $73.87. Ameris Bancorp has a 12-month low of $48.27 and a 12-month high of $83.64. The company has a current ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11.

Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The bank reported $1.59 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.56 by $0.03. Ameris Bancorp had a return on equity of 9.57% and a net margin of 21.46%.The firm had revenue of $309.92 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $310.48 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.38 earnings per share. Research analysts expect that Ameris Bancorp will post 4.99 EPS for the current year.

Ameris Bancorp announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase plan on Monday, October 20th that authorizes the company to buyback $200.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the bank to reacquire up to 4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally an indication that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

Institutional Trading of Ameris Bancorp

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in ABCB. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS grew its holdings in Ameris Bancorp by 7.0% in the 2nd quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS now owns 13,720 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $890,000 after buying an additional 900 shares during the period. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH lifted its holdings in shares of Ameris Bancorp by 16.8% during the 3rd quarter. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH now owns 394,563 shares of the bank’s stock worth $28,925,000 after acquiring an additional 56,852 shares during the period. Capital Fund Management S.A. acquired a new stake in shares of Ameris Bancorp in the second quarter worth approximately $1,663,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH grew its holdings in Ameris Bancorp by 17.9% in the third quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH now owns 86,422 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $6,336,000 after purchasing an additional 13,129 shares during the period. Finally, Congress Asset Management Co. increased its position in Ameris Bancorp by 2.8% during the third quarter. Congress Asset Management Co. now owns 969,680 shares of the bank’s stock worth $71,087,000 after purchasing an additional 26,639 shares during the last quarter. 91.60% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Ameris Bancorp

Here are the key news stories impacting Ameris Bancorp this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 EPS beat estimates — Ameris reported $1.59 EPS vs. consensus $1.56, marking year-over-year earnings growth and beating expectations. Zacks: Beats Q4 Earnings
• Positive Sentiment: Firm-wide results and record 2025 profitability — Management reported strong Q4 results and record full-year earnings/profitability, a constructive signal for medium-term earnings power. TipRanks: Record 2025 Earnings
• Positive Sentiment: DA Davidson reaffirms Buy with $90 price target — Analyst shop reiterated a Buy and a $90 target, implying meaningful upside from current levels and providing near-term supportive analyst sentiment. TickerReport / Benzinga: DA Davidson Reaffirmed
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call transcript now available — Investors can review management commentary and Q&A for guidance, credit metrics and outlook nuances that will drive sentiment going forward. Seeking Alpha: Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Press coverage and snapshots summarize key metrics — Several outlets posted Q4 snapshots and metric comparisons to estimates, useful for detail work but not changing the headline beat/miss dynamic. Stamford Advocate: Q4 Snapshot
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue slightly missed consensus — Q4 revenue was $309.92M vs. $310.48M consensus (a small shortfall), which, combined with valuation near the 12‑month high, likely prompted some selling/profit-taking. MSN: Sales Below Estimates

About Ameris Bancorp

Ameris Bancorp is a bank holding company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Through its principal subsidiary, Ameris Bank, the company offers a broad range of commercial and retail banking services to individuals, small businesses, middle market companies and agricultural customers. Its core business lines encompass deposit services, lending solutions, treasury management, mortgage origination and servicing, insurance products and wealth management.

Ameris Bancorp operates a network of branches and loan production offices across the southeastern United States, including Georgia, Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.