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Ameris Bancorp
(NYSE:ABCB)
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Rating:70Outperform
Price Target:
$97.00
▲(10.57% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:08/08/26
ABCB scores well on core business quality and outlook, driven by solid financial performance and a constructive earnings call highlighting strong adjusted profitability, growth, capital, and stable credit. The main constraints are rising leverage and recent earnings/margin pressure, while technicals indicate neutral-to-soft near-term momentum and valuation support is only moderate due to the low dividend yield.
Positive Factors
Efficient, Peer-Leading Profitability
Sustained high adjusted returns and an efficiency ratio near 50% indicate durable operating leverage and disciplined expense control. This supports repeatable earnings generation, capacity for buybacks/dividends, and resilience through modest margin pressure over the next several quarters.
Negative Factors
Rising Leverage
A material increase in leverage compresses risk-adjusted flexibility, raising sensitivity to funding stress and reducing cushion for loan losses or litigation hits. Elevated debt can increase funding costs and constrain strategic options like M&A or larger buybacks over the next few quarters.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Efficient, Peer-Leading Profitability
Sustained high adjusted returns and an efficiency ratio near 50% indicate durable operating leverage and disciplined expense control. This supports repeatable earnings generation, capacity for buybacks/dividends, and resilience through modest margin pressure over the next several quarters.
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Ameris Bancorp Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Any
Income Before Taxes by Segment
Reports pre-tax profit contributed by each business segment, before taxes and one-time items. Reveals which lines are most profitable or loss-making, highlights operational efficiency, and shows which businesses are driving return on equity or may need strategic changes.
Reports pre-tax profit contributed by each business segment, before taxes and one-time items. Reveals which lines are most profitable or loss-making, highlights operational efficiency, and shows which businesses are driving return on equity or may need strategic changes.
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Market Cap
$5.78B
Dividend Yield0.93%
Average Volume (3M)557.95K
Price to Earnings (P/E)15.6
Beta (1Y)1.01
Revenue Growth2.30%
EPS Growth-2.55%
CountryUS
Employees2,673
SectorFinancial
Sector Strength70
IndustryBanks - Regional
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)5.54
Shares Outstanding67,107,240
10 Day Avg. Volume536,031
30 Day Avg. Volume557,949
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.79
Price to Book (P/B)1.25
Price to Sales (P/S)3.05
P/FCF Ratio13.75
Enterprise Value/Market Cap<0.01
Enterprise Value/Revenue<0.01
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit<0.01
Enterprise Value/Ebitda<0.01
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$93.75Price Target Upside6.86% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering6
EPS Forecast (FY)6.65
Revenue Forecast (FY)$1.30B
Ameris Bancorp Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Ameris Bancorp operates as the bank holding company for Ameris Bank that provides various banking services to retail and commercial customers. It operates through four segments: Banking Division, Retail Mortgage Division, Warehouse Lending Divisio...
How the Company Makes Money
Ameris Bancorp primarily makes money through its banking subsidiary by earning interest income and generating noninterest (fee) income, offset by interest paid on funding sources and operating costs. (1) Net interest income: The core revenue engin...
Ameris Bancorp Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Jul 23, 2026
(Q2-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Oct 22, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
Overall the call was positive: Ameris reported strong core profitability, robust organic earning-asset and loan growth, solid capital levels, improving efficiency and stable credit metrics. The primary negatives were a sizeable $82.5 million litigation accrual that materially reduced reported earnings, some pressure on mortgage-related non-interest income, and potential near-term margin compression as deposit costs rise and brokered funding was used tactically. Management emphasizes disciplined, profitable growth and remains opportunistic on buybacks while maintaining strong capital and reserve coverage.Positive Updates
Strong Core Profitability
Adjusted ROA of 1.53%, adjusted PPNR ROA of 2.24%, and adjusted return on tangible common equity of 14.08% (quarter) demonstrating peer-leading profitability despite high capital levels.
Negative Updates
Large Litigation Accrual Impacting Reported Results
Recorded an $82.5 million litigation accrual related to a jury verdict in a California employment case (full accrual recorded despite intention to appeal), which materially impacted reported expenses and reported net income.
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Q2-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Strong Core Profitability
Adjusted ROA of 1.53%, adjusted PPNR ROA of 2.24%, and adjusted return on tangible common equity of 14.08% (quarter) demonstrating peer-leading profitability despite high capital levels.
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Company Guidance
Management guided to mid-single-digit loan and deposit growth for 2026, reaffirmed net charge-offs of 20–25 bps for the remainder of the year, and warned of slight margin compression—“a few” basis points per quarter—while noting asset-liability sensitivity is effectively neutral; key current metrics cited include NIM 3.88%, adjusted ROA 1.53%, adjusted PPNR ROA 2.24%, adjusted ROTCE 14.08%, adjusted efficiency ratio 50.4%, tangible book value $45.10, CET1 ~12.8% and TCE ~11%. They also highlighted funding and growth details: NIB at 30% of deposits, average deposits +4.4% annualized (ending deposits down ~$49M), average earning assets +8.5% annualized, loans +6% annualized, Q2 loan production $2.4B with a $2.7B pipeline, $240M of securities maturing in Q3 (expected to reprice ~75–90 bps), reserves at 1.62% (162; 1.86% including unfunded) and annualized NCOs ~20 bps, and capital actions including Q2 buybacks of $19M (YTD ~$93.8M, ~1.7% of shares) with ~$65.4M remaining authorization.Ameris Bancorp Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
78
Positive
Balance Sheet
71
Positive
Cash Flow
66
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 1.70B | 1.67B | 1.63B | 1.49B | 1.14B | 1.04B |
| Gross Profit | 1.18B | 1.14B | 1.05B | 899.85M | 976.89M | 1.03B |
| EBITDA | 536.49M | 572.20M | 522.59M | 402.87M | 506.72M | 544.04M |
| Net Income | 376.32M | 412.15M | 358.69M | 269.11M | 346.54M | 376.91M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 28.49B | 27.52B | 26.26B | 25.20B | 25.05B | 23.86B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 237.43M | 253.81M | 2.89B | 2.57B | 2.62B | 4.64B |
| Total Debt | 1.39B | 743.02M | 424.10M | 639.90M | 2.00B | 872.05M |
| Total Liabilities | 24.40B | 23.44B | 22.51B | 21.78B | 21.86B | 20.89B |
| Stockholders Equity | 4.09B | 4.08B | 3.75B | 3.43B | 3.20B | 2.97B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 521.98M | 369.64M | 140.72M | 551.43M | 1.05B | -16.31M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 548.53M | 390.18M | 154.19M | 568.96M | 1.06B | 9.14M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -1.84B | -1.30B | -846.68M | -338.19M | -4.87B | -420.98M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 1.32B | 781.16M | 745.56M | -181.59M | 865.53M | 2.36B |
Ameris Bancorp Technical Analysis
Neutral
87.73
Price Trends
88.90
Negative
86.33
Negative
81.82
Positive
Market Momentum
-0.46
Positive
39.64
Neutral
5.90
Positive
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For ABCB, the sentiment is Neutral. The current price of 87.73 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 87.94, below the 50-day MA of 88.90, and above the 200-day MA of 81.82, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of -0.46 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 39.64 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 5.90 is Positive, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Neutral sentiment for ABCB.
Ameris Bancorp Risk Analysis
Ameris Bancorp disclosed 38 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Ameris Bancorp reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Ameris Bancorp Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (68)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
80 Outperform | $4.89B | 18.15 | 14.00% | 2.28% | 9.67% | 9.32% | |
74 Outperform | $5.48B | 11.16 | 16.41% | ― | 12.54% | 13.67% | |
74 Outperform | $6.05B | 14.64 | 9.61% | 2.49% | -3.22% | -5.23% | |
74 Outperform | $4.74B | 14.77 | 17.06% | 1.68% | 3.05% | 28.29% | |
72 Outperform | $5.88B | 12.28 | 9.68% | 3.43% | 35.21% | 61.65% | |
70 Outperform | $5.78B | 15.56 | 9.25% | 0.91% | 2.30% | -2.55% | |
68 Neutral | $18.00B | 11.42 | 9.92% | 3.81% | 9.73% | 1.22% |
* Financial Sector Average
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15.08
21.20%
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Ameris Bancorp Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyStock BuybackFinancial DisclosuresLegal Proceedings
Ameris Bancorp Reports Solid Q2 2026 Results
Positive
Jul 23, 2026
Ameris Bancorp, a Southeast-focused regional bank, reported its second-quarter 2026 results on July 23, 2026, highlighting net income of $51.4 million, or $0.77 per diluted share, and adjusted net income of $107.3 million, or $1.60 per diluted sha...
Business Operations and StrategyRegulatory Filings and Compliance
Ameris Bancorp Adopts Amended Bylaws with Forum Provision
Positive
Jun 19, 2026
On June 18, 2026, Ameris Bancorp’s board of directors approved an amendment and restatement of the company’s bylaws, effective that same day. The revised bylaws introduce an exclusive forum provision that designates the Georgia State-w...
Financial DisclosuresLegal Proceedings
Ameris Bancorp Faces Major Jury Verdict, Plans Appeal
Negative
Jun 12, 2026
On June 12, 2026, a federal jury in the Central District of California found Ameris Bank liable in a lawsuit brought by former executive Patrick Byrne, who served as chief executive officer of the bank’s equipment finance division from Decem...
Executive/Board ChangesShareholder Meetings
Ameris Bancorp Shareholders Back Board, Auditor and Pay
Positive
May 26, 2026
At its May 21, 2026 annual meeting, Ameris Bancorp reported that shareholders representing 88.38% of outstanding common stock were present in person or by proxy and elected 10 directors to serve until the 2027 annual meeting. The vote results show...
Glossary
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