State Commercial Banks · SIC 6022

Ameris Bancorp

ABCB

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Latest revenue

$95.4M

as of 2026-03-31

Latest net income

$110.5M

as of 2026-03-31

Net margin

115.8%

as of 2026-03-31

6.1
of 10

ActaClear Score

Above avg
#115 of 212 in State Commercial Banks
new
Profitability·25%
7.0
Growth·15%
1.8
Value·20%
5.8
Quality·20%
Momentum·20%
8.6

Computed from 5 years of SEC fundamentals + latest market data, ranked within State Commercial Banks (212 peers). 10 = best in industry, 5 = median, 0 = worst. Refreshed Jun 6, 2026.

0.63
Price / FV

Fair value · DCF

Deeply undervalued
~58% upside at this growth
7.3% / yr
-5%30%
Terminal growthWACC 9.8% · 10y forecast
Current price
$85.46
DCF fair value
$135
FCF base (last FY)
$412.15M
Net debt
$-835.11M

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Price · 5Y

+9.5% / yr 10.1 pts / yr vs S&P 500 57.5% total
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delayed ≤15 min
$85.46
0.39%
Market cap
$5.75B
Enterprise value
$5.52B
P/E (trailing)
14.0×
Forward P/E
P/B
1.41×
Dividend yield
0.9%
52-wk high
$87.99
52-wk low
$59.54
Beta
Shares out
67.3M

5-year trend

What this company does

AI

Ameris Bancorp is an Atlanta-based regional bank operating 163 branches across Georgia, Alabama, Florida, and the Carolinas, offering loans, deposits, mortgages, and cash management. It earns most of its revenue from interest on its $21.8 billion loan book, supplemented by mortgage banking fees and deposit service charges. Q1 2026 net income jumped 26% year-over-year to $110 million as net interest margin expanded, while management accelerated buybacks, repurchasing $84 million of stock during the quarter.

Generated from ABCB's filing dated 2026-02-26

Key risks

AI
  • Goodwill of $1.02B equals 25% of shareholders' equity ($4.08B), creating meaningful impairment risk if Southeast banking conditions deteriorate.
  • Credit deterioration building: ACL rose to $354.7M (1.62% of loans) with $17.9M Q1 loan-loss provision; OREO ticked up to $3.1M.
  • Funding mix shifting costlier: other borrowings jumped to $888M from $558M in Q1, with borrowing interest expense up 65% YoY.

Generated from ABCB's filing dated 2026-02-26

Profitability

Net margin

24.7%

15.3%

Return on equity

10.1%

5.8%

Return on assets

202.8%

131.0%

Leverage

Debt / equity

-0.95×

6.6%

Debt / assets

-1905.5%

132.9%

Earnings tracker

QuarterRevenueYoYNet incomeYoYNet margin

Q1 2026

2026-03-31

$95.4M+15.6%$110.5M+25.7%115.8%

Q4 2025

2025-12-31

$1.44B+0.3%$108.4M+14.8%7.5%

Q3 2025

2025-09-30

$77.3M+9.3%$106.0M+6.9%137.2%

Q2 2025

2025-06-30

$69.6M-22.2%$109.8M+21.0%157.9%

Q1 2025

2025-03-31

$82.5M+4.5%$87.9M+18.3%106.6%

Q4 2024

2024-12-31

$1.43B$94.4M6.6%

Q3 2024

2024-09-30

$70.7M+10.2%$99.2M+23.8%140.3%

Q2 2024

2024-06-30

$89.4M+31.4%$90.8M+44.9%101.6%

Year-over-year change vs the same fiscal quarter one year prior. Revenue + net income sourced from SEC 10-Q / 10-K filings — no analyst-consensus dependency.

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Insider activity

Insider buying

$47.5K

Insider selling

$565.6K

Net activity

−$518.1K

Distinct insiders

6

Open-market trades over the last 365 days.

Recent transactions

DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-03-09

HILL LEO J

Director

Sale0$75.15$2
2026-03-09

HILL LEO J

Director

Sale0$75.15$24
2026-02-24

Douglas D Strange

Chief Credit Officer

Sale1$78.76$47
2026-02-24

Nicole S Stokes

CFO

Sale1$79.20$42
2026-02-24

Ross L Creasy

Chief Information Officer

Sale1$79.40$42

Source: SEC Form 4 filings. Officers, directors, and 10%+ owners must disclose share transactions within two business days. RSU grants and tax-withholding rows are excluded by default — compensation activity is not a trading signal.

Who owns ABCB

Institutional value

$3.01B

Total shares held

40.1M

Distinct holders

250

-139 vs prior

As of

2026-03-31

Prior: 2025-12-31

Filers with $100M+ AUM disclose holdings 45 days after quarter end.

Top institutional holders

#ManagerSharesValueQoQ changeAction
1BlackRock, Inc.9.8M$765.7M-42.0K (-0.4%)Trimmed
2DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP3.9M$303.9M-128.2K (-3.2%)Trimmed
3VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC3.7M$288.1MNew
4VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC2.9M$225.9MNew
5Independent Advisor Alliance2.6M$206.5M+157.3K (+6.3%)Added
6Invesco Ltd.2.6M$202.4M+1.6M (+152.6%)Added
7JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC1.4M$108.4M-351.2K (-20.2%)Trimmed
8CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO1.1M$85.5M+99.2K (+9.9%)Added
9PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC1.1M$82.5M+90.9K (+9.4%)Added
10JPMORGAN CHASE & CO956.0K$73.2M-255.9K (-21.1%)Trimmed
11Nuveen, LLC918.8K$71.7M-164.5K (-15.2%)Trimmed
12VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P.542.0K$42.3MNew
13Bank of New York Mellon Corp516.1K$40.3M-3.3K (-0.6%)Trimmed
14VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO416.9K$32.5MNew
15FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/384.7K$30.0M-69.5K (-15.3%)Trimmed
16WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC374.7K$29.2M+12.5K (+3.5%)Added
17abrdn plc308.9K$24.1M+5.1K (+1.7%)Added
18Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC270.8K$21.3M-83.3K (-23.5%)Trimmed
19Penn Capital Management Company, LLC263.0K$20.6M-7.9K (-2.9%)Trimmed
20UBS Group AG259.2K$20.2M-12.4K (-4.6%)Trimmed

Source: SEC Form 13F-HR. Positions aggregated across sub-managers within each firm. Options (puts/calls) excluded — common stock only.

Top questions investors are asking

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  1. 1

    Loan growth jumped to $332M this quarter versus a $17M decline a year ago—what's driving this acceleration and are underwriting standards holding?

  2. 2

    Other borrowings spiked from $558M to $888M while you bought back $84M in stock—why prioritize buybacks over deposit funding here?

  3. 3

    ACL rose to $354.7M (1.62% of loans) with $17.9M provision—which loan categories drove the build and what's CRE exposure?

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