In a report released today, Tyler Stafford from Stephens maintained a Buy rating on Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ: ABCB), with a price target of $60. The company’s shares closed yesterday at $47.30.
According to TipRanks.com, Stafford is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 15.9% and a 74.2% success rate. Stafford covers the Financial sector, focusing on stocks such as Capstar Financial Holdings Inc, Carolina Financial Corporation, and Pacific Premier Bancorp Inc.
The word on The Street in general, suggests a Moderate Buy analyst consensus rating for Ameris Bancorp with a $56.60 average price target.
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The company has a one-year high of $59.05 and a one-year low of $44.75. Currently, Ameris Bancorp has an average volume of 352K.
Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 48 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is positive on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders buying their shares of ABCB in relation to earlier this year.
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Ameris Bancorp is a bank holding company, which through the subsidiary, Ameris Bank, engages in the provision of banking services to its retail and commercial customers. It operates through the following business segments: Banking, Retail Mortgage, Warehouse Lending, the SBA and Premium Finance.
