Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Ameris Bancorp shares valued at $56,953 were purchased by Strange Douglas D on Mar 12 ’25. At $56.95 per share, Strange Douglas D acquired 1,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 19,403 shares worth approximately $1.31 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Ezzell Robert Dale sold 8,000 shares, netting a total of over 559,251 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $69.91 each, the insider now holds 27,444 shares.
Before that, Ezzell Robert Dale had added 10,134 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $640,975, the Director bought Ameris Bancorp shares for $63.25 each.
Analysts at Raymond James upgraded the stock from ‘”a Mkt perform”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in late October. As of October 10, 2023, DA Davidson has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” for ABCB. Earlier on April 04, 2023, Stephens initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Equal-weight” for ABCB stock.
Analyzing ABCB Stock Performance
On last trading session, Ameris Bancorp [NYSE: ABCB] rose 1.01% to $67.74. The stock’s lowest price that day was $66.848, but it reached a high of $68.18 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 4.54%. Over the course of the year, Ameris Bancorp shares have jumped approximately 34.59%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $68.85 on 02/06/25 and a 52-week low of $48.27 on 04/04/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Ameris Bancorp (ABCB)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 67.00, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 66.26. In the upper region, resistance lies at 68.33. The next price resistance is at 68.92. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 73.92 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.
Is Ameris Bancorp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Ameris Bancorp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-06-13 jumping by 0.13 million shares to 1.82 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 1.69 million shares. A jump of 7.12% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 6.01 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 6.01.
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In terms of Ameris Bancorp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 71 in the next 12 months, up nearly 5.88% from the previous closing price of $67.06. Analysts anticipate Ameris Bancorp stock to reach 71 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 71. In spite of this, 4 analysts ranked Ameris Bancorp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On December 05, 2022, Piper Sandler assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and resumed coverage with a $62.
