The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Ameris Bancorp shares valued at $23,750 were purchased by STERN WILLIAM H on Sep 15 ’25. At $74.14 per share, STERN WILLIAM H acquired 320 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 46,898 shares worth approximately $3.26 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, O’Neal Gloria A purchased 1,786 shares, netting a total of over 117,876 in proceeds.
Before that, Strange Douglas D had added 1,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $56,953, the Chief Credit Officer bought Ameris Bancorp shares for $56.95 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 1,000 shares, worth approximately $1.35 million.
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] plunged -5.82% to $69.41. The stock’s lowest price that day was $68.82, but it reached a high of $73.635 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -6.06%. Over the course of the year, Ameris Bancorp shares have jumped approximately 8.62%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $76.58 on 09/18/25 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 67.60, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 65.78. In the upper region, resistance lies at 72.43. The next price resistance is at 75.45. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 36.87 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Ameris Bancorp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Ameris Bancorp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-09-30 dropping by -0.27 million shares to 1.33 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-29 was 1.6 million shares. A decline of -20.43% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.05 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.05.
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In terms of Ameris Bancorp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 81 in the next 12 months, up nearly 9.91% from the previous closing price of $73.7. Analysts anticipate Ameris Bancorp stock to reach 81 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 81. 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.
