Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Ameris Bancorp shares valued at $23,750 were purchased by STERN WILLIAM H on Dec 08 ’25. At $77.22 per share, STERN WILLIAM H acquired 308 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 47,276 shares worth approximately $3.67 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, STERN WILLIAM H purchased 320 shares, netting a total of over 23,750 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $74.14 each, the insider now holds 46,898 shares.
Before that, O’Neal Gloria A had added 1,786 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $117,876, the Director bought Ameris Bancorp shares for $66.00 each.
Analysts at Truist started covering the stock with ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in late November. Earlier on October 28, 2024, Raymond James upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for ABCB stock which previously was a “a Mkt perform”.
Analyzing ABCB Stock Performance
On last trading session, Ameris Bancorp [NYSE: ABCB] rose 2.22% to $77.73. The stock’s lowest price that day was $76.255, but it reached a high of $78.62 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.33%. Over the course of the year, Ameris Bancorp shares have jumped approximately 12.02%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $78.65 on 12/10/25 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 76.27, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 74.81. In the upper region, resistance lies at 78.92. The next price resistance is at 80.11. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 64.35 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Ameris Bancorp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Ameris Bancorp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-11-28 jumping by 46338.0 shares to 1.52 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-31 was 1.47 million shares. A jump of 3.05% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.24 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.24.
Which companies own the most shares of Ameris Bancorp (ABCB)?
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 6.52% from the previous closing price of $76.04. Analysts anticipate Ameris Bancorp stock to reach 84 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 80. In spite of this, 4 analysts ranked Ameris Bancorp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On October 10, 2023, DA Davidson assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $44.
