Ameris Bancorp (ABCB) has drawn fresh investor attention after reporting record 2025 earnings, with higher net income, earnings per share and net interest income, alongside active share repurchases and ongoing loan growth.
See our latest analysis for Ameris Bancorp.
The earnings announcement and active buyback program appear to have supported recent momentum, with the 30-day share price return of 11.07% and year to date share price return of 13.75% building on a 1-year total shareholder return of 25.55% and 5-year total shareholder return of 94.69%.
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With Ameris trading near its analyst price target and management still buying back stock, the real question for you is whether the bank’s strong execution is undervalued or whether the market is already pricing in future growth.
Most Popular Narrative: 1% Overvalued
Ameris Bancorp's most followed narrative places fair value at about $83.29, slightly under the last close of $84.15, which sets up a tight valuation debate.
Industry disruption and bank consolidation in the Southeast create further potential for Ameris to capitalize on growth opportunities (both organic and selective M&A), leveraging strong capital and scale to enhance future earnings and efficiency ratios.
Curious what kind of revenue build, margin profile, and future earnings multiple need to hold together for that fair value to make sense? The narrative leans on steady core profitability, disciplined credit, and a valuation framework that assumes investors are willing to pay a premium for those earnings. If you want to see which specific growth and profitability assumptions do the heavy lifting in that model, the full narrative lays them out in black and white.
Result: Fair Value of $83.29 (OVERVALUED)
Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what's behind the forecasts.
However, the story could change quickly if competition for deposits squeezes net interest margins, or if growth in key Southeastern markets slows more than expected.
Find out about the key risks to this Ameris Bancorp narrative.
Another View: Cash Flows Point To A Very Different Price
While the consensus narrative sits close to a fair value of about $83.29 and tags Ameris as slightly overvalued, the SWS DCF model comes out in a very different place. On this view, Ameris at $84.15 is trading around 35.3% below a future cash flow value estimate of $130.14, which presents current pricing as a potential discount rather than a premium.
For you as an investor, that gap highlights a clear tension. Are analysts placing too much emphasis on near term sector sentiment, or is the DCF model placing too much emphasis on long run cash flow strength that may not fully materialize?
Look into how the SWS DCF model arrives at its fair value.
Simply Wall St performs a discounted cash flow (DCF) on every stock in the world every day (check out Ameris Bancorp for example). We show the entire calculation in full. You can track the result in your watchlist or portfolio and be alerted when this changes, or use our stock screener to discover 863 undervalued stocks based on their cash flows. If you save a screener we even alert you when new companies match - so you never miss a potential opportunity.
Build Your Own Ameris Bancorp Narrative
If you look at the data and reach a different conclusion, or simply prefer to build your own view from scratch, you can shape a full Ameris Bancorp story in minutes with Do it your way.
A good starting point is our analysis highlighting 3 key rewards investors are optimistic about regarding Ameris Bancorp.
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