Ameris Bancorp Ownership

ABCB Stock  USD 58.23  0.17  0.29%   
Ameris Bancorp holds a total of 69.07 Million outstanding shares. The majority of Ameris Bancorp outstanding shares are owned by other corporate entities. These outside corporations are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to acquire positions in Ameris Bancorp to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutional investors are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in Ameris Bancorp. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of Ameris Bancorp as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. On July 24, 2024, Representative Earl Leroy Carter of US Congress acquired $100k to $250k worth of Ameris Bancorp's common stock.
 
Shares in Circulation  
First Issued
1994-03-31
Previous Quarter
69.1 M
Current Value
69.1 M
Avarage Shares Outstanding
27.4 M
Quarterly Volatility
21.9 M
 
Dot-com Bubble
 
Housing Crash
 
Credit Downgrade
 
Yuan Drop
 
Covid
Some institutional investors establish a significant position in stocks such as Ameris Bancorp in order to find ways to drive up its value. Retail investors, on the other hand, need to know that institutional holders can own millions of shares of Ameris Bancorp, and when they decide to sell, the stock will often sell-off, which may instantly impact shareholders' value. So, traders who get in early or near the beginning of the institutional investor's buying cycle could potentially generate profits.
  
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Ameris Stock Ownership Analysis

About 93.0% of the company shares are held by institutions such as insurance companies. The company has price-to-book (P/B) ratio of 1.06. Some equities with similar Price to Book (P/B) outperform the market in the long run. Ameris Bancorp has Price/Earnings To Growth (PEG) ratio of 2.45. The entity recorded earning per share (EPS) of 5.19. The firm last dividend was issued on the 31st of December 2024. Ameris Bancorp had 211:210 split on the 28th of June 2010. Ameris Bancorp operates as the bank holding company for Ameris Bank that provides range of banking services to retail and commercial customers primarily in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Ameris Bancorp was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Ameris Bancorp operates under BanksRegional classification in the United States and is traded on NASDAQ Exchange. It employs 2865 people. For more info on Ameris Bancorp please contact Palmer Proctor at 404 639 6500 or go to https://www.amerisbank.com.
Besides selling stocks to institutional investors, Ameris Bancorp also allocates a substantial amount of its earnings to a pull of share-based compensation to be paid out to its employees, managers, executives, and members of the board of directors. Share-Based compensation (also sometimes called Stock-Based Compensation) is a way of paying different Ameris Bancorp's stakeholders with equity in the business. It is typically used as a motivation factor for employees to contribute beyond their regular compensation (salary and bonus). It is also used as a tool to align Ameris Bancorp's strategic interests with those of the company's shareholders. Shares issued to employees are usually subject to a vesting period before they are earned and sold.

Ameris Bancorp Quarterly Liabilities And Stockholders Equity

26.4 Billion

Ameris Bancorp Insider Trades History

About 5.0% of Ameris Bancorp are currently held by insiders. Unlike Ameris Bancorp's institutional investors, corporate insiders most likely have a limit on the maximum percentage of share ownership. This is done to align insiders' influence against Ameris Bancorp's private investors even though both sides will benefit from rising prices or experience loss when the share price declines. The good rule to have in mind is that the maximum share ownership percentage of the corporate insiders should not surpass 25%. View all of Ameris Bancorp's insider trades
 
Housing Crash
 
Credit Downgrade
 
Yuan Drop
 
Covid

Ameris Stock Institutional Investors

Have you ever been surprised when a price of an equity instrument such as Ameris Bancorp is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading Ameris Bancorp backward and forwards among themselves. Ameris Bancorp's institutional investor refers to the entity that pools money to purchase Ameris Bancorp's securities or originate loans. Institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds. Operating companies that invest excess capital in these types of assets may also be included in the term and may influence corporate governance by exercising voting rights in their investments.
Shares
Nuveen Asset Management, Llc2024-12-31
1.1 M
Jpmorgan Chase & Co2024-12-31
952.1 K
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc2024-12-31
917.4 K
Victory Capital Management Inc.2024-12-31
855.5 K
Gw&k Investment Management, Llc2024-12-31
823.9 K
Congress Asset Management Company, Llp2024-12-31
821.6 K
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts2024-12-31
818 K
William Blair Investment Management, Llc2024-12-31
789.3 K
Norges Bank2024-12-31
773.2 K
Blackrock Inc2024-12-31
10 M
Vanguard Group Inc2024-12-31
7.4 M
Note, although Ameris Bancorp's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Ameris Bancorp Insider Trading Activities

Some recent studies suggest that insider trading raises the cost of capital for securities issuers and decreases overall economic growth. Trading by specific Ameris Bancorp insiders, such as employees or executives, is commonly permitted as long as it does not rely on Ameris Bancorp's material information that is not in the public domain. Local jurisdictions usually require such trading to be reported in order to monitor insider transactions. In many U.S. states, trading conducted by corporate officers, key employees, directors, or significant shareholders must be reported to the regulator or publicly disclosed, usually within a few business days of the trade. In these cases Ameris Bancorp insiders are required to file a Form 4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when buying or selling shares of their own companies.
 
Douglas Strange over a week ago
Acquisition by Douglas Strange of 1000 shares of Ameris Bancorp at 56.9534 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
William McKendry over a week ago
Acquisition by William McKendry of 4310 shares of Ameris Bancorp subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Bassett Lawton E Iii over a week ago
Disposition of 784 shares by Bassett Lawton E Iii of Ameris Bancorp at 63.18 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Ross Creasy over two weeks ago
Disposition of 940 shares by Ross Creasy of Ameris Bancorp at 63.18 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Ross Creasy over two weeks ago
Disposition of 940 shares by Ross Creasy of Ameris Bancorp at 63.18 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Douglas Strange over three weeks ago
Acquisition by Douglas Strange of 3085 shares of Ameris Bancorp subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Bassett Lawton E Iii over three weeks ago
Disposition of 4392 shares by Bassett Lawton E Iii of Ameris Bancorp at 64.84 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
James Miller over three months ago
Disposition of 45000 shares by James Miller of Ameris Bancorp subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Bassett Lawton E Iii over six months ago
Disposition of 400 shares by Bassett Lawton E Iii of Ameris Bancorp subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Douglas Strange over six months ago
Disposition of 150 shares by Douglas Strange of Ameris Bancorp subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Stokes Nicole S over six months ago
Disposition of 28 shares by Stokes Nicole S of Ameris Bancorp at 46.4 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
James LaHaise over six months ago
Disposition of 2484 shares by James LaHaise of Ameris Bancorp at 46.4 subject to Rule 16b-3

Ameris Bancorp's latest congressional trading

Congressional trading in companies like Ameris Bancorp, is subject to rigorous scrutiny to prevent conflicts of interest and insider trading. This is governed by multiple SEC regulations which were established to foster transparency and deter members of Congress from leveraging non-public information for personal gain. This oversight helps maintain public trust and ensures that investments in Ameris Bancorp by those in governmental positions are based on the same information available to the general public.
2024-07-24Representative Earl Leroy CarterAcquired $100K to $250KVerify

Ameris Bancorp Outstanding Bonds

Ameris Bancorp issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. Ameris Bancorp uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most Ameris bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when Ameris Bancorp has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

Ameris Bancorp Corporate Filings

F4
13th of March 2025
The report filed by a party regarding the acquisition or disposition of a company's common stock, as well as derivative securities such as options, warrants, and convertible securities
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10K
28th of February 2025
Annual report required by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of a company financial performance
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5th of February 2025
Other Reports
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8K
30th of January 2025
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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Is Regional Banks space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Ameris Bancorp. If investors know Ameris will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Ameris Bancorp listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.432
Dividend Share
0.65
Earnings Share
5.19
Revenue Per Share
15.731
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.147
The market value of Ameris Bancorp is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Ameris that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Ameris Bancorp's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Ameris Bancorp's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Ameris Bancorp's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Ameris Bancorp's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Ameris Bancorp's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Ameris Bancorp is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Ameris Bancorp's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.