Ameris Bancorp logo ABCB - Ameris Bancorp

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
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BUY 8
HOLD 4
SELL 0
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| PRICE TARGET: $92.40 DETAILS
HIGH: $100.00
LOW: $88.00
MEDIAN: $92.00
CONSENSUS: $92.40
UPSIDE: 9.67%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers 85% confidence

Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality

Valuation Signal Overvalued Mild
Trading 4.9% above fair value
Current Price $84.25
Bear Case $51.94 38.3% downside ($51.94 - $84.25) / $84.25 = -38.3% ROTCE 10.3% → 1.16x TBV
Fair Value $80.28 4.7% downside ($80.28 - $84.25) / $84.25 = -4.7% ROTCE 13.7% → 1.80x TBV
Bull Case $97.28 15.5% upside ($97.28 - $84.25) / $84.25 = 15.5% ROTCE 15.8% → 2.18x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

13.7%
9.4%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (13.7%) vs. cost of equity (9.4%)

Implied Market Multiple 1.89x

Plain-Language Summary

With ROTCE of 13.7% vs. 9.4% cost of equity, fair P/TBV is 1.80x on $44.66 tangible book, implying $80.28 per share. DDM cross-check: $24.34.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

Never blended into the bear/base/bull estimates above -- shown only as an outside comparison.

Average Target (12 analysts) $92.40
Analyst Range $88.00 – $100.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 13%

Warnings

Traditional cash flow models don't work well for banks — lending activity distorts how much cash the business actually generates.
Common valuation shortcuts don't apply here — for banks, interest payments are a core business cost, not overhead.
Dividend-based valuation: $24.34 (70% below our primary estimate). Large gaps suggest the dividend may not fully reflect the company's value.

Key Risks

  • Book value quality matters as much as level — check loan loss reserves
  • Interest rate sensitivity creates non-linear earnings surprises
  • Insurance reserving is actuarial, not financial — errors emerge slowly