ABCB - Ameris Bancorp
Price:
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CONSENSUS:
Buy
DETAILS
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PRICE TARGET:
$91.20
DETAILS
HIGH:
$100.00
LOW:
$84.00
MEDIAN:
$92.00
CONSENSUS:
$91.20
UPSIDE:
14.40%
AlphaVal
Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value
Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers
85% confidence
Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality
Adjust Assumptions
13.7%
9.6%
Key Value Driver
ROTCE (13.7%) vs. cost of equity (9.6%)
Implied Market Multiple
1.78x
Plain-Language Summary
With ROTCE of 13.7% vs. 9.6% cost of equity, fair P/TBV is 1.72x on $44.79 tangible book, implying $77.85 per share. DDM cross-check: $22.76.
Analyst Consensus (External Reference)
Never blended into the bear/base/bull estimates above -- shown only as an outside comparison.
Average Target (12 analysts)
$91.20
Analyst Range
$84.00 – $100.00
Divergence from AlphaVal
15%
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: $22.76 (71% 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