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: $91.20 DETAILS
HIGH: $100.00
LOW: $84.00
MEDIAN: $92.00
CONSENSUS: $91.20
UPSIDE: 14.40%
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 2.4% above fair value
Current Price $79.72
Bear Case $54.50 31.6% downside ($54.50 - $79.72) / $79.72 = -31.6% ROTCE 10.3% → 1.11x TBV
Fair Value $77.85 2.3% downside ($77.85 - $79.72) / $79.72 = -2.3% ROTCE 13.7% → 1.72x TBV
Bull Case $101.21 27.0% upside ($101.21 - $79.72) / $79.72 = 27.0% ROTCE 15.8% → 2.08x TBV

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.
ℹ 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