Benzinga | Oct 27, 2021 11:55AM EDT

Ameris Bancorp's Earnings: A Preview

Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) is set to give its latest quarterly earnings report on Thursday, 2021-10-28. Here's what investors need to know before the announcement.

Analysts estimate that Ameris Bancorp will likely report an Earnings Per Share (EPS) of $1.18

Ameris Bancorp bulls will hope to hear the company to announce they've not only beaten that estimate, but also to provide positive guidance, or forecasted growth, for the next quarter.

New investors should note that it is sometimes not an earnings beat or miss that most affects the price of a stock, but the guidance (or forecast).

Historical Earnings Performance

Last quarter the company beat on EPS by 5.93%, which was followed by a 0.59% increase in the share price the next day.

Here's a look at Ameris Bancorp's past performance and the resulting price change:

Quarter Q2 2021 Q1 2021 Q4 2020 Q3 2020EPS Estimate 1.18 1.15 1.17 0.89EPS Actual 1.25 1.66 1.47 1.67Price Change % 0.59% 4.35% -5.28% 0.1%

Stock Performance

Shares of Ameris Bancorp were trading at $54.23 as of October 26. Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 81.81%. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders should be satisfied going into this earnings release.

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