ABCB
Ameris Bancorp
ABCB offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
BLK
BlackRock, Inc.
BLK has the edge over ABCB overall, supported by stronger fundamentals.
ABCB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
ABCB's profitability is currently healthy, and its revenue is stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like ABCB.
BLK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
BLK's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like BLK.
ABCB PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.8x | $50.20 | -39% |
| Fair | 11x | $65.46 | -21% |
| Forward | 12x | $82.50 | — |
| Expensive | 14x | $79.44 | -3.7% |
| Current | 14x | $82.50 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ABCB's PE is in its expensive range at 14x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 12x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
BLK PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 19x | $848 | -30% |
| Fair | 22x | $973 | -20% |
| Expensive | 26x | $1,149 | -5.5% |
| Current | 28x | $1,217 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BLK has the edge over ABCB in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
ABCB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect ABCB's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
BLK Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for BLK to show an outlook.
ABCB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $6.84 | +20% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.72 | -0.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.53 | -2.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.36 | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.00 | +16% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.76 | +20% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.66 | +25% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.38 | +31% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.19 | +33% |
ABCB has the edge over BLK on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
BLK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $43.87 | +11% |
| Q2 2026 | $41.73 | -0.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $39.73 | -4.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $35.31 | -17% |
| Q3 2025 | $39.42 | -2.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $41.89 | +4% |
| Q1 2025 | $41.69 | +5.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $42.53 | +16% |
BLK earned $43.87 per share over the past year, up 11% from the year before.
ABCB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $321.8M | +2.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $326M | +8.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $314.4M | +10% |
| Q4 2025 | $307.1M | +5.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $314.2M | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $300.7M | 0% |
| Q1 2025 | $285.9M | +7% |
| Q4 2024 | $290.8M | +11% |
ABCB's revenue has grown year over year for 10 quarters in a row: $322M last quarter, up 2.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 47% | +3.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 20% | -27 points |
| Q1 2026 | 45% | +5.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 46% | +2.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 44% | -0.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 47% | +5.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 40% | +3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 43% | +8.9 points |
ABCB has the edge over BLK on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
BLK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7.8B | +19% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.1B | +31% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.7B | +27% |
| Q4 2025 | $7B | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.5B | +25% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.4B | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.3B | +12% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.7B | +23% |
BLK has the edge over ABCB on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 30% | 0 points |
| Q2 2026 | 35% | +2.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 42% | +9.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 24% | -13 points |
| Q3 2025 | 30% | -8.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 32% | -5.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 32% | -3.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 37% | +2.3 points |
BLK's operating margin was 30% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2019.
ABCB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $213.8M | +113% |
| Q2 2026 | $70.8M | +32% |
| Q1 2026 | $249.4M | +118% |
| Q4 2025 | $101.2M | -20% |
| Q3 2025 | $100.5M | +0.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $53.7M | +$154.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $114.2M | +654% |
| Q4 2024 | $126.1M | -39% |
ABCB has the edge over BLK on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
BLK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.6B | +95% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.1B | -12% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.1B | +$120M |
| Q4 2025 | $2.1B | -15% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.3B | -6.1% |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.2B | -$734M |
| Q4 2024 | $2.5B | +35% |
| Q2 2024 | $1.4B | +47% |
BLK's free cash flow was $4.8B over the past year, up 22% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like BLK.
ABCB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -75.3K shares |
| 1 year | -2.4% | -1.6M shares |
| 3 years | -2.9% | -2M shares |
| 5 years | -3.9% | -2.7M shares |
| Available history | +14% | +8.4M shares |
ABCB has the edge over BLK on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $38,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $19.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $83.6M |
| Q4 2025 | $40.8M |
| Q3 2025 | $8.5M |
| Q2 2025 | $12.9M |
| Q1 2025 | $20.7M |
| Q4 2024 | $103,000 |
ABCB spent $144M buying back its own shares over the past year, about three times what it spent the year before.
BLK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -148K shares |
| 1 year | -0.4% | -677K shares |
| 3 years | +9.3% | +14M shares |
| 5 years | +6.2% | +9.6M shares |
| Available history | +4.4% | +7M shares |
BLK has 165M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $396M |
| Q1 2025 | $657M |
| Q4 2024 | $386M |
| Q2 2024 | $519M |
| Q1 2024 | $634M |
| Q4 2023 | $384M |
| Q3 2023 | $396M |
| Q2 2023 | $383M |
ABCB Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.4x | Very low |
ABCB's net debt is about 1.6 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from less than a year a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like ABCB.
BLK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q2 2024 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2023 | 0.1x | Very low |
BLK has the edge over ABCB on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
ABCB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 47.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 39.0 | Neutral |
ABCB's weekly RSI is 47 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 39 (neutral).
BLK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 64.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 79.0 | Neutral |
BLK's weekly RSI is 64 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 79 (neutral).
ABCB PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | ABCB | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 14x | 13x | 11% above |
| PE % | 90 | 63 | 27 pts above |
ABCB has the edge over BLK on valuation relative to its sector.
BLK PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | BLK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 28x | 13x | 113% above |
| PE % | 97 | 63 | 34 pts above |
BLK is trading at 28x earnings, a 113% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
ABCB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $81.5 | 1.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $85.2 | 3.1% below |
| 50 week MA | $82.9 | 0.5% below |
| 100 week MA | $74.2 | 11% above |
| 200 week MA | $60.9 | 35% above |
ABCB's trend is mixed: it's above three of its five weekly moving averages, and 35% above its 200-week average.
BLK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1,128.0 | 7.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $1,108.9 | 9.7% above |
| 50 week MA | $1,071.6 | 14% above |
| 100 week MA | $1,051.1 | 16% above |
| 200 week MA | $914.1 | 33% above |
BLK has the edge over ABCB on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
ABCB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $42.7 | $37.5 | -12% |
| 2021 | $37.5 | $49.2 | +31% |
| 2022 | $49.2 | $47.9 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | $47.9 | $53.1 | +11% |
| 2024 | $53.1 | $63.1 | +19% |
| 2025 | $63.1 | $76.0 | +21% |
| 2026 YTD | $76.0 | $82.5 | +8.6% |
ABCB has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's up 8.6% so far in 2026.
BLK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $503.0 | $707.2 | +41% |
| 2021 | $707.2 | $913.9 | +29% |
| 2022 | $913.9 | $703.9 | -23% |
| 2023 | $703.9 | $811.8 | +15% |
| 2024 | $811.8 | $1,044.2 | +29% |
| 2025 | $1,044.2 | $1,088.1 | +4.2% |
| 2026 YTD | $1,088.1 | $1,216.6 | +12% |
BLK has the edge over ABCB on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.