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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Alerus Financial stock logo
ALRS
Alerus Financial
$21.64
+2.6%
$20.42
$15.78
$24.41
$535.22M0.775,077 shs63,474 shs
Pathward Financial, Inc. stock logo
CASH
Pathward Financial
$76.17
+4.2%
$77.54
$54.21
$86.00
$1.74B0.63195,430 shs189,663 shs
Merchants Bancorp stock logo
MBIN
Merchants Bancorp
$32.11
+2.3%
$31.97
$27.25
$53.27
$1.44B1.29176,132 shs127,777 shs
Nicolet Bankshares Inc. stock logo
NIC
Nicolet Bankshares
$120.59
+3.3%
$118.80
$77.49
$125.50
$1.76B0.7658,558 shs56,975 shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Alerus Financial stock logo
ALRS
Alerus Financial
+2.56%+2.80%+4.19%+17.48%+18.71%
Pathward Financial, Inc. stock logo
CASH
Pathward Financial
+4.17%+2.72%-1.44%+1.30%+39.94%
Merchants Bancorp stock logo
MBIN
Merchants Bancorp
+2.29%+2.52%+2.07%-16.03%-19.10%
Nicolet Bankshares Inc. stock logo
NIC
Nicolet Bankshares
+3.31%+3.10%-1.38%+8.26%+54.88%
CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Alerus Financial stock logo
ALRS
Alerus Financial
4.2421 of 5 stars
1.13.05.03.72.60.82.5
Pathward Financial, Inc. stock logo
CASH
Pathward Financial
3.6582 of 5 stars
2.33.01.70.02.62.53.1
Merchants Bancorp stock logo
MBIN
Merchants Bancorp
4.0868 of 5 stars
3.32.03.30.01.61.73.1
Nicolet Bankshares Inc. stock logo
NIC
Nicolet Bankshares
1.7651 of 5 stars
1.12.02.50.01.62.51.9
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Alerus Financial stock logo
ALRS
Alerus Financial
2.25
Hold$23.006.28% Upside
Pathward Financial, Inc. stock logo
CASH
Pathward Financial
2.50
Moderate Buy$92.0020.78% Upside
Merchants Bancorp stock logo
MBIN
Merchants Bancorp
2.67
Moderate Buy$47.5047.93% Upside
Nicolet Bankshares Inc. stock logo
NIC
Nicolet Bankshares
2.25
Hold$119.25-1.11% Downside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest ALRS, CASH, NIC, and MBIN Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
5/2/2025
Alerus Financial stock logo
ALRS
Alerus Financial
Piper Sandler
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$22.00 ➝ $23.00
4/30/2025
Alerus Financial stock logo
ALRS
Alerus Financial
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
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Boost Price TargetMarket Perform ➝ Market Perform$21.00 ➝ $22.00
4/29/2025
Merchants Bancorp stock logo
MBIN
Merchants Bancorp
Raymond James Financial
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Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform$45.00 ➝ $41.00
4/23/2025
Pathward Financial, Inc. stock logo
CASH
Pathward Financial
Piper Sandler
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$91.00 ➝ $94.00
4/17/2025
Nicolet Bankshares Inc. stock logo
NIC
Nicolet Bankshares
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
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Boost Price TargetMarket Perform ➝ Market Perform$115.00 ➝ $118.00
4/16/2025
Nicolet Bankshares Inc. stock logo
NIC
Nicolet Bankshares
Piper Sandler
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Lower Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$120.00 ➝ $118.00
4/2/2025
Merchants Bancorp stock logo
MBIN
Merchants Bancorp
Raymond James Financial
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Lower Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$53.00 ➝ $45.00
(Data available from 6/24/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Alerus Financial stock logo
ALRS
Alerus Financial
$336.51M1.63$1.91 per share11.34$19.55 per share1.11
Pathward Financial, Inc. stock logo
CASH
Pathward Financial
$775.94M2.34$9.37 per share8.13$33.62 per share2.27
Merchants Bancorp stock logo
MBIN
Merchants Bancorp
$1.45B1.02$7.23 per share4.44$34.33 per share0.94
Nicolet Bankshares Inc. stock logo
NIC
Nicolet Bankshares
$520.63M3.49$9.35 per share12.90$77.11 per share1.56
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Alerus Financial stock logo
ALRS
Alerus Financial
$17.78M$1.2217.748.91N/A7.81%8.32%0.77%7/23/2025 (Estimated)
Pathward Financial, Inc. stock logo
CASH
Pathward Financial
$168.36M$7.4110.288.98N/A22.69%22.50%2.43%7/23/2025 (Estimated)
Merchants Bancorp stock logo
MBIN
Merchants Bancorp
$320.39M$5.445.905.40N/A20.73%19.09%1.57%8/4/2025 (Estimated)
Nicolet Bankshares Inc. stock logo
NIC
Nicolet Bankshares
$124.06M$8.2914.5514.19N/A24.31%11.08%1.46%7/15/2025 (Estimated)

Latest ALRS, CASH, NIC, and MBIN Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
7/15/2025Q2 2025
Nicolet Bankshares Inc. stock logo
NIC
Nicolet Bankshares
$2.14N/AN/AN/A$72.89 millionN/A
4/28/2025Q1 2025
Alerus Financial stock logo
ALRS
Alerus Financial
$0.43$0.56+$0.13$0.52$66.20 million$68.79 million
4/28/2025Q1 2025
Merchants Bancorp stock logo
MBIN
Merchants Bancorp
$1.25$0.93-$0.32$0.93$169.00 million$287.20 million
4/22/2025Q2 2025
Pathward Financial, Inc. stock logo
CASH
Pathward Financial
$2.71$3.11+$0.40$3.11$256.30 million$262.90 million
4/15/2025Q1 2025
Nicolet Bankshares Inc. stock logo
NIC
Nicolet Bankshares
$1.96$2.10+$0.14$2.08$70.08 million$89.43 million
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Alerus Financial stock logo
ALRS
Alerus Financial
$0.803.70%N/A65.57%25 Years
Pathward Financial, Inc. stock logo
CASH
Pathward Financial
$0.200.26%N/A2.70%N/A
Merchants Bancorp stock logo
MBIN
Merchants Bancorp
$0.401.25%N/A7.35%8 Years
Nicolet Bankshares Inc. stock logo
NIC
Nicolet Bankshares
$1.281.06%N/A15.44%2 Years

Latest ALRS, CASH, NIC, and MBIN Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
5/21/2025
Alerus Financial stock logo
ALRS
Alerus Financial
quarterly$0.214.01%6/27/20256/27/20257/11/2025
6/13/2025
Pathward Financial, Inc. stock logo
CASH
Pathward Financial
quarterly$0.050.26%6/13/20256/13/20257/1/2025
5/15/2025
Merchants Bancorp stock logo
MBIN
Merchants Bancorp
quarterly$0.101.2%6/13/20256/13/20257/1/2025
5/20/2025
Nicolet Bankshares Inc. stock logo
NIC
Nicolet Bankshares
quarterly$0.321.04%6/2/20256/2/20256/13/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Alerus Financial stock logo
ALRS
Alerus Financial
0.11
0.87
0.87
Pathward Financial, Inc. stock logo
CASH
Pathward Financial
0.04
0.77
0.76
Merchants Bancorp stock logo
MBIN
Merchants Bancorp
2.49
1.20
0.88
Nicolet Bankshares Inc. stock logo
NIC
Nicolet Bankshares
0.13
0.97
0.97

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Alerus Financial stock logo
ALRS
Alerus Financial
51.25%
Pathward Financial, Inc. stock logo
CASH
Pathward Financial
92.66%
Merchants Bancorp stock logo
MBIN
Merchants Bancorp
24.57%
Nicolet Bankshares Inc. stock logo
NIC
Nicolet Bankshares
43.06%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Alerus Financial stock logo
ALRS
Alerus Financial
4.20%
Pathward Financial, Inc. stock logo
CASH
Pathward Financial
1.23%
Merchants Bancorp stock logo
MBIN
Merchants Bancorp
34.80%
Nicolet Bankshares Inc. stock logo
NIC
Nicolet Bankshares
14.20%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Alerus Financial stock logo
ALRS
Alerus Financial
84025.37 million24.30 millionOptionable
Pathward Financial, Inc. stock logo
CASH
Pathward Financial
1,24423.85 million23.55 millionOptionable
Merchants Bancorp stock logo
MBIN
Merchants Bancorp
48045.88 million29.92 millionOptionable
Nicolet Bankshares Inc. stock logo
NIC
Nicolet Bankshares
86015.08 million12.94 millionOptionable

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Alerus Financial stock logo

Alerus Financial NASDAQ:ALRS

$21.64 +0.54 (+2.56%)
Closing price 06/23/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$21.90 +0.26 (+1.20%)
As of 06/23/2025 06:32 PM Eastern
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Alerus Financial Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Alerus Financial, National Association that engages in the provision of various financial services to businesses and consumers. The company operates in four segments: Banking, Mortgage, Retirement and Benefit Services, and Wealth Management. It offers various deposit products, including demand deposits, interest-bearing transaction accounts, money market accounts, time and savings deposits, checking accounts, and certificates of deposit; and treasury management products, including electronic receivables management, remote deposit capture, cash vault services, merchant services, and other cash management services. The company also provides commercial loans, business term loans, lines of credit, and commercial real estate loans, as well as construction and land development loans; consumer lending products, including residential first mortgage loans; installment loans and lines of credit; and second mortgage loans. In addition, it offers retirement plan administration and investment advisory services, employee stock ownership plan, fiduciary services, payroll, health savings accounts, and other benefit services, as well as individual retirement accounts; and financial planning, investment management, personal and corporate trust, estate administration, and custody services. Further, the company provides debit and credit cards, online banking, mobile banking/wallet, payment, private banking, payroll accounts, flex spending accounts, administration, and government health insurance program services. It offers banking services in North Dakota, Minnesota, and Arizona; and retirement and benefit plans through offices located in Michigan, Minnesota, and Colorado. The company was formerly known as First National Bank North Dakota and changed its name to Alerus Financial Corporation in 2000. Alerus Financial Corporation was founded in 1879 and is headquartered in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Pathward Financial stock logo

Pathward Financial NASDAQ:CASH

$76.17 +3.05 (+4.17%)
Closing price 06/23/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$76.17 0.00 (-0.01%)
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Pathward Financial, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Pathward, National Association that provides various banking products and services in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Consumer, Commercial, and Corporate Services/Other. It offers demand deposit accounts, savings accounts, and money market savings accounts. The company also provides commercial finance product comprising term lending, asset-based lending, factoring, lease financing, insurance premium finance, government guaranteed lending, and other commercial finance products; consumer credit products; other consumer financing services; tax services, which includes short-term refund advance loans and short-term electronic return originator advance loans; and warehouse financing services. In addition, it issues prepaid cards; and offers payment solutions, such as acceptance, processing, and settlement of credit card and debit card payments. The company was formerly known as Meta Financial Group, Inc. and changed its name to Pathward Financial, Inc. in July 2022. Pathward Financial, Inc. was founded in 1954 and is based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Merchants Bancorp stock logo

Merchants Bancorp NASDAQ:MBIN

$32.11 +0.72 (+2.29%)
Closing price 06/23/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$32.09 -0.02 (-0.06%)
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Merchants Bancorp operates as the diversified bank holding company in the United States. It operates through three segments: Multi-family Mortgage Banking, Mortgage Warehousing, and Banking. The Multi-family Mortgage Banking segment engages in the mortgage banking, which originates and services government sponsored mortgages, including bridge financing products to refinance, acquire, or reposition multi-family housing projects, and construction lending for multi-family and healthcare facilities. This segment also offers customized loan products for need-based skilled nursing facilities, such as independent living, assisted living, and memory care; and tax credit equity syndicator service. The Mortgage Warehousing segment funds agency eligible residential loans, as well as commercial loans to non-depository financial institutions. The Banking segment offers a range of financial products and services to consumers and businesses, which includes retail banking, commercial lending, agricultural lending, retail and correspondent residential mortgage banking, and small business administration lending. Merchants Bancorp was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Carmel, Indiana.

Nicolet Bankshares stock logo

Nicolet Bankshares NYSE:NIC

$120.59 +3.85 (+3.30%)
Closing price 06/23/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$120.83 +0.24 (+0.20%)
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Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Nicolet National Bank that provides banking products and services for businesses and individuals in Wisconsin and Michigan. The company accepts checking, savings, and money market accounts; various certificates of deposit; and individual retirement accounts. It also offers commercial loans, including commercial, industrial, and business loans and lines of credit; commercial real estate loans; agricultural (AG) production and AG real estate loans; commercial real estate investment real estate loans; construction and land development loans; residential real estate loans, such as residential first lien and junior lien mortgages, home equity loans, lines of credit, and residential construction loans; and consumer loans. In addition, the company provides cash management, international banking, personal brokerage, safe deposit boxes, and trust and fiduciary services, as well as wealth management and retirement plan services. Further, it offers mortgage refinancing; online services, such as commercial, retail, and trust online banking; automated bill payment, mobile banking deposits and account access, and remote deposit capture services; and other services consisting of wire transfers, debit cards, credit cards, pre-paid gift cards, direct deposits, and official bank checks, as well as facilitates crop insurance products. The company was formerly known as Green Bay Financial Corporation and changed its name to Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. in March 2002. The company was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin.