Positive News SentimentPositive NewsNASDAQ:ALRS Alerus Financial (ALRS) Stock Price, News & Analysis $34.27 -0.21 (-0.61%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$34.24 -0.04 (-0.10%) As of 07:30 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Alerus Financial Stock (NASDAQ:ALRS) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Alerus Financial alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$34.13▼$34.6750-Day Range$30.68▼$34.8352-Week Range$20.92▼$35.49Volume86,421 shsAverage Volume135,312 shsMarket Capitalization$848.18 millionP/E Ratio29.29Dividend Yield2.57%Price Target$36.25Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Alerus Financial Corporation is a financial services company and the parent of Alerus Financial, National Association. The company serves individuals, businesses and institutions through a combination of banking, wealth management, and retirement and employee-benefit services. Its offerings include deposit accounts, lending, mortgage services and cash-management solutions, alongside investment, financial-planning and trust services. Alerus also provides retirement-plan administration and other benefit-related services to employers and organizations. Headquartered in Grand Forks, North Dakota, Alerus traces its roots to 1879 and serves customers in markets including North Dakota, Minnesota and Arizona.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Alerus Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks69th Percentile Overall ScoreALRS MarketRank™: 3.46118721461 of 5 starsAlerus Financial scored higher than 69% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 438th out of 852 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.6 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingAlerus Financial has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.71, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 3 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside/DownsideThe consensus price target for Alerus Financial is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.Amount of Analyst CoverageAlerus Financial has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Alerus Financial's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation0.0 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth-4.79% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Alerus Financial are expected to decrease by -4.79% in the coming year, from $3.13 to $2.98 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Alerus Financial is 29.29, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.49.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Alerus Financial is 29.29, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 20.88.Price to Book Value per Share RatioAlerus Financial has a P/B Ratio of 1.47. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Alerus Financial's valuation and earnings. Short Interest4.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted3.78% of the float of Alerus Financial has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverAlerus Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.88.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Alerus Financial has recently decreased by 7.86%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend3.3 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldAlerus Financial pays a meaningful dividend of 2.55%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthAlerus Financial has been increasing its dividend for 25 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Alerus Financial is 75.21%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Alerus Financial will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.53% next year. This indicates that Alerus Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Alerus Financial's dividend. News and Social Media2.8 / 5News Sentiment1.55 News SentimentAlerus Financial has a news sentiment score of 1.55. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Alerus Financial this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week. Company Ownership2.9 / 5Insider TradingAcquiring Shares Net Insider BuyingOver the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $32,450.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0038% of the company's market cap.Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Alerus Financial insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $32,450.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders4.30% of the stock of Alerus Financial is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions51.25% of the stock of Alerus Financial is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Alerus Financial's insider trading history. Receive ALRS Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Alerus Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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Weiss has publicly predicted six major American crashes since founding Weiss Ratings in 1971. Now, after 55 years of market analysis, he says conditions are forming for a financial crisis that could rival or exceed 2008.November 12 at 1:00 AM | Weiss Ratings (Ad)Alerus Financial (NASDAQ:ALRS) Hits New 12-Month High After Analyst UpgradeNovember 4, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comAlerus Financial (NASDAQ:ALRS) Price Target Raised to $34.00November 2, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comAlerus Financial (ALRS) Q3 Earnings Confront A Sharper Margin SqueezeOctober 30, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comAlerus Financial Corp (ALRS) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Highlights: Record Revenue and Strong Loan ...October 29, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comAlerus Financial Earnings Call Highlights Profitable GrowthOctober 29, 2026 | tipranks.comSee More Headlines ALRS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have ALRS shares performed this year? Alerus Financial's stock was trading at $22.52 at the beginning of the year. Since then, ALRS shares have increased by 52.2% and is now trading at $34.27. How were Alerus Financial's earnings last quarter? Alerus Financial (NASDAQ:ALRS) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October, 28th. The company reported $0.71 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $79.52 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $76.72 million. Alerus Financial had a net margin of 7.35% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 14.46%. Read the conference call transcript. When did Alerus Financial IPO? Alerus Financial (ALRS) raised $76 million in an IPO on Friday, September 13th 2019. The company issued 3,300,000 shares at a price of $22.00-$24.00 per share. RAYMOND JAMES and D.A. Davidson & Co. acted as the underwriters for the IPO and Piper Jaffray was co-manager. Who are Alerus Financial's major shareholders? Alerus Financial's top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (2.27%), Choreo LLC (1.18%), Ieq Capital LLC (0.17%) and Inspire Investing LLC (0.08%). View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Alerus Financial? Shares of ALRS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Company Calendar Record date for 10/9 Dividend9/25/2026Ex-Dividend for 10/9 Dividend9/25/2026Dividend Payable10/09/2026Last Earnings10/28/2026Today11/12/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)1/27/2027Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (18m+) 1-Year History Nov 25 Feb 26 May 26 Aug 26 Nov 26 ALRS's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. ALRS has been in this zone for over 18 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorFinance Industry Banks Sub-IndustryRegional Banks Current SymbolNASDAQ:ALRS CIK903419 Webwww.alerus.com Phone(701) 795-3200FaxN/AEmployees864Year Founded1879Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Alerus Financial$36.25 High Price Target$38.00 Low Price Target$34.00 Potential Upside/Downside+5.8%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.71 Research Coverage7 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$1.17 Trailing P/E Ratio29.29 Forward P/E Ratio11.50 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$17.44 million Net Margins7.35% Pretax Margin9.61% Return on Equity14.46% Return on Assets1.57% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.10 Current Ratio0.90 Quick Ratio0.89 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$399.92 million Price / Sales2.12 Cash Flow$3.50 per share Price / Cash Flow9.79 Book Value$23.31 per share Price / Book1.47Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares24,750,000Free Float23,682,000Market Cap$848.18 million OptionableOptionable Beta0.68 Social Links 7 Best Space Stocks to Own in 2026The space race is growing fast, and you don’t have to have gotten in early on SpaceX to profit. 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