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Alerus Financial (ALRS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$27.10 +0.51 (+1.92%)
Closing price 05/5/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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About Alerus Financial Stock (NASDAQ:ALRS)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$26.52
$27.25
50-Day Range
$23.24
$27.10
52-Week Range
$20.26
$27.60
Volume
188,095 shs
Average Volume
146,583 shs
Market Capitalization
$692.68 million
P/E Ratio
26.31
Dividend Yield
3.10%
Price Target
$28.38
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Alerus Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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68th Percentile Overall Score

ALRS MarketRank™: 

Alerus Financial scored higher than 68% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 411th out of 879 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Alerus Financial has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.57, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside/Downside

    The consensus price target for Alerus Financial is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Alerus Financial has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Alerus Financial's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Alerus Financial are expected to decrease by -5.08% in the coming year, from $2.95 to $2.80 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Alerus Financial is 26.31, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.28.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Alerus Financial is 26.31, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.27.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Alerus Financial has a P/B Ratio of 1.21. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.01% of the float of Alerus Financial has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Alerus Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.98.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Alerus Financial has recently decreased by 11.31%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Alerus Financial pays a meaningful dividend of 3.16%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Alerus Financial has been increasing its dividend for 25 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Alerus Financial is 81.55%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Alerus Financial will have a dividend payout ratio of 30.00% next year. This indicates that Alerus Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Alerus Financial's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Alerus Financial has a news sentiment score of 0.86. 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 0.71 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for Alerus Financial this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    1 people have searched for ALRS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Alerus Financial insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    4.30% of the stock of Alerus Financial is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    51.25% 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.
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ALRS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Alerus Financial's stock was trading at $22.52 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, ALRS shares have increased by 20.3% and is now trading at $27.10.

Alerus Financial (NASDAQ:ALRS) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April, 29th. The company reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.58 by $0.31. The business had revenue of $75.78 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $73.78 million. Alerus Financial had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 14.39% and a net margin of 6.74%.
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Alerus Financial (ALRS) raised $76 million in an initial public offering 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.

Alerus Financial's top institutional investors include M3F Inc. (1.63%), Grace & White Inc. NY (0.89%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.46%) and Sippican Capital Advisors (0.44%). Insiders that own company stock include Katie A Lorenson and Alan Villalon.
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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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Alerus Financial investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Adobe (ADBE), ServiceNow (NOW) and Arista Networks (ANET).

Company Calendar

Record date for 4/10 Dividend
3/27/2026
Ex-Dividend for 4/10 Dividend
3/27/2026
Dividend Payable
4/10/2026
Last Earnings
4/29/2026
Today
5/06/2026
AGM 2026
5/14/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Finance
Industry
FIN - MISC SVCS
Sub-Industry
Banking
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:ALRS
CIK
903419
Fax
N/A
Employees
840
Year Founded
1879

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$29.00
Low Price Target
$27.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+4.7%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.57
Research Coverage
7 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.03
Trailing P/E Ratio
26.31
Forward P/E Ratio
9.19
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$17.44 million
Net Margins
6.74%
Pretax Margin
8.78%
Return on Equity
14.39%
Return on Assets
1.51%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.10
Current Ratio
0.90
Quick Ratio
0.89

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$399.92 million
Price / Sales
1.73
Cash Flow
$3.59 per share
Price / Cash Flow
7.55
Book Value
$22.48 per share
Price / Book
1.21

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
25,560,000
Free Float
24,461,000
Market Cap
$692.68 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.67

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This page (NASDAQ:ALRS) was last updated on 5/6/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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