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Alerus Financial (ALRS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$22.70 -0.01 (-0.04%)
As of 12:06 PM Eastern
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About Alerus Financial Stock (NASDAQ:ALRS)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$22.65
$22.89
50-Day Range
$20.44
$23.07
52-Week Range
$15.78
$24.41
Volume
4,299 shs
Average Volume
76,156 shs
Market Capitalization
$576.58 million
P/E Ratio
13.43
Dividend Yield
3.70%
Price Target
$25.63
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Alerus Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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92nd Percentile Overall Score

ALRS MarketRank™: 

Alerus Financial scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 146th out of 956 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 Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on 1 buy rating, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Alerus Financial has a consensus price target of $25.63, representing about 12.9% upside from its current price of $22.69.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Alerus 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 Growth

    Earnings for Alerus Financial are expected to grow by 13.55% in the coming year, from $2.14 to $2.43 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Alerus Financial is 13.39, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 281.03.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Alerus Financial is 13.39, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 246.32.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Alerus Financial has a P/B Ratio of 1.16. 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.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.43% 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 4.5.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Alerus Financial has recently increased by 48.70%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Alerus Financial is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.70%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Alerus Financial has been increasing its dividend for 25 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Alerus Financial is 49.70%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Alerus Financial will have a dividend payout ratio of 34.57% next year. This indicates that Alerus Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Alerus Financial's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.43% 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 4.5.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Alerus Financial has recently increased by 48.70%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Alerus Financial has a news sentiment score of 1.10. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Alerus Financial this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • 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

    Only 4.20% 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 $19.24 at the beginning of the year. Since then, ALRS stock has increased by 18.0% and is now trading at $22.6940.

Alerus Financial (NASDAQ:ALRS) posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July, 28th. The company reported $0.72 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.56 by $0.16. The firm earned $74.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $69.96 million. Alerus Financial had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.21% and a net margin of 11.06%.
Read the conference call transcript
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Alerus Financial (ALRS) raised $76 million in an IPO on Friday, September 13th 2019. The company issued 3,300,000 shares at $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.

Top institutional investors of Alerus Financial include Geode Capital Management LLC (2.21%), Endeavour Capital Advisors Inc. (2.02%), Ameriprise Financial Inc. (1.49%) and Choreo LLC (1.16%). Insiders that own company stock include Katie A Lorenson, Jerrod Hanson, Alan Villalon, Missy Keney and Mary Zimmer.
View institutional ownership trends
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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 7/11 Dividend
6/27/2025
Ex-Dividend for 7/11 Dividend
6/27/2025
Dividend Payable
7/11/2025
Last Earnings
7/28/2025
Today
9/15/2025
Record date for 10/10 Dividend
9/26/2025
Ex-Dividend for 10/10 Dividend
9/26/2025
Dividend Payable
10/10/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/04/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

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
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$27.00
Low Price Target
$25.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+12.6%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.25
Research Coverage
4 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.69
Trailing P/E Ratio
13.46
Forward P/E Ratio
10.63
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$17.78 million
Net Margins
11.06%
Pretax Margin
13.28%
Return on Equity
10.21%
Return on Assets
0.98%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.11
Current Ratio
0.88
Quick Ratio
0.87

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$336.51 million
Price / Sales
1.72
Cash Flow
$1.87 per share
Price / Cash Flow
12.20
Book Value
$19.55 per share
Price / Book
1.16

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
25,400,000
Free Float
24,329,000
Market Cap
$577.98 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.71

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This page (NASDAQ:ALRS) was last updated on 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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