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Alerus Financial (ALRS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$22.17 +0.53 (+2.45%)
Closing price 07/1/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$22.14 -0.03 (-0.14%)
As of 07/1/2025 04:04 PM Eastern
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About Alerus Financial Stock (NASDAQ:ALRS)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$21.50
$22.41
50-Day Range
$17.67
$22.32
52-Week Range
$15.78
$24.41
Volume
153,701 shs
Average Volume
74,433 shs
Market Capitalization
$562.45 million
P/E Ratio
18.17
Dividend Yield
3.79%
Price Target
$23.00
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Alerus Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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84th Percentile Overall Score

ALRS MarketRank™: 

Alerus Financial scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 241st out of 936 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.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Alerus Financial has only been the subject of 2 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 18.17, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.88.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Alerus Financial is 18.17, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.92.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Alerus Financial has a P/B Ratio of 1.13. 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

    0.99% 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 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Alerus Financial has recently increased by 8.42%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Alerus Financial is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.88%, 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 68.85%. 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

    0.99% 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 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Alerus Financial has recently increased by 8.42%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Alerus Financial has a news sentiment score of 0.22. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.85 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Alerus Financial this week, compared to 2 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 start of the year. Since then, ALRS stock has increased by 15.2% and is now trading at $22.17.
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Alerus Financial (NASDAQ:ALRS) announced its earnings results on Monday, April, 28th. The company reported $0.56 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.43 by $0.13. The company earned $68.79 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $66.20 million. Alerus Financial had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.32% and a net margin of 7.81%.
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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.

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 4/11 Dividend
3/14/2025
Ex-Dividend for 4/11 Dividend
3/14/2025
Dividend Payable
4/11/2025
Last Earnings
4/28/2025
Record date for 7/11 Dividend
6/27/2025
Ex-Dividend for 7/11 Dividend
6/27/2025
Today
7/01/2025
Dividend Payable
7/11/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/23/2025
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
Fax
N/A
Employees
840
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$23.00
High Stock Price Target
$24.00
Low Stock Price Target
$22.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+3.7%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.25
Research Coverage
4 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
18.17
Forward P/E Ratio
10.36
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$17.78 million
Pretax Margin
8.99%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$336.51 million
Cash Flow
$1.88 per share
Price / Cash Flow
11.79
Book Value
$19.55 per share
Price / Book
1.13

Miscellaneous

Free Float
24,301,000
Market Cap
$562.45 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.70
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This page (NASDAQ:ALRS) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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