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Alerus Financial Corporation

ALRS

NASDAQFinancial ServicesBanks - Regional

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$32.77

+$0.18 · +0.55%

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GoAI score

Hold

Wait — insufficient conviction to act

Valuation

42

Fair Value

Momentum

63

Gaining

Sentiment

65

Bullish

Risk resilience

80

Low Risk

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Company profile

Company website

Alerus Financial Corporation, operating primarily through its subsidiary Alerus Financial, National Association, delivers a broad spectrum of financial services to both commercial clients and individual consumers. The company organizes its operations across four distinct segments: Banking, Retirement and Benefit Services, Wealth Management, and Mortgage. Within its Banking segment, Alerus provides a comprehensive array of deposit solutions, including checking, savings, money market, and certificate of deposit accounts. It also supports businesses with robust treasury management products like electronic receivables management, remote deposit capture, cash vault services, and other cash management tools. Lending solutions encompass various commercial loans, such as business term loans, lines of credit, commercial real estate financing, and construction and land development loans, alongside consumer offerings like residential first and second mortgages and installment loans. The Retirement and Benefit Services division focuses on administering retirement plans, providing investment advisory services, managing employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), and offering payroll, health savings accounts (HSAs), and other employee benefits, including individual retirement accounts (IRAs). Through Wealth Management, clients can access financial planning, investment management, personal and corporate trust services, estate administration, and custodial solutions. Additional offerings extend to debit and credit cards, modern online and mobile banking platforms, secure payment solutions, and exclusive private banking privileges, as well as flex spending accounts and government health insurance program services. Geographically, the company's banking services are delivered through fourteen offices located in North Dakota, Minnesota, and Arizona. Its Retirement and Benefit Services, however, boast a national footprint, serving clients in all 50 states from offices situated in Michigan, Minnesota, and Colorado. Founded in 1879, Alerus Financial Corporation was originally known as First National Bank North Dakota before adopting its current name in 2000. The company maintains its headquarters in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Industry
Banks - Regional
Sector
Financial Services
Headquarters
US
CEO
Katie A. Lorenson
Listed since
Mar 20, 2003
Employees
843

Market position

Day range

Current $32.77

52-week range

Current $32.77

Open
$32.95
Previous close
$32.59
Volume
212.21K
1.02× average
Average volume
208.59K
Average daily volume
Market cap
823.46M USD
Beta
0.69
Market reference 1
50-day average
$31.985
+2.45% above average
200-day average
$26.3442
+24.39% above average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
944.91M USD
P/E (TTM)
29.79×
P/B (TTM)
1.43×
P/S (TTM)
2.47×
EV / EBITDA
23.69×
Earnings yield
3.05%
Free cash flow yield
10.29%
Dividend yield
2.59%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin
72.05%
Operating margin
10.36%
Net margin
8.33%
Return on equity
3.09%
Return on assets
0.33%
Return on invested capital
5.14%

Financial health

Debt / equity
0.77×
Current ratio
0.29×
Altman Z-score
0.22
Piotroski F-score
6 of 9

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends109%71%33%-5%Gross margin, FY2021: 99.13%Gross margin, FY2022: 92.96%Gross margin, FY2023: 67.48%Gross margin, FY2024: 60.78%Gross margin, FY2025: 67.15%Operating margin, FY2021: 29.30%Operating margin, FY2022: 23.23%Operating margin, FY2023: 6.52%Operating margin, FY2024: 6.85%Operating margin, FY2025: 6.89%Net margin, FY2021: 22.34%Net margin, FY2022: 17.81%Net margin, FY2023: 4.81%Net margin, FY2024: 5.26%Net margin, FY2025: 5.32%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 99.13%. Gross margin FY2022 92.96%. Gross margin FY2023 67.48%. Gross margin FY2024 60.78%. Gross margin FY2025 67.15%. Operating margin FY2021 29.30%. Operating margin FY2022 23.23%. Operating margin FY2023 6.52%. Operating margin FY2024 6.85%. Operating margin FY2025 6.89%. Net margin FY2021 22.34%. Net margin FY2022 17.81%. Net margin FY2023 4.81%. Net margin FY2024 5.26%. Net margin FY2025 5.32%.

Income trends

Revenue

327.86M USD-3.08%

Operating income

22.59M USD-2.45%

Net income

17.44M USD-1.92%
Income trends across reported periods370.95M USD240.31M USD109.67M USD−20.96M USDRevenue, FY2021: 235.79M USDRevenue, FY2022: 224.58M USDRevenue, FY2023: 243.26M USDRevenue, FY2024: 338.29M USDRevenue, FY2025: 327.86M USDOperating income, FY2021: 69.08M USDOperating income, FY2022: 52.18M USDOperating income, FY2023: 15.85M USDOperating income, FY2024: 23.16M USDOperating income, FY2025: 22.59M USDNet income, FY2021: 52.68M USDNet income, FY2022: 40.01M USDNet income, FY2023: 11.7M USDNet income, FY2024: 17.78M USDNet income, FY2025: 17.44M USDFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 235.79M USD. Revenue FY2022 224.58M USD. Revenue FY2023 243.26M USD. Revenue FY2024 338.29M USD. Revenue FY2025 327.86M USD. Operating income FY2021 69.08M USD. Operating income FY2022 52.18M USD. Operating income FY2023 15.85M USD. Operating income FY2024 23.16M USD. Operating income FY2025 22.59M USD. Net income FY2021 52.68M USD. Net income FY2022 40.01M USD. Net income FY2023 11.7M USD. Net income FY2024 17.78M USD. Net income FY2025 17.44M USD.
Metric (USD)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue327.86M USD338.29M USD243.26M USD224.58M USD235.79M USD
Cost of goods sold107.69M USD132.68M USD79.1M USD15.85M USD2.06M USD
Gross profit220.16M USD205.61M USD164.16M USD208.77M USD233.74M USD
Selling, general, and administrative101.29M USD90.56M USD79.32M USD83.91M USD96.57M USD
Operating expenses197.57M USD182.45M USD148.31M USD156.55M USD164.66M USD
Interest income279.64M USD221.58M USD164.88M USD115.58M USD92.66M USD
Interest expense107.14M USD114.53M USD77.04M USD15.85M USD5.56M USD
Depreciation and amortization17.29M USD14.88M USD8.51M USD8.24M USD8.81M USD
Operating income22.59M USD23.16M USD15.85M USD52.18M USD69.08M USD
Net income17.44M USD17.78M USD11.7M USD40.01M USD52.68M USD

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Earnings

EPS beat rate
64%
7 beats, 3 misses, 1 met estimate
Average EPS surprise
+10.77%
11 comparable reports
Latest EPS result
0.8
Estimate 0.77 · Beat by 4.44%

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates0.930.740.540.35Q1 '25BeatQ2 '25BeatQ3 '25BeatQ4 '25BeatQ1 '26BeatQ2 '26BeatQ3 '26BeatQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Jan 28, 2025: actual 0.44, estimate 0.39, surprise +12.82%, Beat. Q2 2025, reported Apr 28, 2025: actual 0.56, estimate 0.43, surprise +30.23%, Beat. Q3 2025, reported Jul 28, 2025: actual 0.72, estimate 0.56, surprise +28.57%, Beat. Q4 2025, reported Oct 30, 2025: actual 0.66, estimate 0.59, surprise +11.86%, Beat. Q1 2026, reported Jan 28, 2026: actual 0.85, estimate 0.57, surprise +49.12%, Beat. Q2 2026, reported Apr 29, 2026: actual 0.89, estimate 0.58, surprise +53.45%, Beat. Q3 2026, reported Jul 29, 2026: actual 0.8, estimate 0.766, surprise +4.44%, Beat. Q4 2026, reported Oct 29, 2026: actual —, estimate 0.67, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates83.2M75.45M67.69M59.93MQ1 '25BeatQ2 '25BeatQ3 '25BeatQ4 '25BeatQ1 '26BeatQ2 '26BeatQ3 '26BeatQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Jan 28, 2025: actual 67.65M USD, estimate 63.13M USD, surprise +7.15%, Beat. Q2 2025, reported Apr 28, 2025: actual 68.25M USD, estimate 68.03M USD, surprise +0.33%, Beat. Q3 2025, reported Jul 28, 2025: actual 73.86M USD, estimate 70.96M USD, surprise +4.08%, Beat. Q4 2025, reported Oct 30, 2025: actual 71.54M USD, estimate 71.43M USD, surprise +0.15%, Beat. Q1 2026, reported Jan 28, 2026: actual 77.83M USD, estimate 71.43M USD, surprise +8.95%, Beat. Q2 2026, reported Apr 29, 2026: actual 75.76M USD, estimate 73.78M USD, surprise +2.68%, Beat. Q3 2026, reported Jul 29, 2026: actual 80M USD, estimate 76.99M USD, surprise +3.92%, Beat. Q4 2026, reported Oct 29, 2026: actual —, estimate 76.72M USD, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Analyst ratings

Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.

Analyst price target

Average target

$36.67

11.90% upside
Past 12 months12-month forecastHigh $37.00Average $36.67Low $36.00

Rating distribution

5 ratings
Strong buy120%
Buy00%
Hold480%
Sell00%
Strong sell00%

Recent analyst actions

5 institutions
Hovde GroupdowngradeOutperformMarket Perform

ALRS news

Corporate actions

Annual dividends per share

Cash distributions grouped by calendar year; partial years are marked.

$0.83

2025 complete year+31.7% since 2021

2026 partial: $0.43

* Partial calendar year in the available dividend history.

Corporate action history

Dividend

Ex-dividend Jun 26, 2026

$0.22

Quarterly

Record Jun 26, 2026 · Payment Jul 10, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 27, 2026

$0.21

Quarterly

Record Mar 27, 2026 · Payment Apr 10, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Dec 26, 2025

$0.21

Quarterly

Record Dec 26, 2025 · Payment Jan 9, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Sep 26, 2025

$0.21

Quarterly

Record Sep 26, 2025 · Payment Oct 10, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Jun 27, 2025

$0.21

Quarterly

Record Jun 27, 2025 · Payment Jul 11, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 14, 2025

$0.20

Quarterly

Record Mar 14, 2025 · Payment Apr 11, 2025

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