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ALRS

ALERUS FINANCIAL CORP

Next earnings Jul 27, 2026 · consensus $0.71 EPS, $77.5M rev

Last earnings -1.1% on 2026-04-29

Hold
$30.82
▲ +0.62%
$30.82▲ +47.80%
over 1Y
L $19.88EODHDH $30.82
Earnings Dividend Split Congress buy Congress sellGrouped by date · hover a pin to expand
Today+0.6%
1W+3.6%
1M+7.3%
3M+30.8%
YTD+38.5%
1Y+47.8%
OverviewFinancialsValuationQualityTimelineFilings
Rating
Hold
Quality
D
Valuation
Overvalued
Filings
Flagged
Hold
Conviction
Horizon
Medium (3–12mo)
12-mo target
$•••
Street · 9 analysts
Sell

Diversified community bank with fee-rich retirement/wealth franchise, but 3.1% ROE and 45x P/E leave little margin for error.

Net income $17.4M · FY2025

The read

Middling fundamentals and a rich price (~83% above fair value) leave little margin of safety — a wait-and-see.

Alerus is a $5.2B-asset Grand Forks-headquartered bank holding company whose differentiator is a fee-heavy mix — the MD&A explicitly states the company 'generates a majority of its overall revenue from noninterest income, which is driven primarily by the Company's retirement and benefit services and wealth business lines,' with $44.9B of retirement AUA/AUM and $4.9B of wealth AUA/AUM riding alongside a $4.0B loan book and $4.2B of deposits. That mix should in theory deliver a higher-quality earnings stream than a pure spread lender, and equity grew a healthy 14.0% YoY to $565M while operating cash flow more than tripled to $67.5M — both constructive signs of underlying franchise health.

Financials · annual, by fiscal year

Line itemFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Revenue—————
Gross profit—————
Operating income—————
Net income$52.7M$40.0M$11.7M$17.8M$17.4M
Diluted EPS$2.97$2.10$0.58$0.83$0.68
Net margin—————

Annual figures from SEC 10-K XBRL filings. Open the filing links below for full statement detail.

Key statistics

Valuation

Enterprise value—
EV / EBITDA—
EV / Sales—
EV / FCF—
P / FCF13.3
PEG (trailing)—
Earnings yield2.2%
FCF yield7.5%

Quality & risk

ROIC (est.)—
Free cash flow$58.8M
Total debt$368M
Net cash-$301M
Piotroski F-Score3/6

Capital returns

Buyback yield0.1%
Dividend yield (est.)2.7%
Shareholder yield2.8%
Shares Δ YoY+0.2%

Computed from SEC XBRL annual figures + the current quote. EV and ROIC use long-term + current debt where filed; estimates, not investment advice.

Disclosure timeline

SEC · 8-Ks + reports
Recent disclosure tone has skewed negative — read the flagged items.
  1. 8-K Other event2026-05-22

    Other event disclosure with exhibit; no material financial change signaled

  2. 8-K Other event2026-05-19

    Other event disclosure with exhibit; routine corporate communication

  3. 8-K Shareholder vote2026-05-15

    Annual meeting vote results filed; director slate and proposals decided

  4. 10-Q Quarterly report2026-05-01

    Q1 2026 results filed; bank continues navigating margin pressure

  5. 8-K Earnings results2026-04-29

    Q1 2026 earnings release furnished via Reg FD with press release exhibit

  6. DEF 14A Proxy statement2026-04-01

    Proxy statement issued ahead of annual meeting; routine governance

  7. 8-K Material agreement2026-03-31

    Entered new material agreement creating a direct financial obligation

  8. 10-K Annual report2026-03-04

    FY25 net income -1.9%, diluted EPS -18% on share dilution; ROE just 3.1%

  9. 8-K Other event2026-02-26

    Other event disclosure with exhibit; routine corporate communication

Recent filings

all on EDGAR ↗
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Quality score

D
ValueGrowthProfitHealthMom.
ValueF
GrowthF
ProfitabilityD
Financial healthA-
Momentum—
  • ✓Profitable (positive net income)
  • ✗Return on equity above 15%
  • ✗P/E below 25

Fair value est.

$5.20

Overvalued -83% vs price

cheapfair valueexpensive

Modified Graham: EPS $0.68 × (8.5 + 1.5 × 0.0% growth) × 0.90 quality = 7.7× multiple. An estimate, not a price target.

Revenue
—
Net margin
—
ROE
3.1%
P/E
45.3

SEC fundamentals · FY 2025

'21'22'23'24'25

■ revenue · ■ net income, by fiscal year

Net income$17.4M-1.9%
Diluted EPS$0.68-18.1%
Cash & equivalents$67.2M+9.7%
Total assets$5.23B-0.6%
Total liabilities$4.67B-2.1%
Stockholders' equity$565M+14.0%
L/E: 8.26x

Frequently asked

Is ALERUS FINANCIAL CORP (ALRS) a buy?
ALRS currently carries a Hold rating with 3/5 conviction, derived from its latest SEC filings. Diversified community bank with fee-rich retirement/wealth franchise, but 3.1% ROE and 45x P/E leave little margin for error.
What is ALRS's fair value?
A Modified-Graham model based on ALRS's SEC fundamentals estimates a fair value of about $5.20. It is an estimate from reported earnings, not a price target.
Is ALRS overvalued or undervalued?
Against a Modified-Graham fair-value estimate, ALRS currently appears overvalued relative to its SEC-grounded earnings power.
What is ALERUS FINANCIAL CORP's quality score?
ALRS scores 48.05882352941176/100 (grade D) on a SEC-grounded quality model spanning value, growth, profitability, financial health and momentum.

Sources: SEC EDGAR (CIK 0000903419, latest 10-Q filed 2026-05-01) · EODHD · analysis by claude-code · as of 6/25/2026, 3:04:22 PM.

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Insider activity

Form 4 · SEC

Last 90 days: 1 open-market buy · 0 sales

2026-05-27
Bolton Jeffrey
Director
Buy1.00K @ $28.72$28.7K
2026-05-22
Coughlin Daniel E
Director
Award1.77K
2026-05-22
Bolton Jeffrey
Director
Award1.77K
2026-05-22
Vetter Galen G
Director
Award1.77K
2026-05-22
ESTEP JANET O
Director
Award1.77K
2026-05-22
Uribe John
Director
Award1.77K
2026-05-22
Zimmer Mary
Director
Award1.77K
2026-05-22
Sorum Nikki
Director
Award1.77K

Dividends

Quarterly
Yield (TTM)
2.8%
Annual / share
$0.85
Last ex-date
2026-06-26
Last amount
$0.22
ex 2026-06-26paid 2026-07-10$0.22
ex 2026-03-27paid 2026-04-10$0.21
ex 2025-12-26paid 2026-01-09$0.21
ex 2025-09-26paid 2025-10-10$0.21
ex 2025-06-27paid 2025-07-11$0.21
ex 2025-03-14paid 2025-04-11$0.20

Source: EODHD. Yield = trailing-12-month dividends ÷ price.

Earnings history

beat/miss · move
2026-04-29Beat +48.4% est▼ -1.08%8-K ↗
2026-01-28Beat +681.0% est▼ -0.71%8-K ↗
2025-10-30Beat +7.9% est▲ +1.14%8-K ↗
2025-07-28Beat +39.5% est▲ +6.22%8-K ↗
2025-04-28—▲ +0.23%8-K ↗
2025-01-28—▼ -0.20%8-K ↗

Dates from 8-K (Item 2.02); beat/miss = reported EPS vs consensus (Finnhub, recent quarters); move = prior close → close on/after.

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Vs tracked universe

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1044 tracked peers · median

EDGAR Score48 vs 67
Revenue growth— vs 7.1%
Net margin— vs 10.5%
Return on equity3.1% vs 12.3%
P/E45.3 vs 25.5

News sentiment

EODHD · 14d
Bullish
+0.17
vs typical · 18 articles

Recent news tone vs the market's typical (which skews positive). A soft signal, not a recommendation.