Alerus Financial Corp (ALRS) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Sep 23, 2026: fair value of Alerus Financial Corp $10.11, price $31.77, upside -68.2%, quality 37 out of 100. Calculated from audited financials with 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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- Good quality? No
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Alerus Financial Corp
ALRS · USWeakest SetupStrongly overvalued and low quality.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 23, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $12.04 – $34.12 · fair‑value band $5.85 – $10.73 · the $31.77 price screens above the $10.11 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). Dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 23, 2026.
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Company profile
Alerus Financial Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Alerus Financial, National Association that provides various financial services to businesses and consumers in the United States. The company operates in three segments: Banking, Retirement and Benefit Services, and Wealth.
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Alerus Financial Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Alerus Financial, National Association that provides various financial services to businesses and consumers in the United States. The company operates in three segments: Banking, Retirement and Benefit Services, and Wealth. It offers demand deposits, interest-bearing transaction accounts, money market accounts, time and savings deposits, noninterest-bearing deposits, interest-bearing checking accounts, and certificates of deposit; and treasury management products, including electronic receivables management, remote deposit capture, cash vault, merchant, and other cash management services. The company also provides commercial loans, business term loans, and lines of credit; commercial real estate, and commercial and industrial loans; consumer lending products, including residential first mortgage loans; and installment loans, and loans collateralized by cash and marketable securities. In addition, it offers retirement plan, and investment advisory services, employee stock ownership plan, investment fiduciary services, health savings accounts, flex spending accounts, COBRA recordkeeping, and other administration services, as well as individual retirement accounts; and financial planning, investment management, personal and corporate trust, estate administration, and custody services. Further, the company provides debit cards, personal and business loans, credit cards, online and mobile banking/wallet, private banking, deposit and payment solutions, mortgages, administration, and government health insurance program services. The company was formerly known as First National Bank North Dakota and changed its name to Alerus Financial Corporation in 2000. Alerus Financial Corporation was founded in 1879 and is headquartered in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Stock analysis
Alerus Financial Corp (ALRS) currently trades at $31.77, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $10.11, implying the stock looks roughly 214.4% overvalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the Economic Profit group reads highest at a median of $15.06 per share, and 0 of the 6 models we run sit above the $31.77 price.
Bear case: the Multiples group reads lowest at $9.02, and 6 of the 6 models stay below the price. Evidence for this calculation is high.
Scenario range: $5.85 (bear) to $10.73 (bull), the price of $31.77 sits above it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 37/100 (below-average quality), in the Financial Services sector.
Mixed Growth: Revenue is growing, but margins or cash flow do not fully confirm the trend.
Alerus Financial Corp reported revenue of $328M in FY2025 versus $236M in FY2021, a compound +8.6%/yr. Reported net income was $17.4M in FY2025, compounding −24.1%/yr from FY2021.
Key figures
Market cap $816M · P/E ratio 30.3 · P/S ratio 1.61 · EPS (TTM) $1.05 · Dividend yield 2.6% · Net margin 5.3% · Return on equity 5.0% · Return on assets (EBIT) 0.9%.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 38 out of 100 (medium confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 7% below its 52-week high and 55% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Financial Services peers we cover trades at −38% fair-value upside, at −68%, ALRS screens richer than that median.
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Of which business quality 35 · Market factors (momentum, volatility) 78
Revenue & earnings trend
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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Banks - Regional · 1074 stocks
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Strength profile in five axes (Snowflake)
VALUE 0: the price sits above our fair-value range.
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