The stock of Alerus Financial Corp (ALRS) has gone up by 2.61% for the week, with a 8.30% rise in the past month and a 24.00% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.54%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 2.04% for ALRS. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 5.57% for ALRS’s stock, with a 10.07% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Alerus Financial Corp (NASDAQ: ALRS) Right Now?
Alerus Financial Corp (NASDAQ: ALRS) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.89x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for ALRS is 0.73. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy”, 1 rating it as “overweight”, 3 rating it as “hold”, and 0 rating it as “sell”.
The public float for ALRS is 22.64M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.06% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of ALRS on July 04, 2025 was 82.80K shares.
ALRS stock’s latest price update
Alerus Financial Corp (NASDAQ: ALRS)’s stock price has plunge by 1.83%relation to previous closing price of $22.43. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 2.61% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-06-23 that Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.
Analysts’ Opinion of ALRS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ALRS stocks, with Raymond James repeating the rating for ALRS by listing it as a “Outperform”. The predicted price for ALRS in the upcoming period, according to Raymond James is $22 based on the research report published on January 14, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Raymond James, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ALRS reach a price target of $24. The rating they have provided for ALRS stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on September 17th, 2024.
Keefe Bruyette gave a rating of “Mkt Perform” to ALRS, setting the target price at $18 in the report published on April 12th of the previous year.
ALRS Trading at 8.27% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ALRS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -6.41% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.04%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.54%, as shares surge +9.13% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +31.34% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ALRS rose by +2.61%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +6.13% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $21.63. In addition, Alerus Financial Corp saw 18.16% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ALRS starting from Wilson Forrest, who purchase 5,000 shares at the price of $19.93 back on May 01 ’25. After this action, Wilson Forrest now owns 14,204 shares of Alerus Financial Corp, valued at $99,650 using the latest closing price.
Lorenson Katie A, the Chief Executive Officer of Alerus Financial Corp, purchase 1,000 shares at $20.30 during a trade that took place back on Nov 01 ’24, which means that Lorenson Katie A is holding 44,507 shares at $20,300 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ALRS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.09% for the present operating margin
- 0.62% for the gross margin
The net margin for Alerus Financial Corp stands at 0.07%. The total capital return value is set at 0.05%. Equity return is now at value 6.27%, with 0.57% for asset returns.
Based on Alerus Financial Corp (ALRS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.35 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.09. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.54. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.28.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 38.04 million with net debt to EBITDA at 3.99. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.2. The receivables turnover for the company is 17.16for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.07. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.03.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Alerus Financial Corp (ALRS) has seen better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
