Alerus Financial (ALRS) Projected to Post Earnings on Wednesday

Alerus Financial (NASDAQ:ALRS) is expected to be releasing its Q4 2025 results after the market closes on Wednesday, January 28th. Analysts expect Alerus Financial to post earnings of $0.57 per share and revenue of $71.4310 million for the quarter. Interested persons can check the company’s upcoming Q4 2025 earning summary page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET.

Alerus Financial (NASDAQ:ALRS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The company reported $0.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.59 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $72.57 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $71.41 million. Alerus Financial had a return on equity of 11.63% and a net margin of 13.45%. On average, analysts expect Alerus Financial to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Alerus Financial Stock Down 2.3%

ALRS opened at $23.40 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a current ratio of 0.89. The company has a market cap of $594.36 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.25 and a beta of 0.66. Alerus Financial has a one year low of $15.78 and a one year high of $24.42. The business’s fifty day moving average is $22.54 and its two-hundred day moving average is $22.13.

Alerus Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 9th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 26th were paid a dividend of $0.21 per share. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 26th. Alerus Financial’s payout ratio is 40.38%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. Raymond James Financial raised shares of Alerus Financial from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $25.00 to $27.00 in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Hovde Group downgraded shares of Alerus Financial from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. Piper Sandler lowered their price target on shares of Alerus Financial from $25.50 to $24.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their price objective on shares of Alerus Financial from $25.00 to $24.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded Alerus Financial from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, November 21st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $25.00.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Alerus Financial

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ALRS. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Alerus Financial by 90.1% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 1,544 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 732 shares during the last quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC purchased a new position in Alerus Financial during the third quarter worth approximately $52,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its holdings in shares of Alerus Financial by 172.7% in the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 3,371 shares of the company’s stock valued at $73,000 after purchasing an additional 2,135 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Alerus Financial by 648.1% in the 3rd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 4,242 shares of the company’s stock valued at $94,000 after purchasing an additional 3,675 shares during the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its stake in shares of Alerus Financial by 259.2% during the 2nd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 4,350 shares of the company’s stock valued at $94,000 after buying an additional 3,139 shares during the period. 51.25% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Alerus Financial

Alerus Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: ALRS) is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The firm provides a full range of commercial and consumer banking products, including deposit accounts, lending solutions and treasury management services for individuals, small businesses and larger corporate clients. Through its community banking network, Alerus emphasizes local decision-making and personalized service to meet the needs of its varied client base.

In addition to traditional banking offerings, Alerus operates a national mortgage origination and servicing platform that delivers home purchase and refinance loans.