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Alerus Financial (ALRS): analyst forecast and price target
Analyst consensus
Moderate Buy1 Buy2 Hold0 Sell
Ratings of 3 analysts in the last 3 months · top analysts only12-month forecast
Based on 3 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $35.33, the highest $38.00, the lowest $32.00. The average is +12.7% from the last price of $31.34.
| Analyst | Firm | Price target | Rating | Upside | Action | Date | Move vs SPY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Race★★★★★★★★★★#325 · hits 68% · avg +14.5% | Piper Sandler | $37.00 → $38.00+2.7% | Buy | +21.3% | Upgrade | 02.10.26on TipRanks 05:30 | +2.2%next day −1.5% · 5 days −6.1% | ↗ |
| AI xAi Banks - RegionalxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $37.00 → $36.00−2.7% | Hold | +14.9% | Reiterated | 28.08.26on TipRanks 00:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Banks - RegionalDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $37.00 → $36.00−2.7% | Hold | +14.9% | Reiterated | 28.08.26on TipRanks 00:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Banks - RegionalOpenAI 4o | TipRanks - OpenAI | $38.00 → $36.00−5.3% | Hold | +14.9% | Downgrade | 28.08.26on TipRanks 00:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Banks - RegionalAnthropic Opus-4.1 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $35.00 | Hold | +11.7% | Reiterated | 28.08.26on TipRanks 00:05 | — | |
| AI Google Banks - RegionalGemini 2.5Pro | TipRanks - Google | $38.00 → $37.00−2.6% | Buy | +18.1% | Reiterated | 28.08.26on TipRanks 00:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity Banks - RegionalPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $36.00 → $37.00+2.8% | Buy | +18.1% | Reiterated | 28.08.26on TipRanks 00:05 | — | |
| Jeff Rulis★★★★★★★★★★#389 · hits 75% · avg +15.8% | D.A. Davidson | $36.00 | Hold | +14.9% | Assigned | 31.07.26on TipRanks 09:16 | −1.6%next day +1.1% · 5 days −3.6% | ↗ |
| Damon Delmonte★★★★★★★★★★#129 · hits 83% · avg +20.0% | KBW | $29.00 → $32.00+10.3% | Hold | +2.1% | Reiterated | 31.07.26on TipRanks 06:50 | −1.6%next day +1.1% · 5 days −3.6% | ↗ |
| Ken Kohut | Raymond James | $34.00 | Buy | +8.5% | Reiterated | 09.07.26on TipRanks Jul 10 05:20 | +0.9%next day +1.0% · 5 days +5.7% | ↗ |
| Brendan Nosal★★★★★★★★★★#2692 · hits 60% · avg +8.1% | Hovde Group | — | Hold | — | Downgrade | 07.01.26on TipRanks 06:15 | −0.4%next day +2.6% · 5 days +3.2% | ↗ |
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The latest rating of each analyst in the last 12 months, as TipRanks lists them. Every rating kept, earlier ones included
Best analysts covering Alerus Financial
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How the average price target moved
The average target of all analysts (their ratings of the 3 months before) on each day, the top analysts’ dashed, against the price; the site keeps this record since 1 October 2026. On 01.10.26: target $34.75 at a price of $31.58 (+10.0%); now: $35.33 at $31.34 (+12.7%).
PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target
Recommendation trend · top analysts
Strong BuyBuyHoldSell
| Rating | 05.26 | 06.26 | 07.26 | 08.26 | 09.26 | 10.26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hold | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Sell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Earnings and sales forecast
Next report: 28.10.26 (Q3 2026, date not confirmed)
Earnings per share
Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $0.66 (from $0.64 to $0.68). Last quarter: $0.80.
Sales
Next quarter’s sales estimate — $77M (from $75M to $77M). Last quarter: $104M.
Best top-analyst consensus in the sector · Financial
About Alerus Financial
- CEO: Katie A. Lorenson
- Employees: 843
- 401 Demers Avenue, Grand Forks, ND, 58201, US
- alerus.com
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,
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