ALRS - Alerus Financial Corporation
Price:
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CONSENSUS:
Hold
DETAILS
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PRICE TARGET:
$37.00
DETAILS
HIGH:
$38.00
LOW:
$36.00
MEDIAN:
$37.00
CONSENSUS:
$37.00
UPSIDE:
18.06%
AlphaVal
Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value
Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers
85% confidence
Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality
Adjust Assumptions
3.9%
8.2%
Key Value Driver
ROTCE (3.9%) vs. cost of equity (8.2%)
Implied Market Multiple
1.75x
Plain-Language Summary
With ROTCE of 3.9% vs. 8.2% cost of equity, fair P/TBV is 0.30x on $17.89 tangible book, implying $19.30 per share. DDM cross-check: $26.76.
Analyst Consensus (External Reference)
Never blended into the bear/base/bull estimates above -- shown only as an outside comparison.
Average Target (5 analysts)
$37.00
Analyst Range
$36.00 – $38.00
Divergence from AlphaVal
48%
Warnings
Traditional cash flow models don't work well for banks — lending activity distorts how much cash the business actually generates.
Common valuation shortcuts don't apply here — for banks, interest payments are a core business cost, not overhead.
Return on equity (3.9%) is below the minimum investors require (8.2%). This means the bank is worth less than the net assets on its books.
Dividend-based valuation: $26.76 (39% above our primary estimate). Large gaps suggest the dividend may not fully reflect the company's value.
Wall Street's average price target is $37.00 (from 5 analysts). Our estimate is 48% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.
Key Risks
- Book value quality matters as much as level — check loan loss reserves
- Interest rate sensitivity creates non-linear earnings surprises
- Insurance reserving is actuarial, not financial — errors emerge slowly