ALRS - Alerus Financial Corporation
Price:
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CONSENSUS:
Hold
DETAILS
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PRICE TARGET:
$36.67
DETAILS
HIGH:
$37.00
LOW:
$36.00
MEDIAN:
$37.00
CONSENSUS:
$36.67
UPSIDE:
10.09%
AlphaVal
Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value
Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers
85% confidence
Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality
Adjust Assumptions
3.9%
8.1%
Key Value Driver
ROTCE (3.9%) vs. cost of equity (8.1%)
Implied Market Multiple
1.88x
Plain-Language Summary
With ROTCE of 3.9% vs. 8.1% cost of equity, fair P/TBV is 0.30x on $17.75 tangible book, implying $19.30 per share. DDM cross-check: $27.57.
Analyst Consensus (External Reference)
Never blended into the bear/base/bull estimates above -- shown only as an outside comparison.
Average Target (5 analysts)
$36.67
Analyst Range
$36.00 – $37.00
Divergence from AlphaVal
47%
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 (8.1%). This means the bank is worth less than the net assets on its books.
Dividend-based valuation: $27.57 (43% above our primary estimate). Large gaps suggest the dividend may not fully reflect the company's value.
Wall Street's average price target is $36.67 (from 5 analysts). Our estimate is 47% 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