ALRS vs. NTB, NIC, MBIN, LX, CASH, PWP, CUBI, CLBK, TFIN, and IREN
Should you be buying Alerus Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Alerus Financial include Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son (NTB), Nicolet Bankshares (NIC), Merchants Bancorp (MBIN), LexinFintech (LX), Pathward Financial (CASH), Perella Weinberg Partners (PWP), Customers Bancorp (CUBI), Columbia Financial (CLBK), Triumph Financial (TFIN), and Iris Energy (IREN). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.
Alerus Financial vs.
Alerus Financial (NASDAQ:ALRS) and Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son (NYSE:NTB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and dividends.
In the previous week, Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son had 4 more articles in the media than Alerus Financial. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son and 3 mentions for Alerus Financial. Alerus Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.80 beat Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son's score of 1.47 indicating that Alerus Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Alerus Financial has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son has a net margin of 26.51% compared to Alerus Financial's net margin of 6.26%. Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son's return on equity of 21.46% beat Alerus Financial's return on equity.
Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son has higher revenue and earnings than Alerus Financial. Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alerus Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
51.3% of Alerus Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.7% of Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.6% of Alerus Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Alerus Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Alerus Financial pays out 78.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son pays out 37.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alerus Financial has raised its dividend for 24 consecutive years. Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Alerus Financial presently has a consensus target price of $23.40, indicating a potential upside of 25.13%. Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son has a consensus target price of $40.80, indicating a potential upside of 3.86%. Given Alerus Financial's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Alerus Financial is more favorable than Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son.
Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son received 291 more outperform votes than Alerus Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.98% of users gave Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son an outperform vote while only 23.91% of users gave Alerus Financial an outperform vote.
Summary
Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son beats Alerus Financial on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:ALRS) was last updated on 3/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
