ALRS vs. INTR, FINV, NTB, CASH, LOB, LC, CIFR, SUPV, MBIN, and CLBK
Should you be buying Alerus Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Alerus Financial include Inter & Co, Inc. (INTR), FinVolution Group (FINV), Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son (NTB), Pathward Financial (CASH), Live Oak Bancshares (LOB), LendingClub (LC), Cipher Mining (CIFR), Grupo Supervielle (SUPV), Merchants Bancorp (MBIN), and Columbia Financial (CLBK). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.
Alerus Financial vs.
Alerus Financial (NASDAQ:ALRS) and Inter & Co, Inc. (NASDAQ:INTR) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, community ranking, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
Inter & Co, Inc. has higher revenue and earnings than Alerus Financial. Inter & Co, Inc. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alerus Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Alerus Financial had 3 more articles in the media than Inter & Co, Inc.. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Alerus Financial and 4 mentions for Inter & Co, Inc.. Inter & Co, Inc.'s average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat Alerus Financial's score of 0.10 indicating that Inter & Co, Inc. is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
51.3% of Alerus Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.9% of Inter & Co, Inc. shares are held by institutional investors. 6.1% of Alerus Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments 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 4.1%. Inter & Co, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Alerus Financial pays out 500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Inter & Co, Inc. pays out 8.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alerus Financial has increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years. Alerus Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Alerus Financial currently has a consensus price target of $22.80, indicating a potential upside of 16.21%. Inter & Co, Inc. has a consensus price target of $7.30, indicating a potential upside of 54.33%. Given Inter & Co, Inc.'s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Inter & Co, Inc. is more favorable than Alerus Financial.
Inter & Co, Inc. received 1 more outperform votes than Alerus Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.00% of users gave Inter & Co, Inc. an outperform vote while only 23.26% of users gave Alerus Financial an outperform vote.
Alerus Financial has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Inter & Co, Inc. has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Inter & Co, Inc. has a net margin of 10.37% compared to Alerus Financial's net margin of 1.01%. Inter & Co, Inc.'s return on equity of 9.29% beat Alerus Financial's return on equity.
Summary
Inter & Co, Inc. beats Alerus Financial on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:ALRS) was last updated on 1/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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