Alerus Financial (ALRS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $18.70 +0.07 (+0.38%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$18.70 0.00 (-0.03%) As of 04:24 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Alerus Financial Short Interest DataAlerus Financial (ALRS) has a short interest of 196,500 shares, representing 0.83% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 9.23% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.5, indicating that it would take 2.5 days of the average trading volume of 67,524 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest196,500 sharesPrevious Short Interest179,900 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+9.23%Dollar Volume Sold Short$3.59 millionShort Interest Ratio2.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateMarch 15, 2025Outstanding Shares25,511,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.83%Today's Trading Volume34,455 sharesAverage Trading Volume67,524 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average51% Short Selling Alerus Financial? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Alerus Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartALRS Short Interest Over TimeALRS Days to Cover Over TimeALRS Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Remove Ads Alerus Financial Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 3/15/2025196,500 shares $3.59 million +9.2%0.8%2.5 $18.29 2/28/2025179,900 shares $3.66 million -4.4%0.8%2.3 $20.37 2/15/2025188,200 shares $4.03 million -6.0%0.8%2.3 $21.42 1/31/2025200,200 shares $4.23 million -9.2%N/A2.4 $21.14 1/15/2025220,500 shares $4.30 million +0.8%N/A2.6 $19.49 12/31/2024218,800 shares $4.21 million +13.8%N/A2.2 $19.24 12/15/2024192,300 shares $4.24 million +3.1%N/A2 $22.04 11/30/2024186,500 shares $4.11 million -26.6%N/A2.2 $22.04 11/15/2024253,900 shares $5.61 million +4.3%N/A3.1 $22.09 10/31/2024243,500 shares $4.93 million -15.0%N/A3.3 $20.23 Get the Latest News and Ratings for ALRS and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Alerus Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 10/15/2024286,600 shares $6.80 million -55.4%N/A4.1 $23.73 9/30/2024642,600 shares $14.70 million +4.3%3.8%10.2 $22.88 9/15/2024616,300 shares $13.26 million -1.1%3.6%12.1 $21.52 8/31/2024623,100 shares $13.99 million +3.4%3.7%11.9 $22.45 8/15/2024602,800 shares $12.85 million +18.6%3.6%10.4 $21.32 7/31/2024508,200 shares $11.41 million -6.9%3.0%7.6 $22.45 7/15/2024546,000 shares $11.59 million +19.1%3.2%8.2 $21.23 6/30/2024458,600 shares $8.99 million +8.5%2.7%7.4 $19.61 6/15/2024422,700 shares $7.77 million +3.8%2.5%7.9 $18.38 5/31/2024407,300 shares $7.88 million +55.4%2.4%7.8 $19.34 5/15/2024262,100 shares $5.17 million -34.2%1.6%5.5 $19.73 4/30/2024398,300 shares $7.85 million -2.7%N/A10.1 $19.70 4/15/2024409,400 shares $8.16 million +2.5%N/A10.2 $19.94 3/31/2024399,500 shares $8.72 million -5.8%N/A9.7 $21.83 3/15/2024424,100 shares $8.96 million +4.0%N/A9 $21.12 2/29/2024407,800 shares $8.89 million +1.5%N/A7.6 $21.81 2/15/2024401,800 shares $9.23 million +45.5%N/A7.8 $22.98 1/31/2024276,200 shares $6.27 million +15.6%N/A5.3 $22.71 1/15/2024238,900 shares $5.03 million +5.2%N/A5.2 $21.06 12/31/2023227,200 shares $5.09 million +9.9%N/A5 $22.39 12/15/2023206,800 shares $4.66 million -1.0%N/A4.9 $22.55 11/30/2023208,800 shares $3.81 million -15.4%N/A6.9 $18.27 11/15/2023246,800 shares $4.75 million +3.2%N/A8 $19.25 10/31/2023239,100 shares $4.14 million -2.0%N/A7.9 $17.31 10/15/2023244,000 shares $4.27 million -4.7%N/A8.3 $17.48 9/30/2023256,100 shares $4.66 million +5.8%N/A8.5 $18.18 9/15/2023242,100 shares $4.51 million -14.0%N/A7.5 $18.62 8/31/2023281,400 shares $5.49 million -6.3%N/A6.3 $19.50 8/15/2023300,400 shares $5.64 million -6.2%N/A6.2 $18.78 7/31/2023320,300 shares $6.34 million -14.0%N/A6.5 $19.78Caught on Camera: Elon Musk’s “Area 51” (Ad)You won’t believe what tech legend Jeff Brown found in what he calls Elon Musk’s “Area 51.” (Click here to see this footage.) A lot of people believe the U.S. government is hiding aliens at the highly classified U.S. Air Force facility in Nevada known as “Area 51.” Click here now because after May 1st, it could be too late. 7/15/2023372,300 shares $6.84 million -2.7%N/A7.3 $18.37 6/30/2023382,700 shares $6.88 million +53.8%N/A7.7 $17.98 6/15/2023248,800 shares $4.56 million +11.8%N/A4.9 $18.31 5/31/2023222,600 shares $3.71 million +4.0%N/A5 $16.67 5/15/2023214,000 shares $3.06 million +16.4%N/A5.1 $14.32 4/30/2023183,900 shares $2.65 million +3.3%N/A4.7 $14.39 4/15/2023178,100 shares $2.77 million -11.1%N/A4.4 $15.54 3/31/2023200,400 shares $3.22 million +4.1%N/A5.1 $16.05 3/15/2023192,600 shares $3.20 million +37.7%N/A5 $16.59 2/28/2023139,900 shares $2.80 million -1.0%N/A4.1 $20.00 2/15/2023141,300 shares $2.84 million -9.0%N/A4.4 $20.09 1/31/2023155,200 shares $3.19 million -14.6%N/A4.5 $20.58 1/15/2023181,800 shares $4.28 million -7.6%N/A6 $23.55 12/30/2022196,800 shares $4.60 million -4.2%N/A6.3 $23.35 12/15/2022205,400 shares $4.69 million +12.0%N/A6.3 $22.85 11/30/2022183,400 shares $4.34 million -13.5%N/A5.1 $23.66 11/15/2022211,900 shares $4.88 million -12.0%N/A6 $23.03 10/31/2022240,700 shares $5.37 million -10.2%N/A6.9 $22.30 10/15/2022268,100 shares $5.91 million -3.8%N/A7.1 $22.03 9/30/2022278,600 shares $6.16 million +12.8%N/A7.3 $22.10 9/15/2022247,100 shares $5.84 million -3.7%N/A6.8 $23.63 8/31/2022256,700 shares $6.10 million -10.6%1.5%8.3 $23.76 8/15/2022287,000 shares $7.18 million +20.2%1.7%9.4 $25.00 7/31/2022238,700 shares $5.88 million -3.7%1.6%7 $24.64 7/15/2022247,800 shares $5.64 million -36.4%1.7%8.1 $22.75 6/30/2022389,400 shares $9.27 million +1.9%2.6%13.3 $23.81 6/15/2022382,000 shares $8.98 million +3.2%2.6%12.8 $23.50 5/31/2022370,100 shares $9.40 million -3.2%2.5%13.6 $25.40 5/15/2022382,400 shares $9.70 million +7.3%2.6%13.8 $25.36 4/30/2022356,500 shares $9.11 million +4.9%2.4%13.5 $25.55 4/15/2022340,000 shares $8.83 million -5.6%2.3%14.8 $25.98 3/31/2022360,300 shares $9.96 million -2.0%2.4%15 $27.64 3/15/2022367,700 shares $10.56 million +14.9%2.5%14.8 $28.72 2/28/2022320,000 shares $9.20 million +1.5%2.2%9.9 $28.75 2/15/2022315,400 shares $9.39 million +27.1%2.1%9.6 $29.78 1/31/2022248,100 shares $7.03 million +3.0%1.7%7.5 $28.34 1/15/2022241,000 shares $7.11 million +23.6%1.6%7.8 $29.49 12/31/2021195,000 shares $5.71 million +31.2%1.3%6.6 $29.28 12/15/2021148,600 shares $4.13 million +27.3%1.0%5.3 $27.81 11/30/2021116,700 shares $3.51 million -11.7%0.8%6 $30.10 11/15/2021132,100 shares $4.62 million -8.1%0.9%7.3 $35.01 10/29/2021143,700 shares $4.51 million +2.3%1.0%7.7 $31.40 10/15/2021140,500 shares $4.40 million -4.0%0.9%8.2 $31.32 9/30/2021146,400 shares $4.37 million +6.1%1.0%8.6 $29.88 9/15/2021138,000 shares $3.81 million -0.7%0.9%7 $27.59 8/31/2021138,900 shares $4.15 million -2.7%0.9%6.5 $29.86 8/13/2021142,700 shares $4.20 million -2.3%1.0%6.3 $29.40 7/30/2021146,100 shares $4.08 million -5.3%1.0%6.2 $27.95 7/15/2021154,200 shares $4.46 million -7.7%1.0%6.5 $28.90 6/30/2021167,100 shares $4.85 million -12.2%1.1%7.1 $29.01Caught on Camera: Elon Musk’s “Area 51” (Ad)You won’t believe what tech legend Jeff Brown found in what he calls Elon Musk’s “Area 51.” (Click here to see this footage.) A lot of people believe the U.S. government is hiding aliens at the highly classified U.S. Air Force facility in Nevada known as “Area 51.” Click here now because after May 1st, it could be too late. 6/15/2021190,200 shares $6.33 million +1.6%1.3%8.2 $33.30 5/28/2021187,200 shares $6.17 million +3.8%1.3%6.1 $32.95 5/14/2021180,300 shares $5.69 million +11.2%1.2%5.5 $31.57 4/30/2021162,100 shares $4.74 million -2.8%1.1%5.3 $29.23 4/15/2021166,800 shares $5.10 million -15.5%1.1%5.1 $30.58 3/31/2021197,500 shares $6.16 million +37.3%1.4%5.9 $31.20 3/15/2021143,900 shares $4.81 million -3.5%1.0%3.9 $33.41 2/26/2021149,100 shares $4.18 million +10.4%1.1%5.2 $28.03 2/12/2021135,000 shares $3.68 million +9.3%1.0%5.1 $27.23 1/29/2021123,500 shares $3.20 million -5.3%0.9%4.3 $25.93 1/15/2021130,400 shares $3.89 million -23.7%1.0%4.6 $29.83 12/31/2020171,000 shares $4.78 million +25.0%1.2%6.4 $27.94 12/15/2020136,800 shares $3.52 million -8.9%1.0%5.1 $25.76 11/30/2020150,200 shares $3.77 million -12.3%1.1%4.8 $25.07 11/15/2020171,200 shares $4.16 million -14.4%1.3%5.3 $24.31 10/30/2020199,900 shares $4.41 million -15.3%1.5%6.4 $22.04 10/15/2020236,000 shares $5.02 million -0.7%1.7%7.4 $21.27 9/30/2020237,600 shares $4.66 million +14.3%1.7%7.1 $19.60 9/15/2020207,800 shares $4.66 million -19.2%1.5%3.6 $22.42 ALRS Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Alerus Financial's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Alerus Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 15th, traders have sold 196,500 shares of ALRS short. 0.83% of Alerus Financial's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Alerus Financial's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Alerus Financial? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. ALRS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Alerus Financial's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Alerus Financial? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Alerus Financial: Citadel Advisors LLC, and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Alerus Financial? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 0.83% of Alerus Financial's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Alerus Financial's short interest increasing or decreasing? Alerus Financial saw a increase in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 196,500 shares, an increase of 9.2% from the previous total of 179,900 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. How does Alerus Financial's short interest compare to its competitors? 0.83% of Alerus Financial's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Alerus Financial: The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited (0.54%), Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. (1.29%), Merchants Bancorp (3.75%), LexinFintech Holdings Ltd. (5.68%), Pathward Financial, Inc. (6.47%), Perella Weinberg Partners (5.31%), Customers Bancorp, Inc. (6.39%), Columbia Financial, Inc. (8.00%), Triumph Financial, Inc. (8.31%), Iris Energy Limited (10.05%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($26.28 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.53 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.50 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.86 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.85 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.28 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.82 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.78 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.87 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Alerus Financial stock? Short selling ALRS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Alerus Financial as its price is falling. ALRS shares are trading up $0.07 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Alerus Financial? A short squeeze for Alerus Financial occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of ALRS, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Alerus Financial's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including ALRS, twice per month. 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