Zacks Research Predicts Higher Earnings for Alliant Energy

Alliant Energy Co. (NASDAQ:LNT) – Zacks Research raised their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Alliant Energy in a report issued on Monday, April 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.89 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.75. The consensus estimate for Alliant Energy’s current full-year earnings is $3.23 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Alliant Energy’s Q3 2026 earnings at $1.19 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.81 EPS.

Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.68 by $0.02. Alliant Energy had a return on equity of 11.39% and a net margin of 17.33%. The business had revenue of $976.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.14 billion.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Scotiabank cut shares of Alliant Energy from a “sector outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and upped their price target for the company from $64.00 to $67.00 in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Guggenheim reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $57.00 price target on shares of Alliant Energy in a research note on Monday, February 24th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on shares of Alliant Energy from $60.00 to $66.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Monday, February 24th. Finally, UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Alliant Energy from $65.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, March 21st. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $63.55.

Alliant Energy Trading Up 2.8 %

NASDAQ LNT opened at $60.42 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.33. The company has a market capitalization of $15.52 billion, a PE ratio of 22.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 0.52. Alliant Energy has a 1-year low of $47.23 and a 1-year high of $66.54. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $62.21 and its 200-day simple moving average is $60.80.

Alliant Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 30th will be given a dividend of $0.5075 per share. This represents a $2.03 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.36%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 30th. Alliant Energy’s payout ratio is currently 75.46%.

Institutional Trading of Alliant Energy

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Alliant Energy in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. ORG Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Alliant Energy by 517.0% during the 4th quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 617 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 517 shares during the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Alliant Energy by 67.5% in the fourth quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 722 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 291 shares during the last quarter. WASHINGTON TRUST Co raised its stake in Alliant Energy by 251.2% during the 4th quarter. WASHINGTON TRUST Co now owns 878 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,000 after acquiring an additional 628 shares during the period. Finally, Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. bought a new stake in Alliant Energy during the 4th quarter worth approximately $53,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.90% of the company’s stock.

Alliant Energy Company Profile

Alliant Energy Corporation operates as a utility holding company that provides regulated electricity and natural gas services in the United States. It operates in three segments: Utility Electric Operations, Utility Gas Operations, and Utility Other. The company, through its subsidiary, Interstate Power and Light Company (IPL), primarily generates and distributes electricity, and distributes and transports natural gas to retail customers in Iowa; sells electricity to wholesale customers in Minnesota, Illinois, and Iowa; and generates and distributes steam in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.