Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) Issues FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided EPS guidance of 3.360-3.460 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 3.420. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently commented on LNT. HSBC raised Alliant Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Mizuho increased their price target on Alliant Energy from $73.00 to $74.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Wells Fargo & Company reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $76.00 price target on shares of Alliant Energy in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Argus reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Alliant Energy in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada began coverage on Alliant Energy in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $82.00 price target for the company. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $76.44.

Alliant Energy Trading Up 2.0%

LNT traded up $1.43 during trading on Thursday, reaching $73.43. The company had a trading volume of 3,934,591 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,440,856. The stock has a market cap of $18.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.31, a PEG ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 0.61. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $71.77 and a 200-day simple moving average of $68.65. Alliant Energy has a 52 week low of $58.97 and a 52 week high of $74.40. The company has a quick ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.49.

Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $999.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.82 by $998.18. Alliant Energy had a return on equity of 11.51% and a net margin of 18.57%.Alliant Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.360-3.460 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Alliant Energy will post 3.42 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Alliant Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 15th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 30th will be given a $0.535 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 30th. This represents a $2.14 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.9%. Alliant Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 67.94%.

Institutional Trading of Alliant Energy

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of LNT. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its stake in shares of Alliant Energy by 799.3% during the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 8,393,496 shares of the company’s stock worth $545,662,000 after acquiring an additional 7,460,117 shares during the last quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. bought a new stake in shares of Alliant Energy during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $82,265,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Alliant Energy by 98.7% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,084,562 shares of the company’s stock worth $69,792,000 after acquiring an additional 538,603 shares during the last quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC lifted its stake in shares of Alliant Energy by 282.5% during the 2nd quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 355,063 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,471,000 after acquiring an additional 262,241 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Amundi lifted its stake in shares of Alliant Energy by 69.5% during the 3rd quarter. Amundi now owns 507,004 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,537,000 after acquiring an additional 207,967 shares during the last quarter. 79.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Alliant Energy

Alliant Energy Corporation (NASDAQ: LNT) is a publicly traded energy holding company headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, that provides regulated electric and natural gas utility services in the American Midwest. The company serves customers primarily in Wisconsin and Iowa through its regulated utility subsidiaries and operates as an integrated provider responsible for generation, transmission and distribution of energy to residential, commercial and industrial customers.

Alliant Energy’s core activities include operating and maintaining electric generation assets, managing the regional transmission and distribution network, and delivering natural gas service to its franchise territories.