Zacks Research Expects Higher Earnings for Alliant Energy

Alliant Energy Co. (NASDAQ:LNT) – Analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q3 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Alliant Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, December 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $1.21 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.20. The consensus estimate for Alliant Energy’s current full-year earnings is $3.04 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Alliant Energy’s FY2026 earnings at $3.44 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also weighed in on LNT. Bank of America boosted their price target on Alliant Energy from $62.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 29th. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Alliant Energy from $64.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, September 20th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on shares of Alliant Energy from $66.00 to $65.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, November 4th. Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of Alliant Energy from $61.00 to $59.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Finally, Scotiabank lowered Alliant Energy from a “sector outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $64.00 to $67.00 in a research note on Thursday. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Alliant Energy presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $63.39.

Alliant Energy Stock Down 0.0 %

Shares of LNT stock opened at $60.45 on Monday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $60.77 and its 200 day moving average price is $57.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.33, a current ratio of 0.86 and a quick ratio of 0.72. Alliant Energy has a 1-year low of $46.80 and a 1-year high of $64.19. The company has a market cap of $15.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.98 and a beta of 0.59.

Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $1.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.10 by $0.05. Alliant Energy had a net margin of 16.66% and a return on equity of 10.56%. The business had revenue of $1.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.08 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.05 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up .4% on a year-over-year basis.

Alliant Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 31st were given a dividend of $0.48 per share. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.18%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 31st. Alliant Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 74.42%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Janus Henderson Group PLC boosted its stake in shares of Alliant Energy by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 10,691,172 shares of the company’s stock worth $648,847,000 after acquiring an additional 65,110 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Alliant Energy by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,593,166 shares of the company’s stock worth $398,880,000 after purchasing an additional 92,525 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its position in Alliant Energy by 8.5% during the third quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 6,512,770 shares of the company’s stock worth $395,260,000 after purchasing an additional 512,429 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in Alliant Energy by 0.6% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,216,475 shares of the company’s stock valued at $134,518,000 after purchasing an additional 14,225 shares during the period. Finally, Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. increased its position in shares of Alliant Energy by 1.7% in the second quarter. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 1,756,533 shares of the company’s stock valued at $89,408,000 after buying an additional 29,358 shares in the last quarter. 79.90% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.