Alliant Energy Co. (NASDAQ:LNT – Free Report) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Alliant Energy in a report released on Thursday, March 13th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will earn $0.53 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.65. 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 Q2 2025 earnings at $0.51 EPS and Q3 2025 earnings at $1.07 EPS.
Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $976.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.14 billion. Alliant Energy had a return on equity of 11.39% and a net margin of 17.33%.
Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on LNT
Alliant Energy Trading Up 0.9 %
Shares of LNT opened at $63.53 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $16.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 0.54. 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 $47.23 and a 1 year high of $66.54. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $60.86 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $60.41.
Alliant Energy Increases Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 18th. Investors of record on Friday, January 31st were given a $0.5075 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 31st. This represents a $2.03 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.20%. This is a positive change from Alliant Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.48. Alliant Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 75.46%.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Alliant Energy
Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Natixis Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Alliant Energy by 14.7% in the 3rd quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 196,318 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,915,000 after purchasing an additional 25,161 shares during the period. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. Holding AG purchased a new stake in Alliant Energy during the 3rd quarter valued at $4,742,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position 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 worth $134,518,000 after buying an additional 14,225 shares during the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC purchased a new position in Alliant Energy during the fourth quarter worth $257,000. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group Inc. increased its position in Alliant Energy by 22.3% during the third quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 53,600 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,253,000 after acquiring an additional 9,780 shares during the last quarter. 79.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
About Alliant Energy
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.
Featured Articles
- Five stocks we like better than Alliant Energy
- Insider Trades May Not Tell You What You Think
- Can TikTok Stock Picks Really Make You Rich?
- How to Use High Beta Stocks to Maximize Your Investing Profits
- The “Quality” Rotation: Back to Basics Investing
- 3 Tickers Leading a Meme Stock Revival
- Occidental Petroleum: 4 Reasons to Love These Prices
Receive News & Ratings for Alliant Energy Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Alliant Energy and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter.