Alliant Energy Q1 EPS Estimate Decreased by Zacks Research

Alliant Energy Co. (NASDAQ:LNT) – Research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Alliant Energy in a report issued on Monday, April 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.58 per share for the quarter, down from their previous 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 $0.61 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.14 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.22 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.73 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.71 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Guggenheim reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $57.00 price target on shares of Alliant Energy in a research report on Monday, February 24th. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on shares of Alliant Energy from $60.00 to $66.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Monday, February 24th. Scotiabank lowered shares of Alliant Energy from a “sector outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $64.00 to $67.00 in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Alliant Energy from $65.00 to $68.00 and gave the company 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 currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $63.55.

Alliant Energy Price Performance

Shares of Alliant Energy stock opened at $60.21 on Wednesday. Alliant Energy has a 1-year low of $47.23 and a 1-year high of $66.54. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $62.23 and a 200-day simple moving average of $60.80. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $15.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.38, a PEG ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 0.52.

Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) last released its quarterly 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. Alliant Energy had a return on equity of 11.39% and a net margin of 17.33%. The company had revenue of $976.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.14 billion.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of 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 increased its stake in shares of Alliant Energy by 517.0% in the fourth quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 617 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 517 shares in the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC increased its stake 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 valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 291 shares in the last quarter. WASHINGTON TRUST Co raised its holdings in shares of Alliant Energy by 251.2% in the fourth quarter. WASHINGTON TRUST Co now owns 878 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,000 after buying an additional 628 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. acquired a new position in Alliant Energy during the 4th quarter worth about $53,000. 79.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Alliant Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 30th will be issued a $0.5075 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 30th. This represents a $2.03 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.37%. Alliant Energy’s payout ratio is presently 75.46%.

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.