Q4 EPS Estimates for Alliant Energy Raised by Zacks Research

Alliant Energy Co. (NASDAQ:LNT) – Zacks Research increased their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Alliant Energy in a research report issued on Monday, April 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will earn $0.89 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast 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.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. BMO Capital Markets increased 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 report on Monday, February 24th. Guggenheim reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $57.00 price target on shares of Alliant Energy in a report on Monday, February 24th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price objective on Alliant Energy from $65.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, March 21st. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $63.55.

Alliant Energy Trading Up 0.6 %

NASDAQ LNT opened at $60.59 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.56 billion, a PE ratio of 22.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 0.52. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $62.26 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $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. Alliant Energy has a 12 month low of $47.23 and a 12 month high of $66.54.

Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $0.70 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 firm had revenue of $976.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.14 billion.

Institutional Trading of Alliant Energy

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in LNT. Godsey & Gibb Inc. boosted its stake in Alliant Energy by 0.9% in the first quarter. Godsey & Gibb Inc. now owns 373,584 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,040,000 after acquiring an additional 3,280 shares during the last quarter. City State Bank increased its position in Alliant Energy by 0.6% in the first quarter. City State Bank now owns 71,951 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,630,000 after buying an additional 404 shares during the last quarter. Impact Capital Partners LLC increased its position in Alliant Energy by 8.3% in the first quarter. Impact Capital Partners LLC now owns 4,214 shares of the company’s stock worth $271,000 after buying an additional 322 shares during the last quarter. Annex Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of Alliant Energy by 3.4% in the first quarter. Annex Advisory Services LLC now owns 12,383 shares of the company’s stock valued at $797,000 after buying an additional 404 shares during the period. Finally, Contravisory Investment Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Alliant Energy during the 1st quarter valued at $571,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.90% of the company’s stock.

Alliant Energy Dividend Announcement

The business 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. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 30th. This represents a $2.03 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.35%. Alliant Energy’s payout ratio is currently 75.46%.

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.