Zacks Research Raises Earnings Estimates for Alliant Energy

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

Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $0.70 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $976.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.14 billion. Alliant Energy had a net margin of 17.33% and a return on equity of 11.39%.

Several other analysts also recently weighed in on LNT. Scotiabank downgraded Alliant Energy from a “sector outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $64.00 to $67.00 in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Guggenheim restated a “neutral” rating and set a $57.00 price objective on shares of Alliant Energy in a report on Monday, February 24th. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on shares of Alliant Energy from $60.00 to $66.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Monday, February 24th. Finally, UBS Group upped their target price on 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 issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $63.55.

Alliant Energy Stock Up 2.8 %

Shares of LNT opened at $60.42 on Thursday. 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 firm has a fifty day moving average price of $62.21 and a 200-day moving average price of $60.80. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.46, a P/E/G ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 0.52. Alliant Energy has a 12-month low of $47.23 and a 12-month high of $66.54.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Captrust Financial Advisors raised its stake in Alliant Energy by 53.5% in the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 12,127 shares of the company’s stock valued at $736,000 after purchasing an additional 4,226 shares during the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Alliant Energy by 11.0% in the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 37,386 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,271,000 after acquiring an additional 3,704 shares during the last quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP increased its stake in shares of Alliant Energy by 5.8% in the 3rd quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 29,928 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,816,000 after acquiring an additional 1,649 shares during the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp increased its stake in shares of Alliant Energy by 20.1% in the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 118,582 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,197,000 after acquiring an additional 19,807 shares during the last quarter. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI increased its stake in shares of Alliant Energy by 184.7% in the 3rd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 202,008 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,259,000 after acquiring an additional 131,053 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.90% of the company’s stock.

Alliant Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 15th. Stockholders 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.36%. Alliant Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 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.