Zacks Research Expects Higher Earnings for Alliant Energy

Alliant Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:LNT) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q4 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Alliant Energy in a report released on Tuesday, April 7th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.65 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.61. 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 2027 earnings at $1.36 EPS and Q1 2028 earnings at $0.90 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also issued reports on LNT. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Alliant Energy in a research note on Monday, December 29th. UBS Group set a $75.00 target price on shares of Alliant Energy and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $75.00 target price on shares of Alliant Energy in a research note on Sunday, February 22nd. Barclays raised shares of Alliant Energy from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and raised their target price for the company from $65.00 to $67.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Mizuho raised their target price on shares of Alliant Energy from $73.00 to $74.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $75.44.

Alliant Energy Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of NASDAQ LNT opened at $72.65 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.76 billion, a PE ratio of 23.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.98 and a beta of 0.61. The company has a current ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.49. Alliant Energy has a 1 year low of $57.09 and a 1 year high of $73.41. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $70.33 and its 200-day moving average is $68.01.

Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) last issued its earnings results on Friday, February 20th. The company reported $0.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.58 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $1.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $673.11 million. Alliant Energy had a net margin of 18.57% and a return on equity of 11.51%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.70 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of LNT. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC bought a new position in Alliant Energy in the third quarter valued at approximately $27,000. MRP Capital Investments LLC bought a new position in Alliant Energy in the third quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its stake in Alliant Energy by 256.7% in the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 560 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 403 shares in the last quarter. Capital A Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Alliant Energy by 5,709.1% in the second quarter. Capital A Wealth Management LLC now owns 639 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 628 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC bought a new position in Alliant Energy in the second quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Institutional investors own 79.90% of the company’s stock.

Alliant Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Investors of record on Friday, January 30th were paid a dividend of $0.535 per share. This represents a $2.14 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 30th. This is a positive change from Alliant Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.51. Alliant Energy’s payout ratio is 67.94%.

About Alliant Energy

Alliant Energy Corporation (NASDAQ: LNT) is a publicly traded energy holding company headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, that provides regulated electric and natural gas utility services in the American Midwest. The company serves customers primarily in Wisconsin and Iowa through its regulated utility subsidiaries and operates as an integrated provider responsible for generation, transmission and distribution of energy to residential, commercial and industrial customers.

Alliant Energy’s core activities include operating and maintaining electric generation assets, managing the regional transmission and distribution network, and delivering natural gas service to its franchise territories.