Alliant Energy Co. (NASDAQ:LNT - Free Report) - Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Alliant Energy in a note issued to investors on Monday, April 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.58 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast 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.
Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $0.70 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $976.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.14 billion. Alliant Energy had a net margin of 17.33% and a return on equity of 11.39%.
Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Alliant Energy from $65.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, March 21st. 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, BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on Alliant Energy from $60.00 to $66.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a research note on Monday, February 24th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Alliant Energy currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $63.55.
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Alliant Energy Trading Up 2.1 %
NASDAQ:LNT traded up $1.29 on Wednesday, reaching $61.88. 702,859 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,589,175. 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 1-year low of $47.23 and a 1-year high of $66.54. The company's 50 day moving average is $62.26 and its 200-day moving average is $60.81. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 0.52.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Alliant Energy
Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in LNT. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Alliant Energy by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 32,663,708 shares of the company's stock worth $1,931,732,000 after purchasing an additional 226,275 shares during the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC increased its position in shares of Alliant Energy by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 10,768,159 shares of the company's stock valued at $636,829,000 after acquiring an additional 76,987 shares during the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its holdings in Alliant Energy by 7.7% during the fourth quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 7,012,572 shares of the company's stock worth $414,724,000 after acquiring an additional 499,802 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Alliant Energy by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,695,767 shares of the company's stock valued at $395,017,000 after purchasing an additional 102,601 shares during the period. Finally, T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Alliant Energy by 9,113.1% during the 4th quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,187,345 shares of the company's stock valued at $247,640,000 after purchasing an additional 4,141,895 shares during the last quarter. 79.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Alliant Energy Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 30th will be paid a $0.5075 dividend. This represents a $2.03 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.28%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 30th. Alliant Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 75.46%.
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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.
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