Q1 EPS Estimates for Alliant Energy Cut by Zacks Research

Alliant Energy Co. (NASDAQ:LNT - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Alliant Energy in a research note issued on Thursday, March 13th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.53 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 $0.51 EPS and Q3 2025 earnings at $1.07 EPS.

Several other research firms also recently commented on LNT. Scotiabank downgraded Alliant Energy from a "sector outperform" rating to a "sector perform" rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $64.00 to $67.00 in a report on Thursday, December 12th. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on Alliant Energy from $60.00 to $66.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a report on Monday, February 24th. Finally, Guggenheim restated a "neutral" rating and set a $57.00 price objective on shares of Alliant Energy in a report on Monday, February 24th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $63.25.

Alliant Energy Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of LNT stock traded up $0.05 on Monday, reaching $63.56. 602,463 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,500,201. Alliant Energy has a 52 week low of $47.23 and a 52 week high of $66.54. 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 $16.31 billion, a PE ratio of 23.60, a P/E/G ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 0.54. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $61.08 and its 200 day simple moving average is $60.47.

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Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.14 billion.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in LNT. Larson Financial Group LLC grew its stake in Alliant Energy by 7,083.3% during the 3rd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 431 shares of the company's stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 425 shares during the last quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in Alliant Energy during the 4th quarter worth $29,000. ORG Partners LLC grew its stake in Alliant Energy by 517.0% during the 4th quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 617 shares of the company's stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 517 shares during the last quarter. WASHINGTON TRUST Co lifted its position in Alliant Energy by 251.2% during the 4th quarter. WASHINGTON TRUST Co now owns 878 shares of the company's stock worth $52,000 after acquiring an additional 628 shares during the period. Finally, Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. acquired a new stake in Alliant Energy during the 4th quarter worth about $53,000. 79.90% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Alliant Energy Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 18th. Investors of record on Friday, January 31st were paid a dividend of $0.5075 per share. This represents a $2.03 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.19%. This is an increase from Alliant Energy's previous quarterly dividend of $0.48. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 31st. Alliant Energy's payout ratio 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.