Q4 EPS Estimates for Alliant Energy Lifted by Zacks Research

Alliant Energy Co. (NASDAQ:LNT - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research lifted their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Alliant Energy in a research note issued to investors on Monday, April 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.89 for the quarter, up from their previous 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.

A number of other research firms have also issued reports on LNT. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price 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. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Alliant Energy from $65.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, March 21st. Finally, Guggenheim reissued a "neutral" rating and issued a $57.00 price objective on shares of Alliant Energy in a research report on Monday, February 24th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Alliant Energy presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $63.55.

Alliant Energy Stock Up 0.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ:LNT traded up $0.01 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $61.82. 525,496 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,589,517. The firm has a market cap of $15.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.98, a PEG ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 0.52. Alliant Energy has a 52-week low of $47.23 and a 52-week high of $66.54. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $62.30 and its 200 day simple moving average is $60.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.33, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a current ratio of 0.86.

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

Institutional Trading of Alliant Energy

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Alliant Energy by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 32,663,708 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,931,732,000 after buying an additional 226,275 shares during the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC grew its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 76,987 shares during the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its position in shares of Alliant Energy by 7.7% during the 4th quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 7,012,572 shares of the company's stock worth $414,724,000 after purchasing an additional 499,802 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Alliant Energy by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,695,767 shares of the company's stock worth $395,017,000 after purchasing an additional 102,601 shares during the last quarter. Finally, T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in 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 period. 79.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Alliant Energy Announces Dividend

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 issued a $0.5075 dividend. This represents a $2.03 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.28%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 30th. Alliant Energy's dividend payout ratio is presently 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.