Alliant Energy (LNT) Competitors $58.95 +0.69 (+1.18%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:16 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends LNT vs. VST, AEP, TRP, XEL, EXC, CQP, FTS, WES, EVRG, and AGRShould you be buying Alliant Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Alliant Energy include Vistra (VST), American Electric Power (AEP), TC Energy (TRP), Xcel Energy (XEL), Exelon (EXC), Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP), Fortis (FTS), Western Midstream Partners (WES), Evergy (EVRG), and Avangrid (AGR). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. Alliant Energy vs. Vistra American Electric Power TC Energy Xcel Energy Exelon Cheniere Energy Partners Fortis Western Midstream Partners Evergy Avangrid Vistra (NYSE:VST) and Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, profitability, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Is VST or LNT more profitable? Alliant Energy has a net margin of 16.66% compared to Vistra's net margin of 12.51%. Vistra's return on equity of 57.63% beat Alliant Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Vistra12.51% 57.63% 6.02% Alliant Energy 16.66%10.56%3.31% Which has more risk & volatility, VST or LNT? Vistra has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alliant Energy has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of VST or LNT? 90.9% of Vistra shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.9% of Alliant Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Vistra shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Alliant Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VST or LNT? Vistra received 273 more outperform votes than Alliant Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.48% of users gave Vistra an outperform vote while only 36.14% of users gave Alliant Energy an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformVistraOutperform Votes30367.48% Underperform Votes14632.52% Alliant EnergyOutperform Votes3036.14% Underperform Votes5363.86% Which has higher earnings and valuation, VST or LNT? Vistra has higher revenue and earnings than Alliant Energy. Alliant Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vistra, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVistra$16.27B2.93$1.49B$5.3626.11Alliant Energy$3.97B3.81$703M$2.5822.85 Does the media prefer VST or LNT? In the previous week, Vistra had 13 more articles in the media than Alliant Energy. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Vistra and 15 mentions for Alliant Energy. Alliant Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Vistra's score of 0.88 indicating that Alliant Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Vistra 13 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Alliant Energy 8 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend VST or LNT? Vistra presently has a consensus target price of $149.10, indicating a potential upside of 6.54%. Alliant Energy has a consensus target price of $63.39, indicating a potential upside of 7.53%. Given Alliant Energy's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Alliant Energy is more favorable than Vistra.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Vistra 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Alliant Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Is VST or LNT a better dividend stock? Vistra pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Alliant Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Vistra pays out 16.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alliant Energy pays out 74.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Alliant Energy has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years. Alliant Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummaryVistra beats Alliant Energy on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap ProfitsURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowCrypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. It happens like clockwork every 4 years, during the December to February window of a Bitcoin halving year. This is where fortunes are made – often LITERALLY overnight.>> Register for the Workshop Now Get Alliant Energy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LNT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LNT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAlliant EnergyElectric & other services combined IndustryUtilities SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$15.13B$19.88B$13.36B$9.08BDividend Yield3.18%3.44%4.06%4.18%P/E Ratio22.8519.6295.2417.18Price / Sales3.812.1529.77115.69Price / Cash11.118.4518.3537.88Price / Book2.221.762.224.78Net Income$703M$896.09M$626.51M$225.60M7 Day Performance-2.48%-1.13%-1.93%-1.26%1 Month Performance-5.27%-3.68%-2.08%4.37%1 Year Performance17.31%2.69%2.14%18.73% Alliant Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LNTAlliant Energy4.3274 of 5 stars$58.95+1.2%$63.39+7.5%+17.3%$15.13B$3.97B22.853,281VSTVistra4.1082 of 5 stars$146.54+1.1%$149.10+1.7%+272.1%$49.86B$14.78B27.184,870Gap DownAEPAmerican Electric Power3.9668 of 5 stars$92.40-0.3%$97.13+5.1%+15.5%$49.17B$19.60B18.5817,250TRPTC Energy4.2054 of 5 stars$46.30-0.4%$55.67+20.2%+16.9%$48.06B$11.80B12.877,415Positive NewsXELXcel Energy4.1757 of 5 stars$68.19+0.1%$68.62+0.6%+9.9%$39.16B$13.76B20.2111,311Dividend CutAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsEXCExelon4.7699 of 5 stars$36.59-0.8%$41.55+13.5%+6.3%$36.77B$21.73B15.1719,962CQPCheniere Energy Partners0.9529 of 5 stars$56.75-2.4%$46.00-18.9%N/A$27.47B$9.66B12.551,605Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsFTSFortis3.0901 of 5 stars$42.22-0.3%N/A+4.1%$21.00B$8.53B17.779,600WESWestern Midstream Partners2.4463 of 5 stars$39.23-1.3%$37.88-3.5%+38.1%$14.93B$3.11B10.141,377Positive NewsEVRGEvergy3.0506 of 5 stars$61.81-0.2%$61.88+0.1%+20.3%$14.21B$5.78B16.714,658Positive NewsAGRAvangrid3.3434 of 5 stars$35.71+0.3%$34.67-2.9%+12.1%$13.82B$8.31B12.237,999News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies VST Competitors AEP Competitors TRP Competitors XEL Competitors EXC Competitors CQP Competitors FTS Competitors WES Competitors EVRG Competitors AGR Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:LNT) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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