Alliant Energy (LNT) Competitors

Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) and Constellation Energy (NASDAQ:CEG) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Is LNT or CEG more profitable?

Alliant Energy has a net margin of 17.33% compared to Constellation Energy's net margin of 15.91%. Constellation Energy's return on equity of 21.96% beat Alliant Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alliant Energy	17.33%	11.39%	3.55%
Constellation Energy	15.91%	21.96%	5.26%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LNT or CEG?

Constellation Energy received 140 more outperform votes than Alliant Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.43% of users gave Constellation Energy an outperform vote while only 34.88% of users gave Alliant Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Alliant Energy	Outperform Votes 30 34.88%	Underperform Votes 56 65.12%
Constellation Energy	Outperform Votes 170 63.43%	Underperform Votes 98 36.57%

Which has more volatility & risk, LNT or CEG?

Alliant Energy has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Constellation Energy has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Is LNT or CEG a better dividend stock?

Alliant Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Constellation Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Alliant Energy pays out 75.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Constellation Energy pays out 13.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alliant Energy has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Alliant Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LNT or CEG?

79.9% of Alliant Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.2% of Constellation Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Alliant Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Constellation Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation & earnings, LNT or CEG?

Constellation Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Alliant Energy. Constellation Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alliant Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alliant Energy	$3.98B	3.97	$703M	$2.69	22.90
Constellation Energy	$23.57B	2.77	$1.62B	$11.89	17.53

Do analysts rate LNT or CEG?

Alliant Energy presently has a consensus target price of $63.55, indicating a potential upside of 3.17%. Constellation Energy has a consensus target price of $283.50, indicating a potential upside of 36.02%. Given Constellation Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Constellation Energy is more favorable than Alliant Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alliant Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.30
Constellation Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73

Does the media favor LNT or CEG?

In the previous week, Alliant Energy had 12 more articles in the media than Constellation Energy. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Alliant Energy and 13 mentions for Constellation Energy. Alliant Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Constellation Energy's score of 0.63 indicating that Alliant Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Alliant Energy	16 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Constellation Energy	4 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Constellation Energy beats Alliant Energy on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.