Alliant Energy (LNT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. Alliant Energy Corporation, through its other subsidiary, Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WPL), generates and distributes electricity, and distributes and transports natural gas to retail customers in Wisconsin; and sells electricity to wholesale customers in Wisconsin. It serves retail customers in the farming, agriculture, industrial manufacturing, chemical, packaging, and food industries, as well as wholesale customers comprising municipalities and rural electric cooperatives. In addition, the company owns and operates a short-line rail freight service in Iowa; a Mississippi River barge, rail, and truck freight terminal in Illinois; freight brokerage services; wind turbine blade recycling services; and a rail-served warehouse in Iowa. Further, it holds interests in a natural gas-fired electric generating unit near Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin; and a wind farm located in Oklahoma. The company was formerly known as Interstate Energy Corp. and changed its name to Alliant Energy Corporation in May 1999. Alliant Energy Corporation was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $60.29 to $61.77
• 50-Day Range: $58.79 to $66.04
• 52-Week Range: $49.05 to $66.54
• Volume: 2.46 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.60 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $15.62 billion
• P/E Ratio: 22.60
• Dividend Yield: 3.34%
• Price Target: $63.55
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Alliant Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Alliant Energy scored higher than 70% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 51st out of 93 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Alliant Energy has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.30, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Alliant Energy has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 6.81%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Alliant Energy are expected to grow by 6.81% in the coming year, from $3.23 to $3.45 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Alliant Energy is 22.60, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.41.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Alliant Energy is 22.60, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 15.48.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Alliant Energy has a PEG Ratio of 2.83. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Alliant Energy has a P/B Ratio of 2.29. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.68% of the float of Alliant Energy has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Alliant Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Alliant Energy has recently decreased by 7.81%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Alliant Energy pays a meaningful dividend of 3.36%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Alliant Energy has been increasing its dividend for 22 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Alliant Energy is 75.46%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Alliant Energy will have a dividend payout ratio of 58.84% next year. This indicates that Alliant Energy will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• Environmental Score: -4.37

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.68% of the float of Alliant Energy has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Alliant Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Alliant Energy has recently decreased by 7.81%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.59

News Sentiment

Alliant Energy has a news sentiment score of 1.59. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.74 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Alliant Energy this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 4 people have searched for LNT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -20% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Alliant Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Alliant Energy insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.31% of the stock of Alliant Energy is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

79.90% of the stock of Alliant Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

LNT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have LNT shares performed this year?

Alliant Energy's stock was trading at $59.14 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, LNT shares have increased by 2.8% and is now trading at $60.80.
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How were Alliant Energy's earnings last quarter?

Alliant Energy Co. (NASDAQ:LNT) announced its earnings results on Thursday, February, 20th. The company reported $0.70 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.68 by $0.02. The company earned $976 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.14 billion. Alliant Energy had a net margin of 17.33% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.39%.
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When did Alliant Energy's stock split?

Alliant Energy shares split on the morning of Friday, May 20th 2016. The 2-1 split was announced on Wednesday, April 20th 2016. The newly created shares were payable to shareholders after the market closes on Thursday, May 19th 2016. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

Who are Alliant Energy's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Alliant Energy include Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. (0.50%), GAMMA Investing LLC (0.43%), Rhumbline Advisers (0.21%) and Godsey & Gibb Inc. (0.15%). Insiders that own company stock include Lisa M Barton, Raja Sundararajan and Nancy Joy Falotico.
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How do I buy shares of Alliant Energy?

Shares of LNT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Alliant Energy own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Alliant Energy investors own include Chevron (CVX), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Comcast (CMCSA), Charles Schwab (SCHW), McKesson (MCK), Yum! Brands (YUM) and Edwards Lifesciences (EW).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 2/18 Dividend: 1/31/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 2/18 Dividend: 1/31/2025
• Dividend Payable: 2/18/2025
• Last Earnings: 2/20/2025
• Today: 4/21/2025
• Record date for 5/15 Dividend: 4/30/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 5/15 Dividend: 4/30/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/08/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/15/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Electric & other services combined
• Sub-Industry: Utilities
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:LNT
• CIK: 352541
• Web: www.alliantenergy.com
• Phone: (608) 458-3311
• Fax: 608-458-0132
• Employees: 3,130
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $63.55
• High Stock Price Target: $68.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $57.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +4.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.30
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $2.69
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 22.60
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.82
• P/E Growth: 2.83
• Net Income: $703 million
• Net Margins: 17.33%
• Pretax Margin: 14.04%
• Return on Equity: 11.39%
• Return on Assets: 3.55%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.33
• Current Ratio: 0.86
• Quick Ratio: 0.72

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.98 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.92
• Cash Flow: $5.37 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.32
• Book Value: $26.56 per share
• Price / Book: 2.29

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 256,873,000
• Free Float: 255,804,000
• Market Cap: $15.62 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.52