Zacks Research Expects Lower Earnings for Alliant Energy

Alliant Energy Co. (NASDAQ:LNT) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Alliant Energy in a research note issued on Monday, April 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will earn $0.58 per share for the quarter, down from their prior 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 $0.61 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.14 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.22 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.73 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.71 EPS.

Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $0.70 earnings per share 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 company had revenue of $976.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.14 billion.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on LNT. Guggenheim reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $57.00 price target on shares of Alliant Energy in a report on Monday, February 24th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on Alliant Energy from $60.00 to $66.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Monday, February 24th. UBS Group upped their price target on Alliant Energy from $65.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, March 21st. Finally, Scotiabank lowered shares of Alliant Energy from a “sector outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $64.00 to $67.00 in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $63.55.

Alliant Energy Trading Down 1.7 %

Shares of Alliant Energy stock opened at $58.79 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $62.16 and a 200 day moving average price of $60.80. The stock has a market cap of $15.10 billion, a PE ratio of 21.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 0.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.33, a current ratio of 0.86 and a quick ratio of 0.72. Alliant Energy has a 1 year low of $47.23 and a 1 year high of $66.54.

Alliant Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 30th will be paid a $0.5075 dividend. This represents a $2.03 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.45%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 30th. Alliant Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 75.46%.

Institutional Trading of Alliant Energy

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of LNT. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in Alliant Energy during the fourth quarter worth $29,000. ORG Partners LLC grew its holdings in Alliant Energy by 517.0% during the 4th quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 617 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 517 shares in the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC increased its position in shares of Alliant Energy by 67.5% during the fourth quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 722 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 291 shares during the last quarter. WASHINGTON TRUST Co boosted its stake in shares of Alliant Energy by 251.2% during the 4th quarter. WASHINGTON TRUST Co now owns 878 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,000 after buying an additional 628 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Alliant Energy in the 4th quarter worth about $53,000. 79.90% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.