Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) Hits New 12-Month High – Here’s What Happened

Alliant Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:LNT)’s share price reached a new 52-week high during trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as $72.68 and last traded at $72.4820, with a volume of 261651 shares. The stock had previously closed at $71.57.

Trending Headlines about Alliant Energy

Here are the key news stories impacting Alliant Energy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: RBC Capital initiated coverage of Alliant Energy with an “outperform” — a fresh buy-side endorsement that can attract flows and lift sentiment. RBC Initiates Coverage
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research has nudged several estimates higher — including Q2 2027 (to ~$0.79), FY2027 (~$3.71) and FY2028 (~$3.96) — implying modestly stronger medium‑term earnings expectations that support valuation. (Zacks research notes)
• Positive Sentiment: Travero, a Travero (Alliant subsidiary), sold Logistics Park Dubuque to LOGISTEC; the transaction (advised by RJM & Company) should generate cash/cleanup of non‑core assets and could be used for deleveraging or reinvestment. RJM Advises Travero on Sale
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest reports show large “increases” but list 0 shares and NaN changes — this appears to be a data/error artifact and provides no actionable signal on bearish positioning.
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks also trimmed several near‑term estimates (Q1 2026, Q4 2026) and cut FY2026 slightly — these reductions introduce some near‑term earnings risk and can temper upside if operational headwinds persist. (Zacks research notes)

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on LNT shares. Argus reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Alliant Energy in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Barclays upgraded shares of Alliant Energy from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $65.00 to $67.00 in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Mizuho set a $73.00 price objective on shares of Alliant Energy in a report on Monday, February 23rd. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $78.00 target price on shares of Alliant Energy in a research report on Monday, November 24th. Finally, Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $76.00 price objective on shares of Alliant Energy in a research report on Monday, December 1st. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Alliant Energy has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $75.33.

Alliant Energy Stock Up 1.7%

The stock has a market cap of $18.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.08, a P/E/G ratio of 2.90 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a quick ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.49. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $68.49 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $67.12.

Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) last issued its earnings results on Friday, February 20th. The company reported $0.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.58 by $0.02. Alliant Energy had a net margin of 18.57% and a return on equity of 11.51%. The firm had revenue of $1.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $673.11 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.70 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 9.0% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts forecast that Alliant Energy Corporation will post 3.23 EPS for the current year.

Alliant Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 30th were paid a dividend of $0.535 per share. This represents a $2.14 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.9%. This is a positive change from Alliant Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.51. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 30th. Alliant Energy’s payout ratio is currently 67.94%.

Institutional Trading of Alliant Energy

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of LNT. Carnegie Investment Counsel boosted its holdings in Alliant Energy by 4.1% in the third quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel now owns 622,821 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,984,000 after acquiring an additional 24,482 shares in the last quarter. Liberty One Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in Alliant Energy by 91.7% in the 3rd quarter. Liberty One Investment Management LLC now owns 984,790 shares of the company’s stock worth $66,389,000 after purchasing an additional 470,967 shares in the last quarter. AlphaQuest LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Alliant Energy in the 3rd quarter worth about $1,314,000. Benjamin Edwards Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Alliant Energy in the 3rd quarter worth about $4,015,000. Finally, Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd lifted its holdings in Alliant Energy by 108.9% in the third quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd now owns 47,101 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,175,000 after buying an additional 24,549 shares during the period. 79.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Alliant Energy Company Profile

Alliant Energy Corporation (NASDAQ: LNT) is a publicly traded energy holding company headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, that provides regulated electric and natural gas utility services in the American Midwest. The company serves customers primarily in Wisconsin and Iowa through its regulated utility subsidiaries and operates as an integrated provider responsible for generation, transmission and distribution of energy to residential, commercial and industrial customers.

Alliant Energy’s core activities include operating and maintaining electric generation assets, managing the regional transmission and distribution network, and delivering natural gas service to its franchise territories.