Aventail Capital Group LP Raises Holdings in Alliant Energy Corporation $LNT

Aventail Capital Group LP increased its position in Alliant Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:LNT) by 261.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 244,725 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 176,955 shares during the period. Aventail Capital Group LP’s holdings in Alliant Energy were worth $16,497,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in Alliant Energy by 103.8% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 66,701 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,292,000 after buying an additional 33,978 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Alliant Energy by 98.7% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,084,562 shares of the company’s stock valued at $69,792,000 after acquiring an additional 538,603 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Alliant Energy by 18.8% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 6,166 shares of the company’s stock valued at $397,000 after acquiring an additional 974 shares during the period. Woodline Partners LP grew its position in shares of Alliant Energy by 40.7% during the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 21,679 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,395,000 after acquiring an additional 6,269 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Alliant Energy by 23.5% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,256 shares of the company’s stock valued at $81,000 after acquiring an additional 239 shares during the period. 79.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Alliant Energy Stock Performance

NASDAQ:LNT opened at $72.79 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.49, a current ratio of 0.80 and a quick ratio of 0.66. The firm has a market cap of $18.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.98 and a beta of 0.66. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $68.63 and its 200 day moving average price is $67.18. Alliant Energy Corporation has a 1-year low of $57.09 and a 1-year high of $72.96.

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

Alliant Energy Increases Dividend

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

Alliant Energy News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: RBC Capital initiated coverage of Alliant Energy with an “outperform” recommendation, highlighting Iowa’s favorable regulatory construct as supportive for the utility’s earnings and returns. This kind of initiation often draws institutional interest and can lift sentiment. RBC Coverage
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research raised several medium-term estimates: FY2027 EPS to $3.71 and FY2028 EPS to $3.96 (small upward revisions) and nudged Q2 2027 estimates higher to $0.79. These upgrades signal modestly improved analyst expectations for growth in 2027–28. Zacks Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Travero, an Alliant Energy subsidiary, sold Logistics Park Dubuque to LOGISTEC. The transaction (advised by RJM & Company) should free capital and simplify the company’s asset base — a potential positive for cash flow or debt reduction depending on proceeds use. Asset Sale
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short-interest data shows effectively zero short interest with odd “NaN” changes — the data appear unreliable or immaterial, so it provides little actionable signal for price moves. (Source: market volume/short-interest notes.)
• Negative Sentiment: Offsetting the raises, Zacks also trimmed several near-term and FY2026 estimates (including Q1 2026, Q4 2026 and small cuts to Q3/Q4 2027 and FY2026), indicating mixed near-term outlook and some downward pressure on short-term earnings expectations. Zacks Downgrades

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently commented on LNT. Mizuho set a $73.00 price target on shares of Alliant Energy in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Argus restated a “hold” rating on shares of Alliant Energy in a research note on Friday, January 9th. HSBC raised shares of Alliant Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $78.00 target price on shares of Alliant Energy in a research note on Monday, November 24th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Alliant Energy in a report on Monday, December 29th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $75.33.

About Alliant Energy

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.