Zacks Research Raises Earnings Estimates for Alliant Energy

Alliant Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:LNT) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their FY2026 EPS estimates for Alliant Energy in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, March 12th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $3.42 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $3.41. 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 Q4 2026 earnings at $0.61 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.91 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $1.34 EPS.

Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 20th. The company reported $0.60 EPS for the quarter, beating 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.

LNT has been the subject of a number of other reports. Mizuho raised their target price on Alliant Energy from $73.00 to $74.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $78.00 price target on shares of Alliant Energy in a research report on Monday, November 24th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Alliant Energy in a report on Monday, December 29th. Wolfe Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $76.00 target price on shares of Alliant Energy in a research note on Monday, December 1st. Finally, Barclays upgraded shares of Alliant Energy from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $65.00 to $67.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $75.44.

Alliant Energy Stock Performance

Shares of Alliant Energy stock opened at $73.03 on Monday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $68.79 and its 200 day moving average price is $67.24. The company has a market cap of $18.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.18, a PEG ratio of 2.98 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.49, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a current ratio of 0.80. Alliant Energy has a one year low of $57.09 and a one year high of $73.41.

Institutional Trading of Alliant Energy

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Alliant Energy during the third quarter valued at about $27,000. Country Trust Bank purchased a new position in shares of Alliant Energy during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $30,000. MRP Capital Investments LLC purchased a new position in shares of Alliant Energy during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $35,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its holdings in Alliant Energy by 256.7% in the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 560 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 403 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd increased its holdings in Alliant Energy by 235.4% in the 4th quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 634 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 445 shares during the last quarter. 79.90% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Alliant Energy Increases Dividend

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

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.