Zacks Research Lowers Earnings Estimates for Alliant Energy

Alliant Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:LNT) – Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Alliant Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, March 11th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the company will earn $0.82 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.87. 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 2026 earnings at $0.78 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.21 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.60 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.41 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.90 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.78 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.33 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.68 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $3.94 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on LNT. HSBC upgraded shares of Alliant Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Wall Street Zen lowered Alliant Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Sunday, March 1st. Barclays raised Alliant Energy from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $65.00 to $67.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Wolfe Research restated an “outperform” rating and set a $76.00 target price on shares of Alliant Energy in a research report on Monday, December 1st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $75.00 target price on shares of Alliant Energy in a research note on Sunday, February 22nd. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $75.33.

Alliant Energy Trading Down 0.3%

LNT opened at $70.81 on Thursday. Alliant Energy has a twelve month low of $57.09 and a twelve month high of $72.65. The company has a fifty day moving average of $68.35 and a 200-day moving average of $67.09. The stock has a market cap of $18.21 billion, a PE ratio of 22.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.91 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.

Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 20th. The company reported $0.60 earnings per share (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 firm had revenue of $1.06 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $673.11 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.70 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Alliant Energy Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 30th were paid a $0.535 dividend. This represents a $2.14 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.0%. This is an increase 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 presently 67.94%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Alliant Energy

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Alliant Energy in the 3rd quarter valued at about $27,000. Country Trust Bank acquired a new position in Alliant Energy during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $30,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in Alliant Energy by 84.9% in the second quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 516 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 237 shares in the last quarter. MRP Capital Investments LLC bought a new position in Alliant Energy in the third quarter worth approximately $35,000. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its stake in Alliant Energy by 256.7% in the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 560 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 403 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.90% of the company’s stock.

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.