Zacks Research Boosts Earnings Estimates for Alliant Energy

Alliant Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:LNT) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research raised their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Alliant Energy in a research note issued on Thursday, March 12th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates 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 posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 20th. The company reported $0.60 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.58 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $1.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $673.11 million. Alliant Energy had a net margin of 18.57% and a return on equity of 11.51%. Alliant Energy’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.70 earnings per share.

Several other equities analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Alliant Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Sunday, March 1st. Wells Fargo & Company reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $75.00 price target on shares of Alliant Energy in a report on Sunday, February 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada initiated coverage on Alliant Energy in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $82.00 price objective on the stock. HSBC raised Alliant Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Mizuho increased their target price on Alliant Energy from $73.00 to $74.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Alliant Energy has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $75.44.

Alliant Energy Price Performance

Alliant Energy stock opened at $72.63 on Monday. Alliant Energy has a 52-week low of $57.09 and a 52-week high of $73.41. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $68.94 and a 200-day moving average of $67.30. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.06, a PEG ratio of 2.99 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.

Institutional Trading of Alliant Energy

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Alliant Energy by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 33,785,294 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,196,382,000 after acquiring an additional 383,612 shares in the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC raised its holdings in Alliant Energy by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 11,134,938 shares of the company’s stock worth $723,882,000 after purchasing an additional 223,793 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its holdings in Alliant Energy by 799.3% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 8,393,496 shares of the company’s stock worth $545,662,000 after purchasing an additional 7,460,117 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its position in Alliant Energy by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 7,173,906 shares of the company’s stock worth $466,376,000 after purchasing an additional 167,581 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Alliant Energy by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 7,071,908 shares of the company’s stock worth $458,071,000 after purchasing an additional 128,998 shares during the period. 79.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Alliant Energy Increases Dividend

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