Alliant Energy Corporation $LNT Shares Bought by Aventail Capital Group LP

Aventail Capital Group LP grew its holdings in Alliant Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:LNT) by 261.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 244,725 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 176,955 shares during the period. Aventail Capital Group LP owned about 0.10% of Alliant Energy worth $16,497,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Alliant Energy by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 33,401,682 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,251,607,000 after purchasing an additional 97,980 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its position in Alliant Energy by 5.7% in the 2nd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 7,082,060 shares of the company’s stock valued at $428,252,000 after purchasing an additional 384,204 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc raised its position in Alliant Energy by 6.7% in the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 2,368,752 shares of the company’s stock valued at $143,238,000 after purchasing an additional 149,679 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Alliant Energy by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,291,630 shares of the company’s stock valued at $138,575,000 after buying an additional 21,036 shares during the period. Finally, Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. grew its position in shares of Alliant Energy by 2.9% during the third quarter. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 1,979,718 shares of the company’s stock worth $133,453,000 after buying an additional 55,489 shares in the last quarter. 79.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Alliant Energy Price Performance

LNT stock opened at $72.79 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $68.63 and a 200 day moving average price of $67.18. 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 stock has a market cap of $18.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.11, a PEG ratio of 2.98 and a beta of 0.66. Alliant Energy Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $57.09 and a fifty-two week high of $72.96.

Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) last announced 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. 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $673.11 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.70 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 9.0% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts anticipate that Alliant Energy Corporation will post 3.23 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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. 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. This represents a $2.14 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.9%. Alliant Energy’s payout ratio is 67.94%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the stock. BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating and set a $78.00 target price (up from $72.00) on shares of Alliant Energy in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Alliant Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Sunday, March 1st. Wells Fargo & Company reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $75.00 price objective on shares of Alliant Energy in a research report on Sunday, February 22nd. UBS Group set a $75.00 price objective on shares of Alliant Energy and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. Finally, Argus reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Alliant Energy in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $75.33.

Key Stories Impacting 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” 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

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.