Analysts Issue Forecasts for Alliant Energy FY2026 Earnings

Alliant Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:LNT) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research increased their FY2026 EPS estimates for Alliant Energy in a note issued to investors on Thursday, August 20th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $3.42 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $3.41. The consensus estimate for Alliant Energy’s current full-year earnings is $3.43 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Alliant Energy’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.74 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.73 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.26 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.78 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $3.65 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $0.94 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $4.02 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on LNT. Mizuho lowered their target price on shares of Alliant Energy from $76.00 to $75.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Wall Street Zen lowered Alliant Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Sunday, August 9th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Alliant Energy from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price target on shares of Alliant Energy from $80.00 to $78.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, TD Cowen started coverage on shares of Alliant Energy in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $83.00 price objective for the company. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Alliant Energy currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $76.82.

Alliant Energy Price Performance

NASDAQ LNT opened at $69.46 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 0.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41. Alliant Energy has a 12-month low of $63.28 and a 12-month high of $78.81. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $73.46 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $72.17. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.01 billion, a PE ratio of 21.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.60 and a beta of 0.55.

Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $0.65 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.58 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $971.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $896.94 million. Alliant Energy had a net margin of 18.45% and a return on equity of 11.16%. Alliant Energy’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.68 earnings per share. Alliant Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.360-3.460 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Tema ETFs LLC raised its position in shares of Alliant Energy by 6.6% in the second quarter. Tema ETFs LLC now owns 2,336 shares of the company’s stock valued at $178,000 after buying an additional 145 shares in the last quarter. Glenmede Investment Management LP raised its position in Alliant Energy by 0.7% during the third quarter. Glenmede Investment Management LP now owns 22,793 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,536,000 after purchasing an additional 153 shares in the last quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Alliant Energy by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 9,117 shares of the company’s stock valued at $615,000 after purchasing an additional 158 shares in the last quarter. Simplicity Wealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of Alliant Energy by 5.5% during the 4th quarter. Simplicity Wealth LLC now owns 3,216 shares of the company’s stock worth $209,000 after buying an additional 167 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Resonant Capital Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Alliant Energy by 4.6% during the 1st quarter. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC now owns 4,182 shares of the company’s stock worth $300,000 after buying an additional 184 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.90% of the company’s stock.

Alliant Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 17th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 31st were issued a $0.535 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, July 31st. This represents a $2.14 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.1%. Alliant Energy’s dividend payout ratio is 67.72%.

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.