Alliant Energy Co. (NASDAQ:LNT – Free Report) – Zacks Research cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Alliant Energy in a report issued on Thursday, March 13th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.53 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.65. 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 2025 earnings at $0.51 EPS and Q3 2025 earnings at $1.07 EPS.
Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $0.70 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.68 by $0.02. Alliant Energy had a return on equity of 11.39% and a net margin of 17.33%. The firm had revenue of $976.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.14 billion.
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Alliant Energy Price Performance
LNT stock opened at $62.95 on Monday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $60.73 and a two-hundred day moving average of $60.37. The company has a quick ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.33. The stock has a market cap of $16.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 0.54. Alliant Energy has a 52-week low of $47.23 and a 52-week high of $66.54.
Alliant Energy Increases Dividend
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 18th. Investors of record on Friday, January 31st were paid a dividend of $0.5075 per share. This represents a $2.03 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.22%. This is a boost from Alliant Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.48. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 31st. Alliant Energy’s payout ratio is presently 75.46%.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of LNT. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Alliant Energy by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 32,663,708 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,931,732,000 after purchasing an additional 226,275 shares during the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC increased its position in Alliant Energy by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 10,768,159 shares of the company’s stock worth $636,829,000 after purchasing an additional 76,987 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA increased its position in Alliant Energy by 7.7% during the 4th quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 7,012,572 shares of the company’s stock worth $414,724,000 after purchasing an additional 499,802 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in Alliant Energy by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,695,767 shares of the company’s stock worth $395,017,000 after purchasing an additional 102,601 shares during the period. Finally, T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. increased its position in Alliant Energy by 9,113.1% during the 4th quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,187,345 shares of the company’s stock worth $247,640,000 after purchasing an additional 4,141,895 shares during the period. 79.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Alliant Energy Company Profile
Alliant Energy Corporation operates as a utility holding company that provides regulated electricity and natural gas services in the United States. It operates in three segments: Utility Electric Operations, Utility Gas Operations, and Utility Other. The company, through its subsidiary, Interstate Power and Light Company (IPL), primarily generates and distributes electricity, and distributes and transports natural gas to retail customers in Iowa; sells electricity to wholesale customers in Minnesota, Illinois, and Iowa; and generates and distributes steam in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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