Zacks Research Lowers Earnings Estimates for Alliant Energy

Alliant Energy Co. (NASDAQ:LNT) – 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) 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.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Guggenheim reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $57.00 target price on shares of Alliant Energy in a research note on Monday, February 24th. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on Alliant Energy from $60.00 to $66.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Monday, February 24th. Finally, Scotiabank cut Alliant Energy from a “sector outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $64.00 to $67.00 in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $63.25.

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.