Q2 EPS Estimates for Alliant Energy Increased by Analyst

Alliant Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:LNT) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q2 2027 earnings per share estimates for shares of Alliant Energy in a research report issued on Thursday, March 12th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.79 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.78. 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 FY2027 earnings at $3.71 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $3.96 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently issued reports on LNT. Mizuho set a $73.00 price objective on Alliant Energy in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Barclays upgraded shares of Alliant Energy from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $65.00 to $67.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Argus reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Alliant Energy in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Alliant Energy in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada initiated coverage on Alliant Energy in a research report on Wednesday. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $82.00 target price for the company. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Alliant Energy has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $75.33.

Alliant Energy Stock Performance

Shares of LNT stock traded up $0.90 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $72.47. The stock had a trading volume of 55,752 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,733,948. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.49, a current ratio of 0.80 and a quick ratio of 0.66. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $68.49 and a 200-day simple moving average of $67.12. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.64 billion, a PE ratio of 23.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.90 and a beta of 0.66. Alliant Energy has a twelve month low of $57.09 and a twelve month high of $72.65.

Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) last issued its earnings results on Friday, February 20th. The company reported $0.60 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.58 by $0.02. Alliant Energy had a return on equity of 11.51% and a net margin of 18.57%.The firm had revenue of $1.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $673.11 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.70 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Alliant Energy Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 30th were issued a $0.535 dividend. This is an increase from Alliant Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.51. This represents a $2.14 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 30th. Alliant Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 67.94%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Alliant Energy

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Alliant Energy by 103.8% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 66,701 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,292,000 after purchasing an additional 33,978 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its position in Alliant Energy by 98.7% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,084,562 shares of the company’s stock valued at $69,792,000 after buying an additional 538,603 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its stake in Alliant Energy by 18.8% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 6,166 shares of the company’s stock worth $397,000 after acquiring an additional 974 shares in the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP lifted its stake in Alliant Energy by 40.7% in the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 21,679 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,395,000 after acquiring an additional 6,269 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in Alliant Energy by 23.5% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,256 shares of the company’s stock worth $81,000 after acquiring an additional 239 shares during the period. 79.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Alliant Energy News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Alliant Energy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: RBC Capital initiated coverage with an “Outperform” call, highlighting favorable drivers such as Iowa’s regulatory construct—this can attract new institutional buying and lift sentiment. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research nudged several forward estimates higher (notably Q2 2027 to $0.79, FY2027 to $3.71 and FY2028 to $3.96), indicating modest upward revisions to expected earnings — supportive for forward valuation and dividend coverage.
• Positive Sentiment: Travero (an Alliant subsidiary) sold Logistics Park Dubuque to LOGISTEC. The divestiture may free capital and simplify the portfolio, potentially redeployable into core regulated utility operations or shareholder returns. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Another media piece expands on the outperform/start coverage and Iowa regulatory tailwinds; useful context for why analysts are bullish but not new fundamental news. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short-interest data shows an anomalous “0 shares” reading and NaN changes — appears to be a reporting/data glitch and is unlikely to be a real driver of current price action.
• Negative Sentiment: Offsetting some raises, Zacks trimmed a number of quarterly/FY estimates (Q4 2026 cut to $0.60 from $0.70, Q1 2026 and parts of FY2026 nudged lower, and smaller cuts to some 2027 quarters). These downgrades introduce short-term earnings risk and could temper upside if they persist.

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.