Zacks Research Cuts Earnings Estimates for Alliant Energy

Alliant Energy Co. (NASDAQ:LNT) – Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Alliant Energy in a note issued to investors on Monday, April 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will earn $0.58 per share 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 $0.61 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.14 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.22 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.73 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.71 EPS.

Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $976.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.14 billion. Alliant Energy had a return on equity of 11.39% and a net margin of 17.33%.

LNT has been the topic of several other research reports. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Alliant Energy from $65.00 to $68.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, March 21st. BMO Capital Markets increased their price target 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. Guggenheim reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $57.00 price objective on shares of Alliant Energy in a research report on Monday, February 24th. Finally, Scotiabank downgraded Alliant Energy from a “sector outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $64.00 to $67.00 in a research report 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. According to data from MarketBeat, Alliant Energy presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $63.55.

Alliant Energy Price Performance

Alliant Energy stock opened at $60.42 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.46, a P/E/G ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 0.52. Alliant Energy has a 12-month low of $47.23 and a 12-month high of $66.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.33, a current ratio of 0.86 and a quick ratio of 0.72. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $62.21 and its two-hundred day moving average is $60.80.

Alliant Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 30th will be issued a dividend of $0.5075 per share. This represents a $2.03 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.36%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 30th. Alliant Energy’s payout ratio is currently 75.46%.

Institutional Trading of Alliant Energy

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of LNT. Merit Financial Group LLC grew its stake in Alliant Energy by 105.1% during the first quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 9,452 shares of the company’s stock worth $608,000 after buying an additional 4,843 shares during the period. Hummer Financial Advisory Services Inc lifted its holdings in shares of Alliant Energy by 14.6% during the 1st quarter. Hummer Financial Advisory Services Inc now owns 4,700 shares of the company’s stock valued at $302,000 after acquiring an additional 600 shares in the last quarter. Czech National Bank boosted its position in Alliant Energy by 5.9% during the 1st quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 58,936 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,793,000 after purchasing an additional 3,300 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers boosted its position in Alliant Energy by 3.7% during the 1st quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 546,110 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,142,000 after purchasing an additional 19,322 shares during the period. Finally, Welch Group LLC acquired a new stake in Alliant Energy in the 1st quarter valued at $205,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.90% of the company’s stock.

About Alliant Energy

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.