Alliant Energy Q4 EPS Forecast Increased by Zacks Research

Alliant Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:LNT) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q4 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Alliant Energy in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, April 7th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.65 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.61. 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 Q3 2027 earnings at $1.36 EPS and Q1 2028 earnings at $0.90 EPS.

LNT has been the topic of a number of other reports. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $78.00 price target (up from $72.00) on shares of Alliant Energy in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. UBS Group set a $75.00 price target on shares of Alliant Energy and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Wells Fargo & Company reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $75.00 price target on shares of Alliant Energy in a research report on Sunday, February 22nd. Argus reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Alliant Energy in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Barclays raised shares of Alliant Energy from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $65.00 to $67.00 in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Alliant Energy currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $75.44.

Alliant Energy Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of NASDAQ LNT opened at $72.99 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $70.46 and its 200-day moving average is $68.05. The stock has a market cap of $18.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.17, a P/E/G ratio of 2.98 and a beta of 0.61. Alliant Energy has a twelve month low of $57.09 and a twelve month high of $73.41. The company has a quick ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.49.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Alliant Energy

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Alliant Energy by 103.8% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 66,701 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,292,000 after acquiring an additional 33,978 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its stake in Alliant Energy by 98.7% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,084,562 shares of the company’s stock valued at $69,792,000 after acquiring an additional 538,603 shares in the last quarter. 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 valued at $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 valued at $1,395,000 after acquiring an additional 6,269 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its stake in Alliant Energy by 23.5% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,256 shares of the company’s stock valued at $81,000 after acquiring an additional 239 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 79.90% of the company’s stock.

Alliant Energy Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Investors of record on Friday, January 30th were given a $0.535 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 30th. This represents a $2.14 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.9%. This is an increase from Alliant Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.51. Alliant Energy’s payout ratio is presently 67.94%.

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.