Q2 EPS Estimates for Alliant Energy Raised by Zacks Research

Alliant Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:LNT) – Analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q2 2027 EPS estimates for shares of Alliant Energy in a research note 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.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on LNT. UBS Group set a $75.00 price target on shares of Alliant Energy and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Wells Fargo & Company reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $75.00 price objective on shares of Alliant Energy in a research note on Sunday, February 22nd. Argus restated a “hold” rating on shares of Alliant Energy in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Mizuho set a $73.00 target price on Alliant Energy in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $78.00 target price on shares of Alliant Energy in a report on Monday, November 24th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $75.33.

Alliant Energy Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ LNT opened at $72.79 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $18.72 billion, a PE ratio of 23.11, a P/E/G ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 0.66. 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 has a twelve month low of $57.09 and a twelve month high of $72.96. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $68.63 and a 200 day simple moving average of $67.17.

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

Institutional Trading of Alliant Energy

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC purchased a new position in Alliant Energy in the third quarter valued at about $27,000. Country Trust Bank bought a new stake in shares of Alliant Energy in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $30,000. MRP Capital Investments LLC purchased a new position in Alliant Energy in the third quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its holdings in Alliant Energy by 256.7% during the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 560 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 403 shares during the period. Finally, Capital A Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Alliant Energy by 5,709.1% in the second quarter. Capital A Wealth Management LLC now owns 639 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 628 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.90% of the company’s stock.

Alliant Energy Increases Dividend

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

Alliant Energy News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: RBC Capital initiated coverage of Alliant Energy with an “outperform” recommendation, highlighting Iowa’s favorable regulatory construct as supportive for the utility’s earnings and returns. This kind of initiation often draws institutional interest and can lift sentiment. RBC Coverage
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research raised several medium-term estimates: FY2027 EPS to $3.71 and FY2028 EPS to $3.96 (small upward revisions) and nudged Q2 2027 estimates higher to $0.79. These upgrades signal modestly improved analyst expectations for growth in 2027–28. Zacks Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Travero, an Alliant Energy subsidiary, sold Logistics Park Dubuque to LOGISTEC. The transaction (advised by RJM & Company) should free capital and simplify the company’s asset base — a potential positive for cash flow or debt reduction depending on proceeds use. Asset Sale
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short-interest data shows effectively zero short interest with odd “NaN” changes — the data appear unreliable or immaterial, so it provides little actionable signal for price moves. (Source: market volume/short-interest notes.)
• Negative Sentiment: Offsetting the raises, Zacks also trimmed several near-term and FY2026 estimates (including Q1 2026, Q4 2026 and small cuts to Q3/Q4 2027 and FY2026), indicating mixed near-term outlook and some downward pressure on short-term earnings expectations. Zacks Downgrades

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.