Zacks Research Boosts Earnings Estimates for Alliant Energy

Alliant Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:LNT) – Stock 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 forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.79 for the quarter, up from their prior 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.

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

Several other research analysts also recently commented on the company. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $78.00 price objective on shares of Alliant Energy in a research note on Monday, November 24th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Alliant Energy in a report on Monday, December 29th. UBS Group set a $75.00 target price on shares of Alliant Energy and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Mizuho set a $73.00 price target on shares of Alliant Energy in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Alliant Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Sunday, March 1st. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Alliant Energy presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $75.33.

Alliant Energy Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:LNT opened at $72.79 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.49, a current ratio of 0.80 and a quick ratio of 0.66. Alliant Energy has a 1 year low of $57.09 and a 1 year high of $72.96. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.72 billion, a PE ratio of 23.11, a P/E/G ratio of 2.98 and a beta of 0.66. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $68.63 and its 200-day moving average price is $67.18.

Institutional Trading of Alliant Energy

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its position in shares of Alliant Energy by 6.1% during the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 37,080 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,413,000 after acquiring an additional 2,126 shares during the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its position in Alliant Energy by 9.5% during the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 423,366 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,554,000 after purchasing an additional 36,651 shares during the last quarter. Bayban purchased a new position in Alliant Energy during the fourth quarter worth about $61,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd boosted its holdings in Alliant Energy by 2,151.9% in the 4th quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 4,256 shares of the company’s stock valued at $277,000 after purchasing an additional 4,067 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in Alliant Energy by 66.3% in the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 36,014 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,341,000 after purchasing an additional 14,361 shares during the last quarter. 79.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Alliant Energy Increases Dividend

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

Alliant Energy News Roundup

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

About Alliant Energy

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.