Q2 EPS Estimates for Alliant Energy Raised by Zacks Research

Alliant Energy Co. (NASDAQ:LNT) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Alliant Energy in a report issued on Thursday, January 9th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will earn $0.70 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.69. The consensus estimate for Alliant Energy’s current full-year earnings is $3.04 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Alliant Energy’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.81 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.46 EPS.

LNT has been the subject of several other reports. Scotiabank lowered Alliant Energy from a “sector outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $64.00 to $67.00 in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Barclays lowered their price target on Alliant Energy from $61.00 to $59.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Alliant Energy from $64.00 to $65.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, September 20th. BMO Capital Markets reduced their target price on shares of Alliant Energy from $65.00 to $61.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Finally, Mizuho lifted their price target on shares of Alliant Energy from $52.00 to $61.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, October 4th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $63.39.

Alliant Energy Stock Up 0.6 %

NASDAQ LNT opened at $56.98 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $60.05 and a 200-day moving average price of $58.49. Alliant Energy has a one year low of $46.80 and a one year high of $64.19. The company has a market capitalization of $14.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.09, a P/E/G ratio of 2.98 and a beta of 0.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.33, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a current ratio of 0.86.

Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $1.15 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.10 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $1.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.08 billion. Alliant Energy had a net margin of 16.66% and a return on equity of 10.56%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up .4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.05 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Alliant Energy

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Capital Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in Alliant Energy by 18.5% during the 4th quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 6,036 shares of the company’s stock worth $357,000 after purchasing an additional 941 shares during the period. City State Bank grew its stake in shares of Alliant Energy by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. City State Bank now owns 71,547 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,231,000 after purchasing an additional 257 shares during the period. Czech National Bank increased its holdings in shares of Alliant Energy by 6.5% during the 4th quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 55,636 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,290,000 after purchasing an additional 3,385 shares in the last quarter. ORG Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Alliant Energy by 517.0% in the 4th quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 617 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 517 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in Alliant Energy by 8.4% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 15,984 shares of the company’s stock worth $945,000 after buying an additional 1,245 shares in the last quarter. 79.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Alliant Energy Company Profile

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.