Alliant Energy (LNT) Competitors $66.12 +0.35 (+0.53%) Closing price 08/7/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$66.13 +0.01 (+0.02%) As of 08/7/2025 04:26 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock LNT vs. AEP, EVRG, XEL, AEE, CMS, DUK, NI, OGE, SO, and WECShould you be buying Alliant Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Alliant Energy include American Electric Power (AEP), Evergy (EVRG), Xcel Energy (XEL), Ameren (AEE), CMS Energy (CMS), Duke Energy (DUK), NiSource (NI), OGE Energy (OGE), Southern (SO), and WEC Energy Group (WEC). These companies are all part of the "util - elec pwr" industry. Alliant Energy vs. Its Competitors American Electric Power Evergy Xcel Energy Ameren CMS Energy Duke Energy NiSource OGE Energy Southern WEC Energy Group Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) and American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in LNT or AEP? 79.9% of Alliant Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.2% of American Electric Power shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Alliant Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of American Electric Power shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend LNT or AEP? Alliant Energy presently has a consensus target price of $64.23, indicating a potential downside of 2.86%. American Electric Power has a consensus target price of $111.29, indicating a potential downside of 2.15%. Given American Electric Power's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe American Electric Power is more favorable than Alliant Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Alliant Energy 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.36American Electric Power 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29 Is LNT or AEP more profitable? Alliant Energy has a net margin of 18.26% compared to American Electric Power's net margin of 17.68%. Alliant Energy's return on equity of 12.01% beat American Electric Power's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alliant Energy18.26% 12.01% 3.71% American Electric Power 17.68%11.55%3.11% Which has more risk & volatility, LNT or AEP? Alliant Energy has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Electric Power has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is LNT or AEP a better dividend stock? Alliant Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. American Electric Power pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Alliant Energy pays out 70.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American Electric Power pays out 54.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Alliant Energy has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years and American Electric Power has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years. American Electric Power is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the media refer more to LNT or AEP? In the previous week, American Electric Power had 27 more articles in the media than Alliant Energy. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for American Electric Power and 14 mentions for Alliant Energy. Alliant Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat American Electric Power's score of 1.03 indicating that Alliant Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Alliant Energy 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive American Electric Power 25 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger earnings and valuation, LNT or AEP? American Electric Power has higher revenue and earnings than Alliant Energy. American Electric Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alliant Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlliant Energy$3.98B4.27$690M$2.9022.80American Electric Power$19.72B3.08$2.97B$6.8416.63 SummaryAlliant Energy beats American Electric Power on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Alliant Energy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LNT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding LNT and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LNT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAlliant EnergyUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$16.89B$25.40B$16.27B$9.57BDividend Yield3.09%3.69%5.45%4.18%P/E Ratio22.8019.4116.4425.14Price / Sales4.274.35168.00103.02Price / Cash10.878.9719.0758.58Price / Book2.422.312.135.59Net Income$690M$1.43B$751.46M$265.48M7 Day Performance0.99%10.31%2.89%1.22%1 Month Performance7.93%2.52%13.32%0.39%1 Year Performance18.28%18.33%129.66%23.47% Alliant Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LNTAlliant Energy3.9906 of 5 stars$66.12+0.5%$64.23-2.9%+18.2%$16.89B$3.98B22.802,998News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportAEPAmerican Electric Power4.2481 of 5 stars$115.00+1.3%$111.29-3.2%+14.2%$61.50B$20.67B16.8116,330EVRGEvergy2.9884 of 5 stars$73.12+2.2%$74.06+1.3%+23.4%$16.82B$5.89B19.244,731Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionXELXcel Energy3.2377 of 5 stars$74.24+1.0%$76.00+2.4%+25.5%$42.82B$13.96B20.5711,380Positive NewsAEEAmeren4.3992 of 5 stars$103.32+1.2%$101.36-1.9%+27.1%$27.93B$8.43B22.718,981Positive NewsEarnings ReportOptions VolumeCMSCMS Energy3.2417 of 5 stars$74.69+0.8%$77.25+3.4%+13.7%$22.36B$7.52B22.108,324Positive NewsEarnings ReportDUKDuke Energy4.338 of 5 stars$124.39+1.2%$127.25+2.3%+10.8%$96.68B$30.94B20.6326,413Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNINiSource4.3432 of 5 stars$43.37+1.8%$41.70-3.9%+36.1%$20.41B$5.93B23.447,746Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOGEOGE Energy3.9246 of 5 stars$45.91+1.3%$46.80+1.9%+16.3%$9.25B$3.22B18.822,291Positive NewsSOSouthern3.9314 of 5 stars$96.02+1.1%$94.29-1.8%+9.1%$105.63B$26.72B24.6828,600WECWEC Energy Group3.7002 of 5 stars$111.31+1.0%$106.40-4.4%+24.5%$35.52B$9.31B21.327,017Trending NewsInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AEP Competitors EVRG Competitors XEL Competitors AEE Competitors CMS Competitors DUK Competitors NI Competitors OGE Competitors SO Competitors WEC Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:LNT) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills!THREE pro-crypto bills just passed the House! 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