Alliant Energy (LNT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The company has invested in a mix of generation resources and in recent years has expanded development of renewable energy projects and grid modernization efforts aimed at improving reliability and integrating higher levels of wind and solar capacity. In addition to traditional utility operations, Alliant offers customer programs for energy efficiency, demand response and other services that support system planning and customer needs.

As a regulated utility holding company, Alliant Energy is governed by a corporate management team and board of directors and works with state regulators in its service areas on rates, planning and infrastructure projects. The company’s business strategy emphasizes reliable service delivery, investment in infrastructure upgrades and evolving its generation mix in response to market and regulatory trends. Alliant’s operations are positioned around long-standing utility franchises in the Midwest and the company focuses on balancing customer service, regulatory compliance and investments in cleaner energy and grid resilience.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $70.89 to $72.45
• 50-Day Range: $68.71 to $73.72
• 52-Week Range: $59.62 to $75.76
• Volume: 2.63 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.46 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $18.31 billion
• P/E Ratio: 22.23
• Dividend Yield: 3.02%
• Price Target: $76.60
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Alliant Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Alliant Energy scored higher than 74% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 55th out of 94 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Alliant Energy has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.69, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 9 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Alliant Energy is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Alliant Energy has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.29%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Alliant Energy are expected to grow by 7.29% in the coming year, from $3.43 to $3.68 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Alliant Energy is 22.23, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.31.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Alliant Energy is 22.23, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 22.14.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Alliant Energy has a PEG Ratio of 2.96. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Alliant Energy has a P/B Ratio of 2.47. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.46% of the float of Alliant Energy has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Alliant Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.8, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Alliant Energy has recently increased by 4.68%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Alliant Energy pays a meaningful dividend of 2.95%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Alliant Energy has been increasing its dividend for 22 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Alliant Energy is 67.08%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Alliant Energy will have a dividend payout ratio of 58.15% next year. This indicates that Alliant Energy will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.17

News Sentiment

Alliant Energy has a news sentiment score of 1.17. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.64 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Alliant Energy this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for LNT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

7 people have added Alliant Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 250% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Alliant Energy insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.26% of the stock of Alliant Energy is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

79.90% of the stock of Alliant Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 2/17 Dividend: 1/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 2/17 Dividend: 1/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 2/17/2026
• Last Earnings: 4/30/2026
• Record date for 5/15 Dividend: 4/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 5/15 Dividend: 4/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 5/15/2026
• Today: 5/16/2026
• AGM 2026: 5/20/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: UTIL - ELEC PWR
• Sub-Industry: Utilities
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:LNT
• CIK: 352541
• Web: www.alliantenergy.com
• Phone: (608) 458-3311
• Fax: 608-458-0132
• Employees: 2,948
• Year Founded: 1917

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Alliant Energy: $76.60
• High Price Target: $82.00
• Low Price Target: $74.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +8.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.69
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.19
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 22.23
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.67
• P/E Growth: 2.96
• Net Income: $810 million
• Net Margins: 18.58%
• Pretax Margin: 14.89%
• Return on Equity: 11.37%
• Return on Assets: 3.38%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.48
• Current Ratio: 0.69
• Quick Ratio: 0.53

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.36 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.20
• Cash Flow: $6.38 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.11
• Book Value: $28.74 per share
• Price / Book: 2.47

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 258,280,000
• Free Float: 257,605,000
• Market Cap: $18.31 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.58