Alliant Energy (LNT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Alliant Energy Corporation is a regulated energy holding company headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin. Through its utility subsidiaries, Interstate Power and Light Company and Wisconsin Power and Light Company, the company provides electric and natural gas service to residential, commercial, and industrial customers in Iowa and Wisconsin.

The company generates and distributes electricity through a diverse portfolio that includes wind, solar, natural gas, and other generation resources. It also operates electric transmission and distribution networks and natural gas distribution systems, while investing in renewable energy and infrastructure modernization to support a more sustainable energy mix and reliable service.

Alliant Energy traces its history to the utility businesses that became part of the company through a series of mergers and reorganizations, including the formation of Alliant Energy Corporation in the late 1990s. Lisa Grow serves as the company’s president and chief executive officer, leading its regulated utility operations and clean energy transition.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $66.55 to $67.59
• 50-Day Range: $63.21 to $70.60
• 52-Week Range: $62.54 to $78.81
• Volume: 2.40 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.01 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $17.50 billion
• P/E Ratio: 21.36
• Dividend Yield: 3.17%
• Price Target: $76.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Alliant Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Alliant Energy scored higher than 81% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 38th out of 96 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: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Alliant Energy has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.64, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 9 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Alliant Energy has a consensus price target of $75.09, representing about 11.2% upside from its current price of $67.51.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Alliant Energy has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 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 21.36, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.69.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Alliant Energy is 21.36, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 23.26.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Alliant Energy has a PEG Ratio of 2.82. 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 2.37. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

10.70% 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 9.06.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Alliant Energy has recently increased by 8.53%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Alliant Energy pays a meaningful dividend of 3.20%, 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 67.72%. 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: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.85

News Sentiment

Alliant Energy has a news sentiment score of 0.85. 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 0.55 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

Search Interest

Only 4 people have searched for LNT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added Alliant Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 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

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Record date for 8/17 Dividend: 7/31/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/17 Dividend: 7/31/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/17/2026
• Today: 10/14/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Electric Utilities
• Sub-Industry: Electric 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: $75.09
• High Price Target: $83.00
• Low Price Target: $68.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +11.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.64
• Research Coverage: 14 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.16
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.36
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.68
• P/E Growth: 2.82
• Net Income: $810 million
• Net Margins: 18.45%
• Pretax Margin: 14.56%
• Return on Equity: 11.16%
• Return on Assets: 3.31%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.41
• Current Ratio: 0.47
• Quick Ratio: 0.35

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.36 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.01
• Cash Flow: $6.57 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.27
• Book Value: $28.53 per share
• Price / Book: 2.37

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 259,290,000
• Free Float: 258,611,000
• Market Cap: $17.50 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.52