Alliant Energy (LNT) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) is projected to post its Q2 2025 quarterly earnings results after the market closes on Thursday, August 7th. Analysts expect Alliant Energy to post earnings of $0.63 per share and revenue of $977.15 million for the quarter. Alliant Energy has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.150-3.250 EPS.

Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported $0.83 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.71 by $0.12. Alliant Energy had a net margin of 18.26% and a return on equity of 12.01%. The company had revenue of $1.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.09 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.62 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 9.4% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect Alliant Energy to post $3 EPS for the current fiscal year and $3 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Alliant Energy Trading Up 0.8%

NASDAQ:LNT opened at $65.00 on Thursday. Alliant Energy has a 12 month low of $54.98 and a 12 month high of $66.54. The firm has a market cap of $16.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.41, a P/E/G ratio of 3.04 and a beta of 0.56. The company has a quick ratio of 0.24, a current ratio of 0.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21. The company’s 50 day moving average is $61.92 and its 200-day moving average is $61.58.

Alliant Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 31st will be paid a $0.5075 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 31st. This represents a $2.03 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.12%. Alliant Energy’s payout ratio is 70.00%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Alliant Energy

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Alliant Energy by 23.5% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,256 shares of the company’s stock valued at $81,000 after purchasing an additional 239 shares in the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP boosted its stake in shares of Alliant Energy by 40.7% in the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 21,679 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,395,000 after purchasing an additional 6,269 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its stake in shares of Alliant Energy by 18.8% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 6,166 shares of the company’s stock valued at $397,000 after purchasing an additional 974 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Alliant Energy by 98.7% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,084,562 shares of the company’s stock valued at $69,792,000 after purchasing an additional 538,603 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Alliant Energy by 103.8% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 66,701 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,292,000 after purchasing an additional 33,978 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.90% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on LNT shares. Jefferies Financial Group set a $71.00 price objective on shares of Alliant Energy and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 20th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Alliant Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 15th. Barclays downgraded shares of Alliant Energy from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $59.00 to $61.00 in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price objective on shares of Alliant Energy from $66.00 to $64.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Finally, UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $67.00 price objective (up previously from $65.00) on shares of Alliant Energy in a research note on Friday, July 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $64.23.

About Alliant Energy

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.