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The price of Alliant Energy Corp (NASDAQ: LNT) closed at $66.11 in the last session, down -0.33% from day before closing price of $66.33. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.33 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.88 million shares were traded. LNT stock price reached its highest trading level at $66.555 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $65.85.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at LNT’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.46 and its Current Ratio is at 0.57. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.58 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.35.
On May 20, 2025, Jefferies Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $71.
Barclays Downgraded its Equal Weight to Underweight on April 22, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $61.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, LNT now has a Market Capitalization of 16988220416 and an Enterprise Value of 27966234624. As of this moment, Alliant’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 20.43, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.25. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.06. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.10 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.37. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.749 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.425.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LNT is 0.55, which has changed by 0.13923836 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13054323 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LNT has reached a high of $67.02, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $56.08. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.50%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 7.39%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, LNT traded on average about 1.90M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2213090 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 256.61M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 256.34M. Insiders hold about 0.25% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 83.39% stake in the company. Shares short for LNT as of 1753920000 were 7707388 with a Short Ratio of 4.06, compared to 1751241600 on 6387657. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7707388 and a Short% of Float of 3.44.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for LNT is 2.00, which was 1.975 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.029775364The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.13. The current Payout Ratio is 71.46% for LNT, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-31 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-07-31. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2016-05-20 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The current market rating for Alliant Energy Corp (LNT) reflects the collective analysis of 5.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.54, with high estimates of $0.58 and low estimates of $0.48.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.23 and $3.19 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.21. EPS for the following year is $3.43, with 10.0 analysts recommending between $3.49 and $3.4.
Revenue Estimates
According to 1 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $1.16B. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.16B to a low estimate of $1.16B. As of the current estimate, Alliant Energy Corp’s year-ago sales were $1.08BFor the next quarter, 1 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.17B. There is a high estimate of $1.17B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.17B.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for LNT’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $4.42B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $4.18B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $4.28B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.98BBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $4.4B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $4.57B and the low estimate is $4.12B.
