HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC Has $27.61 Million Stake in Alliant Energy Corporation $LNT

HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of Alliant Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:LNT) by 5.3% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 409,529 shares of the company’s stock after selling 22,921 shares during the period. Alliant Energy accounts for about 1.5% of HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 19th biggest holding. HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC owned approximately 0.16% of Alliant Energy worth $27,606,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Alliant Energy by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 33,401,682 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,251,607,000 after acquiring an additional 97,980 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its position in shares of Alliant Energy by 5.7% during the 2nd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 7,082,060 shares of the company’s stock valued at $428,252,000 after acquiring an additional 384,204 shares during the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc lifted its stake in shares of Alliant Energy by 6.7% in the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 2,368,752 shares of the company’s stock valued at $143,238,000 after purchasing an additional 149,679 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Alliant Energy by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,291,630 shares of the company’s stock worth $138,575,000 after purchasing an additional 21,036 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. boosted its position in shares of Alliant Energy by 2.9% in the 3rd quarter. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 1,979,718 shares of the company’s stock worth $133,453,000 after purchasing an additional 55,489 shares during the last quarter. 79.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Alliant Energy Price Performance

LNT opened at $71.57 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $18.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.72, a P/E/G ratio of 2.90 and a beta of 0.66. Alliant Energy Corporation has a 12 month low of $57.09 and a 12 month high of $72.65. The company has a quick ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.49. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $68.49 and a 200 day simple moving average of $67.12.

Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) last posted its earnings results on Friday, February 20th. The company reported $0.60 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.58 by $0.02. Alliant Energy had a return on equity of 11.51% and a net margin of 18.57%.The firm had revenue of $1.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $673.11 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.70 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.0% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts expect that Alliant Energy Corporation will post 3.23 EPS for the current year.

Alliant Energy Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 30th were issued a dividend of $0.535 per share. This is a boost from Alliant Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.51. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 30th. This represents a $2.14 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.0%. Alliant Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 67.94%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the company. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $78.00 price objective on shares of Alliant Energy in a report on Monday, November 24th. Argus restated a “hold” rating on shares of Alliant Energy in a report on Friday, January 9th. Royal Bank Of Canada began coverage on Alliant Energy in a research report on Wednesday. They set an “outperform” rating and a $82.00 target price for the company. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $75.00 price target on shares of Alliant Energy in a research note on Sunday, February 22nd. Finally, UBS Group set a $75.00 price target on shares of Alliant Energy and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $75.33.

More Alliant Energy News

Here are the key news stories impacting Alliant Energy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: RBC Capital initiated coverage with an “outperform” rating and an $82 price target, signaling institutional conviction and providing upside vs. current levels. RBC Capital Initiates Coverage
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research raised several near-term quarterly estimates (notably Q2 2026 and Q3 2026, and Q2 2027), suggesting some upward momentum in expected utility earnings for specific quarters; these upward tweaks can support sentiment for the stock.
• Positive Sentiment: Travero, an Alliant Energy subsidiary, sold Logistics Park Dubuque to LOGISTEC; such a divestiture can free capital or reduce non-core exposure and is a tidy corporate-action positive. RJM Advises Travero on Sale
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks issued longer-term FY2028 estimates (FY2028 EPS view at $3.94) — useful for modeling but further out and less likely to move near-term price materially.
• Neutral Sentiment: Public short-interest notices show anomalous “0” and NaN values for March filings, indicating the published short-interest data is noisy/unreliable this cycle and not a meaningful signal of bearish positioning.
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks reduced several near-term and full-year estimates (Q4 2026 cut from $0.70 to $0.60, Q1 2026 trimmed, Q1 2027 and parts of 2027 also nudged lower, and FY2026 slightly lowered), signaling some moderation in expected near-term earnings that could weigh on guidance-driven expectations.
• Positive Sentiment: Additional media coverage highlighting the new “outperform” starts points to growing analyst attention on Iowa’s regulatory construct as supportive for returns—an incremental positive for sentiment. Alliant Energy Started at Outperform

About Alliant Energy

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.