The price-to-earnings ratio for Alliant Energy Corp (NASDAQ: LNT) is above average at 22.75x. The 36-month beta value for LNT is also noteworthy at 0.58. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 9 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for LNT is 256.24M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.70% of that float. The average trading volume of LNT on May 09, 2025 was 2.15M shares.
LNT) stock’s latest price update
Alliant Energy Corp (NASDAQ: LNT) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -1.12 compared to its previous closing price of 61.80. However, the company has seen a gain of 0.92% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-05-08 that Alliant Energy (LNT) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.83 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.57 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.62 per share a year ago.
LNT’s Market Performance
Alliant Energy Corp (LNT) has seen a 0.92% rise in stock performance for the week, with a 3.95% gain in the past month and a 2.64% surge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.78%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.43% for LNT. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 0.24% for LNT’s stock, with a 1.60% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of LNT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LNT stocks, with Barclays repeating the rating for LNT by listing it as a “Underweight.” The predicted price for LNT in the upcoming period, according to Barclays is $61 based on the research report published on April 22, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Scotiabank, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see LNT reach a price target of $67, previously predicting the price at $64. The rating they have provided for LNT stocks is “Sector Perform” according to the report published on December 12th, 2024.
Jefferies gave a rating of “Hold” to LNT, setting the target price at $67 in the report published on September 20th of the previous year.
LNT Trading at -1.74% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought LNT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -8.16% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.43%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.78%, as shares surge +1.14% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -4.49% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LNT rose by +0.92%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +11.11% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $60.97. In addition, Alliant Energy Corp saw 3.33% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Stock Fundamentals for LNT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.22 for the present operating margin
- 0.46 for the gross margin
The net margin for Alliant Energy Corp stands at 0.17. The total capital return value is set at 0.04. Equity return is now at value 10.01, with 3.04 for asset returns.
Based on Alliant Energy Corp (LNT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.6 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.11. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.49. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.97.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.8 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 5.85. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 6.54. The receivables turnover for the company is 15.08for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.18. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.44.
Conclusion
In summary, Alliant Energy Corp (LNT) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
