Alliant Energy Corporation (LNT) earnings on April 30, 2026
More Alliant Energy Corporation earnings
Prior outlook: Optimistic Outcome: Partial
LNT rose as much as 3.1% during the day after reporting earnings but settled to end up 0.85%.
LNT price around the earnings
74.06
Change: +0.9%
2026-05-01, 19:59 UTC
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Prior thesis
Prior outlook: Optimistic Outcome: Partial
- Thesis published
Modest upside potential with stable outlook; limited immediate catalysts.
Analysts project modest upside with stable expectations, supported by a history of meeting financial targets. However, the stock is nearing a price resistance level, limiting immediate upward potential.
Context analyzed before publication
- Summary
- Modestly optimistic scenario with stable outlook; limited immediate catalysts.
- Reasoning
- Analysts cite modest upside potential with stable expectations, supported by a history of meeting financial targets. However, the stock is nearing a price resistance level, limiting immediate upward potential.
- Playbook
- With stable expectations and limited catalysts, the scenario suggests holding existing positions or waiting for a clearer context before initiating new ones.
- Trend
- Outlook improving slightly over past two sessions.
Analysts
Drivers
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Analysts
Positive
Analysts have raised their price targets, citing a scenario where the stock price may increase. The company has a strong track record of exceeding earnings expectations.
Evidence
- Analyst consensus
- Buy
- Consensus average (1-5)
- 1.92
- Analysts covering the stock
- 11
- Average price target
- 76.82
- Lowest price target
- 71
- Highest price target
- 84
- Upside to price target
- 8%
- Quarterly earnings growth
- -5.3%
- Revenue growth
- 9%
- Forward EPS
- 3.68
- Trailing EPS
- 3.09
- Analyst moves in the last 60 days
- 5
- Strong buy: 1
- Buy: 6
- Hold: 5
- Sell: 0
- Strong sell: 0
- Strong buy
- 1
- Buy
- 6
- Hold
- 5
- Sell
- 0
- Strong sell
- 0
- April 17, 2026 · BMO Capital: Maintains rating (Outperform → Outperform)
- April 15, 2026 · Barclays: Maintains rating (Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight)
- March 16, 2026 · Mizuho: Maintains rating (Neutral → Neutral)
- March 11, 2026 · RBC Capital: Initiates coverage (Outperform)
- February 23, 2026 · BMO Capital: Maintains rating (Outperform → Outperform)
News and sentiment
Drivers
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News & sentiment
Neutral
There is no significant positive or negative news currently influencing the stock, and online discussions show a balanced sentiment with low participation.
Evidence
Sentiment
- Sentiment
- Neutral
- Mention volume
- Low
- Normalized volume
- 33%
News
Sources (2)
- BMO Capital Maintains Outperform on Alliant Energy, Raises Price Target to $79 — Benzinga
- Barclays Maintains Equal-Weight on Alliant Energy, Raises Price Target to $74 — Benzinga
Technicals
Drivers
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Technical
Neutral
The stock's recent price movement has been flat, underperforming the broader market. It is currently market review close to a price level where it has faced selling pressure before.
Evidence
- Average true range (ATR)
- 1.7%
- Distance to 52-week high
- -4.4%
- 14-day change (14d)
- -1.1%
- 30-day change
- +0.1%
- 30-day relative strength
- -3.6%
- Benchmark change
- +3.8%
- Nearest support
- 68.27
- Nearest resistance
- 74.33
- Volume accumulation ratio
- 0.72
Trends
Evidence
- Average earnings surprise
- +4.9%
- February 19, 2026: actual EPS 0.6 vs estimate 0.58 (surprise +2.7%)
- November 6, 2025: actual EPS 1.12 vs estimate 1.19 (surprise -5.8%)
- August 7, 2025: actual EPS 0.68 vs estimate 0.64 (surprise +6.0%)
- May 9, 2025: actual EPS 0.83 vs estimate 0.71 (surprise +16.9%)
Expected move
There is no implied-move data available for this event.
Reactions over its last 19 earnings
- Median move
- 0.9%
- 75th percentile move
- 1.6%
- 90th percentile move
- 3%
- Up / down moves
- 13 / 6
- Average up move
- +1.1%
- Average down move
- -1.7%
Monitoring and close
What Alliant Energy Corporation reported
There is no monitoring data available for this event.
Pre-market second reading after the results
There is no second reading available for this event.
How the stock reacted
- Outcome
- Partial
- Consolidated
- +0.8%
- Max favorable move (MFE)
- 3.1%
- Max adverse move (MAE)
- 0.3%