Alliant Energy Corporation (LNT)

In the past six months, Alliant Energy Corp.'s stock price has been impacted by several events, including the pricing of a public offering of $725 million of notes and a debt offering by its subsidiary. The company reported strong financial performance with Q2 2025 earnings surpassing estimates and profit increasing by 100%. Its focus on renewable expansion and strategic investments positively influenced the stock, leading to analysts raising the stock price target. Alliant Energy released its Q2 2025 results in August 2025, declared a quarterly common stock dividend in July 2025, and the stock reached an all-time high of $67.55 on October 1, 2025.

Demand for Alliant Energy's electricity and natural gas is subject to significant seasonality. Natural gas consumption peaks during the winter months due to increased demand for space heating and has a smaller peak in the summer due to increased use of natural gas-fired generators for electricity production. Electricity demand is generally higher in the winter than in the summer, with daily demand fluctuating with surges in the morning and late afternoon/early evening. Overall energy demand can fluctuate seasonally, with summer deliveries potentially reaching up to 50% more than in January.

Alliant Energy Corporation is a regulated investor-owned public utility holding company providing regulated electricity and natural gas services through its subsidiaries, Interstate Power and Light Company (IPL) and Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WPL). The company serves nearly 1 million electricity customers and approximately 420,000 natural gas-only customers, generating and distributing electricity and distributing and transporting natural gas. Alliant Energy also has other ventures, including owning and operating a short-line rail freight service, a freight terminal, freight brokerage services, wind turbine blade recycling services, and a rail-served warehouse, and holds interests in a natural gas-fired electric generating unit and a wind farm.

Alliant Energy's primary geographic footprint is in the Midwest region of the United States, with utility subsidiaries serving retail customers in Iowa and Wisconsin. IPL also extends its wholesale electricity sales to Minnesota and Illinois, and the company has an interest in a wind farm in Oklahoma.

In the past year, Alliant Energy has engaged in corporate responsibility initiatives, releasing its new Corporate Responsibility Report in July 2025, demonstrating a focus on maintaining a positive brand image and addressing ESG aspects. The company emphasizes its commitment to environmental stewardship and supporting the communities it serves, while also pursuing emerging technologies and responsible energy production methods.

Alliant Energy Corp. has a diverse ownership structure, with institutional investors holding approximately 83.03% of the company's stock, retail investors accounting for about 16.40%, and insiders holding a smaller portion at 0.57%. Major institutional owners include Vanguard Group Inc, BlackRock, Inc., and State Street Corp.