Alliant Energy stock rose 1.2% following the release of Q4 2025 earnings results and positive analyst action. The company reported 6% EPS growth for 2025, exceeding guidance midpoints, and announced its 22nd consecutive year of dividend increases with total shareholder returns exceeding 13% for the year. Full-year 2025 net income reached 810 million dollars, up from 690 million in 2024, driven by authorized rate base increases and capital investments. Wells Fargo raised its price target to 75 dollars from 71 dollars, maintaining an Overweight rating and citing approval of the company's data center pipeline. Management affirmed 2026 earnings guidance of 3.36 to 3.46 dollars per share and highlighted strong regulatory execution, including a unanimous settlement from the Wisconsin Public Service Commission for the 2026-2027 rate review.
Read full analysisAlliant Energy stock rose 1.2% following the release of Q4 2025 earnings results and positive analyst action. The company reported 6% EPS growth for 2025, exceeding guidance midpoints, and announced its 22nd consecutive year of dividend increases with total shareholder returns exceeding 13% for the year. Full-year 2025 net income reached 810 million dollars, up from 690 million in 2024, driven by authorized rate base increases and capital investments. Wells Fargo raised its price target to 75 dollars from 71 dollars, maintaining an Overweight rating and citing approval of the company's data center pipeline. Management affirmed 2026 earnings guidance of 3.36 to 3.46 dollars per share and highlighted strong regulatory execution, including a unanimous settlement from the Wisconsin Public Service Commission for the 2026-2027 rate review.
Alliant Energy is a regulated electric and natural gas utility serving approximately one million customers across Iowa and Wisconsin, with a 22-year streak of consecutive dividend increases. The company is positioning for data center demand growth, having signed a new electric service agreement for a relocated QTS data center project highlighted on its latest earnings call. Its Q4 earnings beat and affirmed 2026 guidance are the primary drivers of today's outperformance versus peers.