LONDON, UK / ACCESSWIRE / April 26, 2018 / Active-Investors has a free review on Alliant Energy Corp. (NYSE: LNT) following the Company's announcement that it will begin trading ex-dividend on April 27, 2018. To capture the dividend payout, investors must purchase the stock a day prior to the ex-dividend date that is by latest at the end of the trading session on April 26, 2018. Active-Investors has initiated due-diligence on this dividend stock. Register with us for more free research including the one on LNT:

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Dividend Declared

On April 16, 2018, Alliant's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.335 per share payable on May 15, 2018, to shareowners of record as of the close of business on April 30, 2018.

Alliant's indicated dividend represents a yield of 3.21%, which is considerably higher than the average dividend yield of 2.62% for the Utilities sector. The Company has paid dividends on common stock for 290 consecutive quarters since 1946.

Dividend Insight

Alliant has a dividend payout ratio of 63.5%, which indicates that the Company spends approximately $0.64 for dividend distribution out of every $1.00 earned. The dividend payout ratio reflects how much amount a company is returning to shareholders versus how much money it is keeping on hand to reinvest in growth, to pay off debt, and/or to add to its cash reserves.

According to analysts' estimates, Alliant is forecasted to report earnings of $2.25 per share for the next year, which is substantially higher than the Company's annualized dividend of $1.34 per share.

As of December 31, 2017, Alliant's cash and cash equivalents totaled $27.9 million compared to $8.2 million as on December 31, 2016. For the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company generated cash flow from operating activities of $983.4 million compared to $859.6 million for the year ago same period. The Company's strong financial position indicates its ability to absorb any fluctuations in earnings and cash flow and to sustain the dividend distribution for a long period.

Recent Development for Alliant

On April 17, 2018, Alliant's Iowa energy Company received approval to increase its wind expansion program from the Iowa Utilities Board. By 2020, the Company now plans to add 1,000 megawatts of new wind energy in Iowa ? enough clean energy to power 430,000 Iowa homes.

In Iowa, the Company plans to have invested $1.8 billion in cost-competitive renewable energy by the end of 2020. The new wind farms will create hundreds of construction and other jobs while generating tens of millions of dollars in additional property taxes to communities and payments to landowners. Iowa Energy Company expects wind to be approximately one-third of its Iowa total capacity by the end of 2020.

About Alliant Energy Corp.

Alliant Energy, which is headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin., provides regulated electric and natural gas service to 960,000 electric and 410,000 natural gas customers across Iowa and Wisconsin. Power and Light Company and Wisconsin Power and Light Company are Alliant Energy's two public utility subsidiaries. Alliant Energy is a component of the S&P 500.

Stock Performance Snapshot

April 25, 2018 - At Wednesday's closing bell, Alliant Energy's stock marginally rose 0.31%, ending the trading session at $42.23.

Volume traded for the day: 1.42 million shares.

Stock performance in the last month ? up 6.00%; previous three-month period ? up 5.97%; and past twelve-month period ? up 5.55%

After yesterday's close, Alliant Energy's market cap was at $9.78 billion.

Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio was at 21.30.

The stock has a dividend yield of 3.17%.

The stock is part of the Utilities sector, categorized under the Electric Utilities industry.

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