Alliant Energy: Buy The Dip On AI Data Center Ramp
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Michael Fitzsimmons22.39K FollowersFollow5ShareSavePlay(10min)CommentsSummaryAlliant Energy is rated a BUY following a sector pullback, due to its 3.1% yield, margin expansion, and excellent outlook for AI data center-driven dividend growth.LNT benefits from near-monopoly positions in Wisconsin and Iowa, robust AI data center demand, and disciplined cost management supporting EBIT margin growth.Accelerating AI data center development, including new Google and QTS projects, underpins expectations for a 50% electricity demand increase by 2030.Forward guidance calls for 19% EPS growth in 2025 and a 5.4% dividend increase by FY26, with risks mainly from interest rates and data center build-out execution.
Google Data Center DutchScenery/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Shares of Midwest utility company Alliant Energy (LNT) have recently followed a sell-off in the broad utility sector - as measured by the SPDR Utility Sector ETF (XLUThis article was written byMichael Fitzsimmons22.39K FollowersFollowMichael Fitzsimmons is a retired electronics engineer and avid investor. He advises investors to construct a well-diversified portfolio built on a core foundation of a high-quality low-cost S&P500 fund. For investors who can tolerate short-term risks, he advises an over-weight position in the technology sector, which he believes is still in the early stages of a long-term secular bull-market. For dividend income, and as a 4th generation oil & gas man, Fitzsimmons suggests investors consider a position in large O&G companies that provide strong dividend income and dividend growth. Fitzsimmons' articles on portfolio management recommend a top-down capital allocation approach that is aligned with each individual investor's personal situation (i.e. age, retired/working, risk tolerance, income, net worth, goals, etc) and might include allocations into investment categories such as the S&P500, technology, dividend income, sector ETFs, growth, speculative growth, gold, and cash.Analyst’s Disclosure:I/we have a beneficial long position in the shares of GOOG, XLU either through stock ownership, options, or other derivatives. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article. I am an electronics engineer, not a CFA. The information and data presented in this article were obtained from company documents and/or sources believed to be reliable, but have not been independently verified. Therefore, the author cannot guarantee their accuracy. Please do your own research and contact a qualified investment advisor. I am not responsible for the investment decisions you make.Seeking Alpha's Disclosure: Past performance is no guarantee of future results. No recommendation or advice is being given as to whether any investment is suitable for a particular investor. Any views or opinions expressed above may not reflect those of Seeking Alpha as a whole. Seeking Alpha is not a licensed securities dealer, broker or US investment adviser or investment bank. Our analysts are third party authors that include both professional investors and individual investors who may not be licensed or certified by any institute or regulatory body.Recommended For You