DJ Alliant Energy Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day

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Shares of Alliant Energy Corp. $(LNT)$ rallied 1.43% to $71.01 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.69% to 6,909.51 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.47% to 49,625.97.

This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.

Alliant Energy Corp. closed 1.72% short of its 52-week high of $72.26, which the company achieved on February 17th.

The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Duke Energy Corp. $(DUK)$ rose 0.32% to $126.78, Exelon Corp. $(EXC)$ rose 0.91% to $47.79, and Sempra $(SRE)$ rose 0.62% to $93.55.

Trading volume (4.0 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.3 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 20, 2026.

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February 20, 2026 17:09 ET (22:09 GMT)

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