“3 Stocks To Buy & 3 Stocks To Sell Before 2027 Starts (Huge Potential)”
AI summary · Alliant Energy's best case is years of rapid growth if AI data-center demand lifts regional electricity use 60% by 2031, since regulated profit grows with invested capital; but heavy upfront spending, possible denial of cost recovery, project delays, debt and higher rates limit returns. The speaker dislikes the regulated spend-to-earn model and will not own Alliant Energy at all.
The last stock that analysts recommend buying is Alliant Energy. This stock is extremely boring, and that's the point, really. It is a regulated electric and gas utility company, serving homes and businesses in the states of Iowa and Wisconsin.
Its stock has risen by about 10% this year. Utility companies of this type typically grow very slowly. But here's the exciting surprise: In the best-case scenarios, the region's energy-hungry AI data centers need huge amounts of electricity, and utility companies like Alliant are the first to meet that demand.