Hercules Capital Inc's fundamentals are relatively stable, with an industry-leading ESG disclosure.and its growth potential is high.Its valuation is considered fairly valued, ranking 28 out of 118 in the Investment Banking & Investment Services industry.Institutional ownership is very high.Over the past month, multiple analysts have rated it as Buy, with the highest price target at 20.92.In the medium term, the stock price is expected to remain stable.Despite a weak stock market performance over the past month, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals.The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.
Hercules Capital Inc's Score
Industry at a Glance
Industry Ranking
28 / 118
Overall Ranking
155 / 4521
Industry
Investment Banking & Investment Services
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Hercules Capital Inc Highlights
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Hercules Capital, Inc. is a specialty finance company. The Company is focused on providing financing solutions to venture capital-backed and institutional-backed companies in a variety of technology and life sciences industries. It is structured as an internally managed, non-diversified, closed-end investment company. Its business objectives are to increase its net income, net investment income, and net asset value, through its investments in primarily structured debt or senior secured debt instruments of venture capital-backed and institutional-backed companies across a variety of technology-related industries at attractive yields. It invests in a range of companies active in the technology industry sub-sectors characterized by products or services that require advanced technologies, including computer software and hardware, networking systems, semiconductors, telecommunications equipment and media, semiconductor capital equipment, information technology infrastructure and others.
High Growth
The company's revenue has grown steadily over the past 3 years, averaging 80.00% year-on-year.
High Profit Growth
The company's net income leads the industry, with the latest annual income totaling USD 430.90M.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 120.03%.
Stable Dividend
The company has regularly paid dividends over the past 5 years, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 120.03%.
Undervalued
The company’s latest PB is 1.37, at a low 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 52.61M shares, decreasing 4.83% quarter-over-quarter.
Hercules Capital, Inc. is a specialty finance company. The Company is focused on providing financing solutions to venture capital-backed and institutional-backed companies in a variety of technology and life sciences industries. It is structured as an internally managed, non-diversified, closed-end investment company. Its business objectives are to increase its net income, net investment income, and net asset value, through its investments in primarily structured debt or senior secured debt instruments of venture capital-backed and institutional-backed companies across a variety of technology-related industries at attractive yields. It invests in a range of companies active in the technology industry sub-sectors characterized by products or services that require advanced technologies, including computer software and hardware, networking systems, semiconductors, telecommunications equipment and media, semiconductor capital equipment, information technology infrastructure and others.