The company's fundamentals are relatively stable. Its valuation is considered undervalued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Buy. Despite an average stock market performance, 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.
Score
Industry at a Glance
Industry Ranking
60 / 117
Overall Ranking
256 / 4723
Industry
Investment Banking & Investment Services
Support & Resistance
No Data
Score Analysis
Current score
Previous score
Analyst Rating
Based on
8
analysts
Buy
Current Rating
21.219
Target Price
+10.98%
Upside Space
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Company Highlights
StrengthsRisks
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, life sciences and sustainable and renewable technology 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 (NAV) 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, 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 160.45.
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%.
Overvalued
The company’s latest PB is 1.62, at a high 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 47.06M shares, decreasing 3.67% 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, life sciences and sustainable and renewable technology 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 (NAV) 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, semiconductor capital equipment, information technology infrastructure and others.