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Hercules Capital Inc

HTGC
13.890USD
-0.160-1.14%
Close 03/27, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
690.62MMarket Cap
7.31P/E TTM

Hercules Capital Inc

13.890
-0.160-1.14%
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score of Hercules Capital Inc

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-03-27

Key Insights

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 36 out of 117 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 19.81.In the medium term, the stock price is expected to trend down.Despite an average 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
36 / 117
Overall Ranking
159 / 4542
Industry
Investment Banking & Investment Services

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Media Coverage

Last 24 hours
Coverage Level

Very Low
Very High
Neutral

Hercules Capital Inc 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 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 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 1.15, at a low 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 52.74M shares, decreasing 4.70% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by CI Select Canadian Equity Fund
Star Investor CI Select Canadian Equity Fund holds 5.67K shares of this stock.

Analyst Rating

Based on 9 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
19.806
Target Price
+40.86%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-03-27

The current financial score of Hercules Capital Inc is 6.84, ranking 69 out of 117 in the Investment Banking & Investment Services industry. Its financial status is weak, and its operating efficiency is low. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 141.35M, representing a year-over-year increase of 38.24%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 48.33%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.84
Change
0

Financials

5.12

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Total liabilities
Free cash flow
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Quality of Earnings

6.30

Operational Efficiency

5.57

Growth Potential

10.00

Shareholder Returns

7.22

Hercules Capital Inc's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-03-27

The current valuation score of Hercules Capital Inc is 7.52, ranking 50 out of 117 in the Investment Banking & Investment Services industry. Its current P/E ratio is 7.31, which is 178.43% below the recent high of 20.36 and 10.97% above the recent low of 6.51.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.52
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E
P/B
P/S
P/CF
Industry Ranking 36/117
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-03-27

The current earnings forecast score of Hercules Capital Inc is 8.22, ranking 17 out of 117 in the Investment Banking & Investment Services industry. The average price target is 20.25, with a high of 25.00 and a low of 18.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.22
Change
0

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Analyst Rating

Based on 9 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
19.806
Target Price
+40.86%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

64
Total
4
Median
6
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Hercules Capital Inc
HTGC
9
Apple Inc
AAPL
48
Ge Vernova Inc
GEV
36
Tapestry Inc
TPR
24
Avantor Inc
AVTR
20
Verisk Analytics Inc
VRSK
20
1
2
3
...
13

Financial Forecasting

EPS
Revenue
Net Profit
EBIT
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-03-27

The current price momentum score of Hercules Capital Inc is 6.69, ranking 72 out of 117 in the Investment Banking & Investment Services industry. Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 14.94 and the support level at 13.27, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.82
Change
-0.13

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(4)
Neutral(2)
Buy(0)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
0.134
Neutral
RSI(14)
33.878
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
24.046
Sell
ATR(14)
0.397
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
-144.137
Sell
Williams %R
82.735
Oversold
TRIX(12,20)
-0.471
Sell
StochRSI(14)
0.000
Sell
Moving Average
Sell(6)
Neutral(0)
Buy(0)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
14.154
Sell
MA10
14.239
Sell
MA20
14.410
Sell
MA50
16.000
Sell
MA100
17.153
Sell
MA200
17.917
Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-03-27

The current institutional shareholding score of Hercules Capital Inc is 3.00, ranking 72 out of 117 in the Investment Banking & Investment Services industry. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 29.03%, representing a quarter-over-quarter increase of 3.60%. The largest institutional shareholder is Steven Cohen, holding a total of 557.66K shares, representing 0.30% of shares outstanding, with 2368.29% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
3.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
Two Sigma Investments, LP
3.28M
-3.45%
Van Eck Associates Corporation
3.65M
+0.79%
Sound Income Strategies, LLC
2.75M
-6.06%
Bluestein (Scott)
2.24M
-1.06%
LPL Financial LLC
1.79M
+38.38%
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
1.32M
+14.38%
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd
1.03M
+76.99%
Millennium Management LLC
1.36M
-53.17%
Legal & General Investment Management Ltd.
1.17M
-6.46%
Muzinich & Co., Inc.
992.82K
+34.50%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-03-27

The U.S. Dollar Index is currently in a neutral state, which has a neutral effect on the Investment Banking & Investment Services domestic-focused industry. The Dollar Index (DXY) measures the value of the U.S. dollar against a basket of major currencies, including the euro, yen, pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona, and Swiss franc. The current risk assessment score of Hercules Capital Inc is 9.76, ranking 6 out of 117 in the Investment Banking & Investment Services industry. The company's beta value is 0.80. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets. Hercules Capital Inc’s latest ESG disclosure leads the Investment Banking & Investment Services industry, indicating outstanding, compliant performance across environmental management, social responsibility, and governance, which may help mitigate overall risk.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
9.76
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
0.80
VaR
+2.33%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+28.88%
240-Day Volatility
+21.96%

Return

Best Daily Return
60 days
+3.24%
120 days
+3.24%
5 years
+8.61%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-7.91%
120 days
-7.91%
5 years
-11.73%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
-3.72
120 days
-2.21
5 years
+0.31

Risk Assessment

Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+28.88%
3 years
+36.86%
5 years
+39.45%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
-0.60
3 years
+0.04
5 years
-0.10
Skewness
240 days
-1.18
3 years
-1.27
5 years
-0.85

Volatility

Realised Volatility
240 days
+21.96%
5 years
+26.73%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+2.33%
5 years
+2.51%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
-266.33%
240 days
-266.33%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+19.13%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+26.81%

Liquidity

Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+0.58%
120 days
+0.69%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
-3.63%
60 days
-9.30%
120 days
+8.33%

Peer Comparison

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