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Hercules Capital Inc

HTGC
16.450USD
+0.105+0.64%
Close 02/06, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
2.99BMarket Cap
9.28P/E TTM

Hercules Capital Inc

16.450
+0.105+0.64%
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: 2026-02-06

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 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

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 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.
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
20.917
Target Price
+23.18%
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: 2026-02-06

The current financial score of Hercules Capital Inc is 7.77, ranking 21 out of 118 in the Investment Banking & Investment Services industry. Its financial status is weak, and its operating efficiency is high. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 169.31M, representing a year-over-year increase of 52.81%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 74.62%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.77
Change
0

Financials

5.07

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

6.89

Operational Efficiency

9.32

Growth Potential

10.00

Shareholder Returns

7.57

Hercules Capital Inc's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current valuation score of Hercules Capital Inc is 7.52, ranking 50 out of 118 in the Investment Banking & Investment Services industry. Its current P/E ratio is 9.28, which is 119.32% below the recent high of 20.36 and 29.87% 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 28/118
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current earnings forecast score of Hercules Capital Inc is 8.44, ranking 11 out of 118 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
8.44
Change
0

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Analyst Rating

Based on 9 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
20.917
Target Price
+27.15%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

63
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
23
FMC Corp
FMC
21
Avantor Inc
AVTR
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: 2026-02-06

The current price momentum score of Hercules Capital Inc is 6.67, ranking 91 out of 118 in the Investment Banking & Investment Services industry. Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 18.22 and the support level at 15.45, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.61
Change
0.06

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(0)
Buy(0)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
-0.542
Sell
RSI(14)
23.607
Sell
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
8.036
Oversold
ATR(14)
0.382
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
-165.895
Sell
Williams %R
91.544
Oversold
TRIX(12,20)
-0.224
Sell
StochRSI(14)
12.762
Oversold
Moving Average
Sell(6)
Neutral(0)
Buy(0)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
17.114
Sell
MA10
17.857
Sell
MA20
18.298
Sell
MA50
18.482
Sell
MA100
18.242
Sell
MA200
18.385
Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current institutional shareholding score of Hercules Capital Inc is 3.00, ranking 73 out of 118 in the Investment Banking & Investment Services industry. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 28.95%, representing a quarter-over-quarter increase of 3.34%. The largest institutional shareholder is Steven Cohen, holding a total of 75.40K shares, representing 0.04% of shares outstanding, with 237.40% 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 %
Van Eck Associates Corporation
3.65M
+0.79%
Two Sigma Investments, LP
3.28M
-3.45%
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%
Millennium Management LLC
1.36M
-53.17%
Muzinich & Co., Inc.
992.82K
+34.50%
Legal & General Investment Management Ltd.
1.17M
-6.46%
BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited
1.16M
+28.42%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

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 118 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
+2.30%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+24.15%
240-Day Volatility
+24.95%

Return

Best Daily Return
60 days
+2.63%
120 days
+2.63%
5 years
+8.61%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-4.32%
120 days
-4.32%
5 years
-11.73%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
-1.73
120 days
-1.62
5 years
+0.47

Risk Assessment

Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+24.15%
3 years
+26.18%
5 years
+39.45%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
-0.96
3 years
+0.41
5 years
-0.03
Skewness
240 days
-0.25
3 years
-1.02
5 years
-0.80

Volatility

Realised Volatility
240 days
+24.95%
5 years
+26.21%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+2.10%
5 years
+2.09%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
-214.59%
240 days
-214.59%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+11.78%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+16.65%

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%

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