Hercules Capital Valuation

Is 19H undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of 19H when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 19H (€17.98) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€27.69)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 19H is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 19H?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

19H key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue9.8x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA11.8x
PEG Ratio36.5x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 19H's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 19H vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average8.2x
DWS DWS Group GmbH KGaA
14.3x13.1%€8.0b
MUX Mutares SE KGaA
2.2x-148.3%€891.8m
MLP MLP
12.6x10.3%€614.4m
AR4 AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE KGaA
3.5xn/a€349.5m
19H Hercules Capital
9.2x0.3%€3.1b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 19H is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (9.2x) compared to the peer average (8.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 19H's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the DE Capital Markets Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a6.3%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a6.3%
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 19H is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (9.2x) compared to the German Capital Markets industry average (20.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 19H's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

19H PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio9.2x
Fair PE Ratio13.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 19H is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (9.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.1x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst 19H forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€17.98
€17.57
-2.3%
8.0%€19.76€15.06n/a9
Apr ’25€16.88
€17.13
+1.5%
7.2%€19.39€14.77n/a9
Mar ’25€16.62
€16.94
+2.0%
7.7%€19.41€14.79n/a9
Feb ’25€16.17
€16.36
+1.2%
7.3%€18.47€13.85n/a9
Jan ’25€15.18
€16.05
+5.7%
7.5%€18.29€13.72n/a9
Dec ’24€14.27
€16.07
+12.6%
7.4%€18.37€13.78n/a9
Nov ’24€15.00
€16.75
+11.6%
7.7%€18.94€14.20n/a8
Oct ’24€15.77
€16.20
+2.7%
7.7%€18.31€13.74n/a8
Sep ’24€15.31
€16.20
+5.8%
7.7%€18.31€13.74n/a8
Aug ’24€15.53
€13.89
-10.5%
10.9%€16.07€11.61n/a8
Jul ’24€13.85
€13.81
-0.3%
13.6%€16.78€10.72n/a8
Jun ’24€13.54
€13.81
+2.0%
13.6%€16.78€10.72n/a8
May ’24€12.00
€13.96
+16.3%
15.7%€16.41€9.57n/a8
Apr ’24€12.09
€14.72
+21.8%
14.4%€16.96€9.89€16.888
Mar ’24€14.50
€15.17
+4.6%
7.7%€16.83€13.56€16.629
Feb ’24€13.33
€14.65
+9.9%
10.0%€16.95€11.77€16.179
Jan ’24€12.53
€14.65
+16.9%
10.0%€16.95€11.77€15.189
Dec ’23€13.78
€15.76
+14.4%
7.6%€17.98€14.48€14.279
Nov ’23€14.57
€16.18
+11.1%
12.6%€19.25€13.17€15.009
Oct ’23€11.53
€16.33
+41.6%
10.6%€19.50€14.14€15.779
Sep ’23€13.86
€16.33
+17.8%
10.6%€19.50€14.14€15.319
Aug ’23€15.67
€16.33
+4.2%
10.6%€19.50€14.14€15.539
Jul ’23€12.68
€17.21
+35.7%
7.3%€19.00€14.73€13.859
Jun ’23€13.31
€17.54
+31.7%
5.2%€19.02€15.69€13.549
May ’23€16.15
€17.53
+8.5%
3.6%€18.67€16.33€12.009
Apr ’23€16.30
€16.70
+2.5%
3.6%€17.84€15.61€12.099

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.


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