HTGC Stock Overview
A business development company. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 5/6 |
| Future Growth | 1/6 |
| Past Performance | 4/6 |
| Financial Health | 3/6 |
| Dividends | 4/6 |
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$18.80 |
| 52 Week High | US$21.78 |
| 52 Week Low | US$16.15 |
| Beta | 1.32 |
| 1 Month Change | -0.37% |
| 3 Month Change | -3.93% |
| 1 Year Change | 16.05% |
| 3 Year Change | 14.63% |
| 5 Year Change | 33.52% |
| Change since IPO | 45.06% |
Recent News & Updates
Hercules Capital: Are The Dividends Safe? I'm Buying!
Dec 06Hercules Capital: This 10% Yield Is Rock Solid
Nov 19Hercules Capital At 70% Premium, Or The Simple High-Yield ETF HYG At NAV?
Nov 05Earnings Miss: Hercules Capital, Inc. Missed EPS By 18% And Analysts Are Revising Their Forecasts
Nov 01
Hercules Capital (NYSE:HTGC) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.48
Oct 31Recent updates
Hercules Capital: Are The Dividends Safe? I'm Buying!
Dec 06Hercules Capital: This 10% Yield Is Rock Solid
Nov 19Hercules Capital At 70% Premium, Or The Simple High-Yield ETF HYG At NAV?
Nov 05Earnings Miss: Hercules Capital, Inc. Missed EPS By 18% And Analysts Are Revising Their Forecasts
Nov 01Hercules Capital (NYSE:HTGC) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.48
Oct 31Hercules Capital: The Valuation Is My Only Concern
Oct 22Hercules Capital: How Good Is This 10% Yield?
Oct 15Hercules Capital: The Yield And Underlying Value Remain Attractive
Sep 13Hercules Capital: This 10% Yield Is On Sale (Rating Upgrade)
Aug 26Hercules Capital BDC: 10% Yield, Record Earnings
Aug 09Hercules Capital (NYSE:HTGC) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.48
Aug 02Hercules Capital: Recent Improvements But Currently Very Expensive
Jul 22Hercules Capital: 2 Possible Outcomes (Rating Downgrade)
Jul 08Hercules Capital: A Solid Dividend Stock But Valuation Concerns Are Valid
Jun 25Hercules Capital: A Premium Company, But Better To Wait Until Interest Rates Decrease
Jun 07Hercules Capital: Solid 10% Yield, But Sky-High Valuation
May 10Hercules Capital: VC-Focused Name With Less Risk And Better Return Prospects Than Average BDC
May 04Hercules Capital: Winning Option In The Financial Services Space
Apr 24There Is A Reason Hercules Capital, Inc.'s (NYSE:HTGC) Price Is Undemanding
Apr 22Hercules Capital: Record Year In 2023, 10% Yield
Mar 29Unlocking Hercules Capital's Income Potential: A Fresh Look At Dividend Timing Strategies
Feb 23Results: Hercules Capital, Inc. Beat Earnings Expectations And Analysts Now Have New Forecasts
Feb 18Hercules Capital: Still Resilient With Solid Prospects Despite The VC Focus
Feb 17Hercules Capital: A Different Type Of VC-Focused BDC
Jan 16Hercules Capital Poised For Potential Market Surge In 2024
Dec 24Lacklustre Performance Is Driving Hercules Capital, Inc.'s (NYSE:HTGC) Low P/E
Dec 1810%-Yielding Hercules Capital: Better Ingredients, Better Outcomes
Dec 15Main Street Capital Vs. Hercules Capital: Why Choose?
Nov 22Hercules Capital: 10% Yield, My Largest BDC Position
Nov 1310%-Yielding Hercules Capital Is A BDC Superstar
Oct 10Hercules Capital: Venture Capital Financier Offering High Yield And Robust Balance Sheet
Sep 17Hercules Capital: 10% Yield, Strong Coverage, Low Leverage
Sep 09Let's Build A Bond Portfolio Together: Hercules Capital Bonds 2026 7.10%
Aug 15Hercules Capital: Fatter Yield, Surging Stock Price
Aug 05Hercules Capital: The Tide Is Turning - Buy While It's Cheap (Rating Upgrade)
Jun 28Hercules Capital raises dividend by 8.3% to $0.39/share, supplemental cash distribution of $0.08
Feb 14Hercules Capital: 2 Top Reasons To Buy This 10.1%-Yielding BDC
Jan 25Should You Buy Hercules Capital Before Or After Its Ex-Dividend Date?
Jan 11Hercules Capital: Bear Market Rally Fizzling Out
Dec 08Oak Street Health secures $300M in financing
Nov 16Shareholder Returns
| HTGC | US Capital Markets | US Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -3.1% | -1.2% | 0.1% |
| 1Y | 16.0% | 36.8% | 26.1% |
Return vs Industry: HTGC underperformed the US Capital Markets industry which returned 36.8% over the past year.
Return vs Market: HTGC underperformed the US Market which returned 26.1% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| HTGC volatility | |
|---|---|
| HTGC Average Weekly Movement | 2.5% |
| Capital Markets Industry Average Movement | 3.8% |
| Market Average Movement | 6.3% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 16.7% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 3.1% |
Stable Share Price: HTGC has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.
Volatility Over Time: HTGC's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 100 | Scott Bluestein | www.htgc.com |
Hercules Capital, Inc. is a business development company. The firm specializing in providing private equity, venture debt, and growth capital to privately held venture capital-backed companies at all stages of development from mid venture to expansion stage including select publicly listed companies and select special opportunity companies that require additional capital to fund acquisitions, recapitalizations and refinancing and established-stage companies. The firm provides growth capital financing solutions for capital extension; management buy-out and corporate spin-out financing solutions; company, asset specific, or intellectual property acquisition financing; convertible, subordinated and/or mezzanine loans; domestic and international corporate expansion; vendor financing; revenue acceleration by sales and marketing development, and manufacturing expansion.
Hercules Capital, Inc. Fundamentals Summary
| HTGC fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | US$3.07b |
| Earnings (TTM) | US$318.41m |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$494.41m |
9.5x
P/E Ratio6.1x
P/S RatioIs HTGC overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| HTGC income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$494.41m |
| Cost of Revenue | US$0 |
| Gross Profit | US$494.41m |
| Other Expenses | US$176.00m |
| Earnings | US$318.41m |
Last Reported Earnings
Sep 30, 2024
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 1.99 |
| Gross Margin | 100.00% |
| Net Profit Margin | 64.40% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 93.9% |
How did HTGC perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
10.2%
Current Dividend Yield79%
Payout RatioCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2024/12/18 23:52 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/18 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
Hercules Capital, Inc. is covered by 27 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Bryce Rowe | Baird |
| Vernon Plack | BB&T Capital Markets |
| Sarkis Sherbetchyan | B. Riley Securities, Inc. |