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Hercules Capital NYSE:HTGC Stock Report

Last Price

US$18.37

Market Cap

US$2.9b

7D

0.3%

1Y

40.9%

Updated

27 Mar, 2024

Data

Company Financials +

Hercules Capital, Inc. Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Hercules Capital
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$18.37
52 Week HighUS$18.88
52 Week LowUS$12.06
Beta1.32
1 Month Change-2.13%
3 Month Change8.70%
1 Year Change40.87%
3 Year Change14.60%
5 Year Change44.42%
Change since IPO41.74%

Recent News & Updates

Unlocking Hercules Capital's Income Potential: A Fresh Look At Dividend Timing Strategies

Feb 23

Results: Hercules Capital, Inc. Beat Earnings Expectations And Analysts Now Have New Forecasts

Feb 18
Results: Hercules Capital, Inc. Beat Earnings Expectations And Analysts Now Have New Forecasts

Hercules Capital: Still Resilient With Solid Prospects Despite The VC Focus

Feb 17

Recent updates

Unlocking Hercules Capital's Income Potential: A Fresh Look At Dividend Timing Strategies

Feb 23

Results: Hercules Capital, Inc. Beat Earnings Expectations And Analysts Now Have New Forecasts

Feb 18
Results: Hercules Capital, Inc. Beat Earnings Expectations And Analysts Now Have New Forecasts

Hercules Capital: Still Resilient With Solid Prospects Despite The VC Focus

Feb 17

Hercules Capital: A Different Type Of VC-Focused BDC

Jan 16

Hercules Capital Poised For Potential Market Surge In 2024

Dec 24

Lacklustre Performance Is Driving Hercules Capital, Inc.'s (NYSE:HTGC) Low P/E

Dec 18
Lacklustre Performance Is Driving Hercules Capital, Inc.'s (NYSE:HTGC) Low P/E

10%-Yielding Hercules Capital: Better Ingredients, Better Outcomes

Dec 15

Main Street Capital Vs. Hercules Capital: Why Choose?

Nov 22

Hercules Capital: 10% Yield, My Largest BDC Position

Nov 13

10%-Yielding Hercules Capital Is A BDC Superstar

Oct 10

Hercules Capital: Venture Capital Financier Offering High Yield And Robust Balance Sheet

Sep 17

Hercules Capital: 10% Yield, Strong Coverage, Low Leverage

Sep 09

Let's Build A Bond Portfolio Together: Hercules Capital Bonds 2026 7.10%

Aug 15

Hercules Capital: Fatter Yield, Surging Stock Price

Aug 05

Hercules Capital: The Tide Is Turning - Buy While It's Cheap (Rating Upgrade)

Jun 28

Hercules Capital raises dividend by 8.3% to $0.39/share, supplemental cash distribution of $0.08

Feb 14

Hercules Capital: 2 Top Reasons To Buy This 10.1%-Yielding BDC

Jan 25

Should You Buy Hercules Capital Before Or After Its Ex-Dividend Date?

Jan 11

Hercules Capital: Bear Market Rally Fizzling Out

Dec 08

Oak Street Health secures $300M in financing

Nov 16

Hercules Capital: Double Your Cash Flow With This 10%+ Dividend

Nov 07

Hercules Capital raises dividend by 2.9% to $0.36, supplemental cash distribution of $0.15

Oct 18

Hercules Capital: Grab Its 13% Yield As Weak Holders Capitulate

Oct 03

Hercules Capital: 10% Yield, Wake Up And Smell The Cash Flow

Aug 31

Hercules Capital: 7% From An Investment Grade Bond With 4 Years To Maturity

Aug 23

atai Life Sciences nabs $175M in loan facility from Hercules Capital

Aug 15

Hercules Capital raises dividend by 6% to $0.35 , supplemental cash distribution of $0.15

Jul 26

Hercules Capital: 14% Yield, Benefits From Rising Rates, Good Upside Potential

Jul 03

Buy The Dip And Position For Higher Rates With Hercules Capital

Jun 02

Hercules Capital: Buy This Fat 9.7% Yield While It's On Sale

May 24

Hercules Capital: An Interesting BDC With A 7.2% 'Regular' Yield

Apr 07

Hercules Capital: Best-Of-Breed BDC Now Offers A 10.7% Yield

Feb 28

Hercules Capital: A Best-Of-Breed Tech BDC With A 7.4% Yield

Feb 04

Shareholder Returns

HTGCUS Capital MarketsUS Market
7D0.3%1.7%0.4%
1Y40.9%32.8%28.8%

Return vs Industry: HTGC exceeded the US Capital Markets industry which returned 33.6% over the past year.

Return vs Market: HTGC exceeded the US Market which returned 29.5% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is HTGC's price volatile compared to industry and market?
HTGC volatility
HTGC Average Weekly Movement2.8%
Capital Markets Industry Average Movement3.3%
Market Average Movement6.0%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market16.9%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.0%

Stable Share Price: HTGC has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

Volatility Over Time: HTGC's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
2003100Scott Bluesteinhttps://www.htgc.com

Hercules Capital, Inc. is a business development company. The firm specializing in providing venture debt, debt, senior secured loans, and growth capital to privately held venture capital-backed companies at all stages of development from startups, to expansion stage including select publicly listed companies and select special opportunity lower middle market 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

How do Hercules Capital's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
HTGC fundamental statistics
Market capUS$2.87b
Earnings (TTM)US$334.14m
Revenue (TTM)US$460.67m

8.6x

P/E Ratio

6.2x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
HTGC income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$460.67m
Cost of RevenueUS$0
Gross ProfitUS$460.67m
Other ExpensesUS$126.53m
EarningsUS$334.14m

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2023

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)2.14
Gross Margin100.00%
Net Profit Margin72.53%
Debt/Equity Ratio86.3%

How did HTGC perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

10.5%

Current Dividend Yield

69%

Payout Ratio
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