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Comparative Price Performance Over Time

Compare Stocks - Price & Volume

CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. stock logo
ADX
Adams Diversified Equity Fund
$18.39
-1.1%
$19.10
$15.30
$19.60
$2.28B1.01176,068 shs232,671 shs
WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund stock logo
DEM
WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund
$41.23
+0.1%
$41.71
$36.26
$42.97
$2.76B0.76319,315 shs157,577 shs
Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. stock logo
GSBD
Goldman Sachs BDC
$15.33
+0.5%
$15.17
$12.75
$15.65
$1.72B1.13590,553 shs347,365 shs
Hercules Capital, Inc. stock logo
HTGC
Hercules Capital
$18.46
+1.2%
$18.20
$12.40
$18.88
$2.99B1.34905,500 shs662,238 shs
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc. stock logo
NUV
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund
$8.51
+0.5%
$8.67
$7.86
$8.93
$1.77B0.33424,191 shs456,299 shs
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. stock logo
ADX
Adams Diversified Equity Fund
-0.69%-3.77%-3.37%+4.23%+18.23%
WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund stock logo
DEM
WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund
+0.29%-3.26%-1.36%+6.09%+7.18%
Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. stock logo
GSBD
Goldman Sachs BDC
+0.83%+1.23%+1.56%+2.42%+10.06%
Hercules Capital, Inc. stock logo
HTGC
Hercules Capital
+0.61%-0.81%+1.14%+7.51%+39.60%
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc. stock logo
NUV
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund
-0.06%-0.47%-2.08%-0.59%-3.63%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. stock logo
ADX
Adams Diversified Equity Fund
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund stock logo
DEM
WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. stock logo
GSBD
Goldman Sachs BDC
1.0924 of 5 stars
1.05.01.70.03.20.01.3
Hercules Capital, Inc. stock logo
HTGC
Hercules Capital
1.0272 of 5 stars
1.22.02.50.03.20.01.9
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc. stock logo
NUV
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. stock logo
ADX
Adams Diversified Equity Fund
N/AN/AN/AN/A
WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund stock logo
DEM
WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund
0.00
N/AN/AN/A
Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. stock logo
GSBD
Goldman Sachs BDC
2.00
Hold$15.00-2.15% Downside
Hercules Capital, Inc. stock logo
HTGC
Hercules Capital
2.43
Hold$18.00-2.49% Downside
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc. stock logo
NUV
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund
N/AN/AN/AN/A

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest HTGC, GSBD, ADX, NUV, and DEM Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
4/10/2024
Hercules Capital, Inc. stock logo
HTGC
Hercules Capital
Piper Sandler
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$20.00 ➝ $21.00
3/26/2024
Hercules Capital, Inc. stock logo
HTGC
Hercules Capital
JMP Securities
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Boost Price TargetMarket Outperform ➝ Market Outperform$18.00 ➝ $19.00
2/16/2024
Hercules Capital, Inc. stock logo
HTGC
Hercules Capital
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
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Boost Price TargetMarket Perform ➝ Market Perform$17.00 ➝ $18.00
2/16/2024
Hercules Capital, Inc. stock logo
HTGC
Hercules Capital
Piper Sandler
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$18.50 ➝ $20.00
1/29/2024
Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. stock logo
GSBD
Goldman Sachs BDC
Wells Fargo & Company
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$14.50 ➝ $15.00
1/29/2024
Hercules Capital, Inc. stock logo
HTGC
Hercules Capital
Wells Fargo & Company
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$17.00 ➝ $18.00
(Data available from 4/19/2021 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. stock logo
ADX
Adams Diversified Equity Fund
$567.05M4.02N/AN/AN/A
WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund stock logo
DEM
WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. stock logo
GSBD
Goldman Sachs BDC
$454.91M3.78$2.29 per share6.70$14.62 per share1.05
Hercules Capital, Inc. stock logo
HTGC
Hercules Capital
$460.67M6.50$2.09 per share8.82$11.93 per share1.55
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc. stock logo
NUV
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. stock logo
ADX
Adams Diversified Equity Fund
N/AN/A0.00N/AN/AN/AN/A5/26/2024 (Estimated)
WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund stock logo
DEM
WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund
N/AN/A0.00N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. stock logo
GSBD
Goldman Sachs BDC
$195.87M$1.808.527.74N/A43.06%15.05%6.70%5/7/2024 (Confirmed)
Hercules Capital, Inc. stock logo
HTGC
Hercules Capital
$337.48M$2.317.998.96N/A73.26%18.60%9.19%5/2/2024 (Confirmed)
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc. stock logo
NUV
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund
N/AN/A0.00N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Latest HTGC, GSBD, ADX, NUV, and DEM Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
5/7/2024N/A
Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. stock logo
GSBD
Goldman Sachs BDC
$0.55N/A-$0.55N/AN/AN/A  
5/2/2024N/A
Hercules Capital, Inc. stock logo
HTGC
Hercules Capital
$0.48N/A-$0.48N/AN/AN/A  
2/28/2024Q4 2023
Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. stock logo
GSBD
Goldman Sachs BDC
$0.57$0.55-$0.02$0.64$117.09 million$115.40 million
2/15/2024Q4 2023
Hercules Capital, Inc. stock logo
HTGC
Hercules Capital
$0.50$0.56+$0.06$0.34$117.48 million$122.60 million      

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. stock logo
ADX
Adams Diversified Equity Fund
$1.307.07%-3.64%N/A1 Years
WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund stock logo
DEM
WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund
$2.365.72%N/AN/AN/A
Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. stock logo
GSBD
Goldman Sachs BDC
$1.8011.74%N/A100.00%N/A
Hercules Capital, Inc. stock logo
HTGC
Hercules Capital
$1.608.67%+7.27%69.26%3 Years
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc. stock logo
NUV
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund
$0.344.00%N/AN/AN/A

Latest HTGC, GSBD, ADX, NUV, and DEM Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
4/1/2024
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc. stock logo
NUV
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund
Monthly$0.02904.03%4/12/20244/15/20245/1/2024
2/28/2024
Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. stock logo
GSBD
Goldman Sachs BDC
Quarterly$0.4511.98%3/27/20243/28/20244/26/2024
3/1/2024
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc. stock logo
NUV
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund
Monthly$0.02904.01%3/14/20243/15/20244/1/2024
2/13/2024
Hercules Capital, Inc. stock logo
HTGC
Hercules Capital
Quarterly$0.4810.95%2/27/20242/28/20243/6/2024
2/1/2024
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc. stock logo
NUV
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund
Monthly$0.02903.93%2/14/20242/15/20243/1/2024
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Debt

CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. stock logo
ADX
Adams Diversified Equity Fund
N/AN/AN/A
WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund stock logo
DEM
WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund
N/AN/AN/A
Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. stock logo
GSBD
Goldman Sachs BDC
1.14
1.13
1.13
Hercules Capital, Inc. stock logo
HTGC
Hercules Capital
0.86
2.75
2.75
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc. stock logo
NUV
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund
N/AN/AN/A

Ownership

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. stock logo
ADX
Adams Diversified Equity Fund
N/A124.01 million123.88 millionNot Optionable
WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund stock logo
DEM
WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund
N/A67.00 millionN/ANot Optionable
Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. stock logo
GSBD
Goldman Sachs BDC
N/A112.10 million111.96 millionOptionable
Hercules Capital, Inc. stock logo
HTGC
Hercules Capital
100162.23 million158.17 millionOptionable
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc. stock logo
NUV
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund
640207.54 million205.47 millionNot Optionable

HTGC, GSBD, ADX, NUV, and DEM Headlines

SourceHeadline
To Make Greener Buildings, Try Innovating around the EdgesTo Make Greener Buildings, Try Innovating around the Edges
insights.som.yale.edu - April 18 at 10:20 PM
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc. (NYSE:NUV) Short Interest UpdateNuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc. (NYSE:NUV) Short Interest Update
marketbeat.com - April 12 at 12:35 AM
Inflation report sparks large UST selloff, munis outperform for nowInflation report sparks large UST selloff, munis outperform for now
bondbuyer.com - April 11 at 9:38 AM
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. Buys 191,461 Shares of Nuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc. (NYSE:NUV)Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. Buys 191,461 Shares of Nuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc. (NYSE:NUV)
marketbeat.com - April 5 at 4:17 AM
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc. Announces Monthly Dividend of $0.03 (NYSE:NUV)Nuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc. Announces Monthly Dividend of $0.03 (NYSE:NUV)
marketbeat.com - April 3 at 9:16 AM
Raymond James & Associates Sells 868,726 Shares of Nuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc. (NYSE:NUV)Raymond James & Associates Sells 868,726 Shares of Nuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc. (NYSE:NUV)
marketbeat.com - April 3 at 4:27 AM
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc. (NYSE:NUV) Sees Significant Drop in Short InterestNuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc. (NYSE:NUV) Sees Significant Drop in Short Interest
marketbeat.com - March 30 at 8:39 AM
Large primary slate, weaker secondary tone forces higher yieldsLarge primary slate, weaker secondary tone forces higher yields
bondbuyer.com - March 28 at 3:16 PM
Pettinga Financial Advisors LLC Takes Position in Nuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc. (NYSE:NUV)Pettinga Financial Advisors LLC Takes Position in Nuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc. (NYSE:NUV)
marketbeat.com - March 27 at 6:33 PM
Look For Munis To Behave Like Bonds Again In 2024Look For Munis To Behave Like Bonds Again In 2024
fa-mag.com - March 13 at 2:12 PM
In 2024, Look For Munis To Behave Like Bonds AgainIn 2024, Look For Munis To Behave Like Bonds Again
fa-mag.com - March 12 at 7:37 PM
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc. (NUV)Nuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc. (NUV)
uk.finance.yahoo.com - February 24 at 10:43 AM
Nuveen North Carolina Municipal Bond Fund;INuveen North Carolina Municipal Bond Fund;I
wsj.com - January 23 at 6:30 PM
Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Income Funds Dividend AnalysisNuveen AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund's Dividend Analysis
finance.yahoo.com - January 10 at 2:30 PM
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund declares $0.029 dividendNuveen Municipal Value Fund declares $0.029 dividend
msn.com - January 4 at 10:11 AM
Nuveen Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Fund;ANuveen Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Fund;A
wsj.com - December 16 at 2:27 PM
Nuveen Minnesota Municipal Bond Fund;ANuveen Minnesota Municipal Bond Fund;A
wsj.com - December 16 at 12:04 AM
Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Value Fund goes ex dividend todayNuveen AMT-Free Municipal Value Fund goes ex dividend today
msn.com - December 14 at 9:27 AM
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund goes ex dividend todayNuveen Municipal Value Fund goes ex dividend today
msn.com - December 14 at 9:27 AM
NUV: Investment-Grade Municipal Exposure With Little LeverageNUV: Investment-Grade Municipal Exposure With Little Leverage
seekingalpha.com - November 17 at 6:53 AM
Saba Capital Management, L.P. Bolsters Position in Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income FundSaba Capital Management, L.P. Bolsters Position in Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund
finance.yahoo.com - November 14 at 4:28 PM
Saba Capital Management, L.P. Bolsters Position in Nuveen New Jersey Quality Municipal Income FundSaba Capital Management, L.P. Bolsters Position in Nuveen New Jersey Quality Municipal Income Fund
finance.yahoo.com - November 13 at 7:45 PM
Nuveen California Municipal Value Fund goes ex-dividend tomorrowNuveen California Municipal Value Fund goes ex-dividend tomorrow
msn.com - November 13 at 2:45 PM
There’s a historic sale in mutual funds, thanks to stock-market turmoilThere’s a historic sale in mutual funds, thanks to stock-market turmoil
msn.com - November 1 at 3:47 PM

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Company Descriptions

Adams Diversified Equity Fund logo

Adams Diversified Equity Fund

NYSE:ADX
Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. is a publicly owned investment manager. It primarily provides its services to investment companies. The firm is a large advisory firm The firm is actively engaged in businesses, including commodity pool operator or commodity trading advisor. The firm launches equity. NA The firm employs combination of fundamental, technical, quantitative modelling, and macro-economic analysis to make its investment. The firm conduct external research to make its investment. The firm was formerly known as The Adams Express Company. Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. was founded in 1929 and is based in Baltimore, Maryland.
WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund logo

WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund

NYSEARCA:DEM
WisdomTree Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund (the Fund) seeks investment results that closely correspond to the price and yield performance of the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Equity Income Index (the Index). The Index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of the highest dividend yielding stocks selected from the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Dividend Index. At the index measurement date, companies within the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Dividend Index are ranked by dividend yield. Securities ranking in the highest 30% by dividend yield are selected for inclusion. Companies are weighted in the Index based on annual cash dividends paid. The Fund's investment advisor is WisdomTree Asset Management, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of WisdomTree Investments, Inc. Its sub-advisor is Mellon Capital Management Corporation.
Goldman Sachs BDC logo

Goldman Sachs BDC

NYSE:GSBD
Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. is a business development company specializing in middle market and mezzanine investment in private companies. It seeks to make capital appreciation through direct originations of secured debt, senior secured debt, junior secured debt, including first lien, first lien/last-out unitranche and second lien debt, unsecured debt, including mezzanine debt and, to a lesser extent, investments in equities. The fund primarily invests in United States. It seeks to invest between $10 million and $75 million in companies with EBITDA between $5 million and $75 million annually.
Hercules Capital logo

Hercules Capital

NYSE:HTGC
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. It provides asset-based financing with a focus on cash flow; accounts receivable facilities; equipment loans or leases; equipment acquisition; facilities build-out and/or expansion; working capital revolving lines of credit; inventory. The firm also provides bridge financing to IPO or mergers and acquisitions or technology acquisition; dividend recapitalizations and other sources of investor liquidity; cash flow financing to protect against share price volatility; competitor acquisition; pre-IPO financing for extra cash on the balance sheet; public company financing to continue asset growth and production capacity; short-term bridge financing; and strategic and intellectual property acquisition financings. It also focuses on customized financing solutions, emerging growth, mid venture, and late venture financing. The firm invests primarily in structured debt with warrants and, to a lesser extent, in senior debt and equity investments. The firm generally seeks to invest in companies that have been operating for at least six to 12 months prior to the date of their investment. It prefers to invest in technology, SaaS Finance, energy technology, sustainable and renewable technology, and life sciences. Within technology the firm focuses on advanced specialty materials and chemicals; communication and networking, consumer and business products; consumer products and services, digital media and consumer internet; electronics and computer hardware; enterprise software and services; gaming; healthcare services; information services; business services; media, content and information; mobile; resource management; security software; semiconductors; semiconductors and hardware; and software sector. Within energy technology, it invests in agriculture; clean technology; energy and renewable technology, fuels, and power technology; geothermal; smart grid and energy efficiency and monitoring technologies; solar; and wind. Within life sciences, the firm invests in biopharmaceuticals; biotechnology tools; diagnostics; drug discovery, drug platform, development, and delivery; medical devices and equipment; surgical devices; therapeutics; pharma services; and specialty pharmaceuticals. Within sustainable and renewables, it invests in Vehicle Technology, Energy Generation and Storage, Ag Technology, Advanced Materials, and Industry 4.0. It also invests in educational services. The firm invests primarily in United States based companies and considers investment in the West Coast, Mid-Atlantic regions, Southeast and Midwest, particularly in the areas of software, biotech, and information services. The firm prefers to invest between $5 million and $200 million in equity per transactions. It invests generally between $1 million and $40 million in companies focused primarily on business services, communications, electronics, hardware, and healthcare services. The firm invests primarily in private companies but also have investments in public companies. For equity investments, the firm seeks to represent a controlling interest in its portfolio companies which may exceed 25% of the voting securities of such companies. The firm seeks to invest a limited portion of its assets in equipment-based loans to early-stage prospective portfolio companies. These loans are generally for amounts up to $3 million but may be up to $15 million for certain energy technology venture investments. The firm allows certain debt investments have the right to convert a portion of the debt investment into equity. It also co-invests with other private equity firms. The firm seeks to exit its investments through initial public offering, a private sale of equity interest to a third party, a merger or an acquisition of the company or a purchase of the equity position by the company or one of its stockholders. The firm has structured debt with warrants which typically have maturities of between two and seven years with an average of three years; senior debt with an investment horizon of less than three years; equipment loans with an investment horizon ranging from three to four years; and equity related securities with an investment horizon ranging from three to seven years. The firm prefers to invest through its balance sheet capital. The firm formerly known as Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. Hercules Capital, Inc. was founded in December 2003 and is based in San Mateo, California with additional offices in North America and Europe.
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund logo

Nuveen Municipal Value Fund

NYSE:NUV
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc. is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched by Nuveen Investments, Inc. The fund is co-managed by Nuveen Fund Advisors LLC and Nuveen Asset Management, LLC. It invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. The fund also invests some portion of its portfolio in derivative instruments. It invests in undervalued municipal securities and other related investments the income, exempt from regular federal income taxes that are rated Baa or BBB or better. It employs fundamental analysis with bottom-up stock picking approach to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Standard & Poor's (S&P) National Municipal Bond Index. Nuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc. was formed on April 8, 1987 and is domiciled in the United States.