Rep. Virginia Foxx Sells Off Shares of Hercules Capital, Inc. (NYSE:HTGC)

Key Points

• Representative Virginia Foxx sold between $15,001 and $50,000 worth of shares in Hercules Capital, Inc. (NYSE:HTGC) on September 25th, 2025.
• Hercules Capital recently increased its quarterly dividend to $0.47 per share, leading to a **10.5%** dividend yield and reflecting a payout ratio of **105.96%**.
• The stock has a current market cap of $3.25 billion, with a one-year price range between **$15.65** and **$22.04** and analysts giving a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy."

Representative Virginia Foxx (R-North Carolina) recently sold shares of Hercules Capital, Inc. NYSE: HTGC. In a filing disclosed on October 06th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $15,001 and $50,000 in Hercules Capital stock on September 25th.

Representative Virginia Foxx also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Alliance Resource Partners NASDAQ: ARLP on 9/25/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Hercules Capital NYSE: HTGC on 8/19/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Alliance Resource Partners NASDAQ: ARLP on 8/14/2025.

Hercules Capital Stock Performance

Hercules Capital stock opened at $17.90 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.68, a quick ratio of 1.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96. Hercules Capital, Inc. has a 1-year low of $15.65 and a 1-year high of $22.04. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $19.17 and a 200-day moving average of $18.46. The firm has a market cap of $3.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.85 and a beta of 0.96.

Hercules Capital (NYSE:HTGC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The financial services provider reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.03. Hercules Capital had a net margin of 51.46% and a return on equity of 16.54%. The business had revenue of $137.46 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $129.47 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.51 earnings per share. Hercules Capital's quarterly revenue was up 10.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts expect that Hercules Capital, Inc. will post 1.96 EPS for the current year.

Hercules Capital Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, August 12th were issued a dividend of $0.47 per share. This is an increase from Hercules Capital's previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. This represents a $1.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 10.5%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, August 12th. Hercules Capital's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 105.96%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have commented on the stock. Weiss Ratings restated a "buy (b)" rating on shares of Hercules Capital in a report on Saturday, September 27th. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Hercules Capital from $18.50 to $19.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. JMP Securities raised their price objective on shares of Hercules Capital from $22.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock a "market outperform" rating in a report on Monday, August 4th. Citigroup restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Hercules Capital in a report on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Piper Sandler raised their price objective on shares of Hercules Capital from $20.00 to $21.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Hercules Capital has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $20.58.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Hercules Capital

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in HTGC. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Hercules Capital by 88.3% during the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 32,204 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $647,000 after purchasing an additional 15,097 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Hercules Capital by 79.5% during the first quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 4,292 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $82,000 after acquiring an additional 1,901 shares in the last quarter. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Hercules Capital by 4.3% during the first quarter. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC now owns 153,851 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $2,955,000 after acquiring an additional 6,309 shares in the last quarter. BigSur Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Hercules Capital by 61.2% during the first quarter. BigSur Wealth Management LLC now owns 39,500 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $759,000 after acquiring an additional 15,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sound Income Strategies LLC increased its position in shares of Hercules Capital by 2.1% during the first quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 2,874,455 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $55,218,000 after acquiring an additional 59,241 shares in the last quarter. 19.69% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Representative Foxx

Virginia Foxx (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing North Carolina's 5th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2005. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027. Foxx (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. House to represent North Carolina's 5th Congressional District. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024. Foxx was born in New York, New York. She earned a B.A. and M.A.C.T. from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, in 1968 and 1972, respectively, and an Ed.D. from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, in 1985. Foxx worked as an instructor at Caldwell Community College in Hudson, NC, and an instructor and assistant dean at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. She owned a landscape nursery and served as Deputy Secretary for Management at the North Carolina Department of Administration.

About Hercules Capital

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.

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