Five Point (FPH) Competitors

Hercules Capital (NYSE:HTGC) and Five Point (NYSE:FPH) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Does the media favor HTGC or FPH?

In the previous week, Hercules Capital had 1 more articles in the media than Five Point. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Hercules Capital and 3 mentions for Five Point. Hercules Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Five Point's score of 0.86 indicating that Hercules Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hercules Capital	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Five Point	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HTGC or FPH?

19.7% of Hercules Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.1% of Five Point shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Hercules Capital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 21.5% of Five Point shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is HTGC or FPH more profitable?

Hercules Capital has a net margin of 53.28% compared to Five Point's net margin of 28.70%. Hercules Capital's return on equity of 17.19% beat Five Point's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hercules Capital	53.28%	17.19%	8.77%
Five Point	28.70%	3.38%	2.34%

Do analysts rate HTGC or FPH?

Hercules Capital presently has a consensus price target of $19.92, suggesting a potential upside of 14.83%. Given Hercules Capital's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Hercules Capital is more favorable than Five Point.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hercules Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Five Point	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, HTGC or FPH?

Hercules Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Five Point. Five Point is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hercules Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hercules Capital	$310.72M	9.79	$262.97M	$1.33	13.04
Five Point	$241.15M	3.35	$68.30M	$1.25	4.35

Which has more volatility & risk, HTGC or FPH?

Hercules Capital has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Five Point has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HTGC or FPH?

Hercules Capital received 313 more outperform votes than Five Point when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.63% of users gave Hercules Capital an outperform vote while only 63.78% of users gave Five Point an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hercules Capital	Outperform Votes 475 64.63%	Underperform Votes 260 35.37%
Five Point	Outperform Votes 162 63.78%	Underperform Votes 92 36.22%

Summary

Hercules Capital beats Five Point on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.