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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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Investment offices, not elsewhere classified
Sub-IndustryN/A
SectorFinance
Phone650-289-3060
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$207.75 million
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees69
Next Earnings Date2/20/2020 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
Hercules Capital (NYSE:HTGC) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Hercules Capital's stock symbol?
Hercules Capital trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "HTGC."
How often does Hercules Capital pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Hercules Capital?
Hercules Capital announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, October 29th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 11th will be given a dividend of $0.03 per share on Monday, November 18th. This represents a $0.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.85%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 7th. View Hercules Capital's Dividend History.
How were Hercules Capital's earnings last quarter?
Hercules Capital Inc (NYSE:HTGC) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 30th. The financial services provider reported $0.37 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.34 by $0.03. The financial services provider had revenue of $69.24 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $68.08 million. Hercules Capital had a return on equity of 12.94% and a net margin of 44.00%. Hercules Capital's revenue was up 31.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.31 EPS. View Hercules Capital's Earnings History.
When is Hercules Capital's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for HTGC?
6 brokerages have issued 12 month target prices for Hercules Capital's stock. Their forecasts range from $11.50 to $15.00. On average, they expect Hercules Capital's stock price to reach $13.54 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 4.4%. View Analyst Price Targets for Hercules Capital.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Hercules Capital?
6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Hercules Capital in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Hercules Capital.
Has Hercules Capital been receiving favorable news coverage?
Press coverage about HTGC stock has trended very negative on Tuesday, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group rates the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Hercules Capital earned a media sentiment score of -3.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the financial services provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Hercules Capital.
Are investors shorting Hercules Capital?
Hercules Capital saw a increase in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,710,000 shares, an increase of 5.0% from the September 15th total of 2,580,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 457,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 5.9 days. Approximately 2.7% of the company's shares are short sold. View Hercules Capital's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Hercules Capital's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Hercules Capital include DNP Select Income Fund (DNP), Nuveen Municipal Value Fund (NUV), Adams Diversified Equity Fund (ADX), PIMCO Corporate&Income Opportunity Fund (PTY), Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB), Tri-Continental (TY), Royce Value Trust (RVT), Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (USA), Boulder Growth & Income Fund (BIF), Apollo Investment (AINV), AllianceBernstein Global Hgh Incm Fd (AWF), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG), General American Investors (GAM) and Blackrock Muniyield Insured Fund (MYI).
What other stocks do shareholders of Hercules Capital own?
Who are Hercules Capital's key executives?
Hercules Capital's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Scott Bluestein, Interim Chief Exec. Officer & Chief Investment Officer (Age 41)
- Ms. Melanie Grace, Chief Compliance Officer, Gen. Counsel & Corp. Sec. (Age 50)
- Mr. David Michael Lund, Advisor (Age 65)
- Mr. Roy Y. Liu, Managing Director (Age 58)
- Mr. Bryan R. Jadot, Sr. Managing Director (Age 55)
Who are Hercules Capital's major shareholders?
Hercules Capital's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Sound Income Strategies LLC (1.83%), Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.75%), Monarch Partners Asset Management LLC (0.51%), Gilman Hill Asset Management LLC (0.36%), California Public Employees Retirement System (0.22%) and A. D. Beadell Investment Counsel Inc. (0.19%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for Hercules Capital.
Which major investors are selling Hercules Capital stock?
HTGC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC, Gilman Hill Asset Management LLC, Cetera Advisors LLC, Creative Planning, Salzhauer Michael, Delphi Management Inc. MA, Taylor Frigon Capital Management LLC and Comerica Bank. View Insider Buying and Selling for Hercules Capital.
Which major investors are buying Hercules Capital stock?
HTGC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Sound Income Strategies LLC, Monarch Partners Asset Management LLC, California Public Employees Retirement System, Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC, Sigma Planning Corp, Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc., SG Americas Securities LLC and Janney Montgomery Scott LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Hercules Capital.
How do I buy shares of Hercules Capital?
Shares of HTGC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Hercules Capital's stock price today?
One share of HTGC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $14.17.
How big of a company is Hercules Capital?
Hercules Capital has a market capitalization of $1.48 billion and generates $207.75 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $76.50 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.19 on an earnings per share basis. Hercules Capital employs 69 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Hercules Capital.
What is Hercules Capital's official website?
How can I contact Hercules Capital?
Hercules Capital's mailing address is 400 HAMILTON AVE SUITE 310, PALO ALTO CA, 94301. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 650-289-3060 or via email at [email protected]
MarketBeat Community Rating for Hercules Capital (NYSE HTGC)
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