Hercules Capital (HTGC) Competitors $17.10 -0.62 (-3.47%) As of 03:45 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HTGC vs. ARCC, OCSL, PFLT, FSK, GSBD, MAIN, OBDC, TPVG, TSLX, and FSVShould you be buying Hercules Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hercules Capital include Ares Capital (ARCC), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), FS KKR Capital (FSK), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), Main Street Capital (MAIN), Blue Owl Capital (OBDC), TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC (TPVG), Sixth Street Specialty Lending (TSLX), and FirstService (FSV). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Hercules Capital vs. Its Competitors Ares Capital Oaktree Specialty Lending PennantPark Floating Rate Capital FS KKR Capital Goldman Sachs BDC Main Street Capital Blue Owl Capital TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Sixth Street Specialty Lending FirstService Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) and Hercules Capital (NYSE:HTGC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends. Which has more volatility & risk, ARCC or HTGC? Ares Capital has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hercules Capital has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals believe in ARCC or HTGC? 27.4% of Ares Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.7% of Hercules Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ares Capital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Hercules Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher valuation and earnings, ARCC or HTGC? Ares Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Hercules Capital. Ares Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hercules Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAres Capital$2.99B4.50$1.52B$2.059.31Hercules Capital$493.59M6.29$262.97M$1.5111.32 Does the media refer more to ARCC or HTGC? In the previous week, Ares Capital had 5 more articles in the media than Hercules Capital. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Ares Capital and 8 mentions for Hercules Capital. Hercules Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Ares Capital's score of 0.56 indicating that Hercules Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ares Capital 8 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Hercules Capital 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend ARCC or HTGC? Ares Capital currently has a consensus target price of $22.86, indicating a potential upside of 19.76%. Hercules Capital has a consensus target price of $20.50, indicating a potential upside of 19.92%. Given Hercules Capital's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hercules Capital is more favorable than Ares Capital.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ares Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80Hercules Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Is ARCC or HTGC more profitable? Hercules Capital has a net margin of 51.46% compared to Ares Capital's net margin of 44.94%. Hercules Capital's return on equity of 16.54% beat Ares Capital's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ares Capital44.94% 10.48% 5.00% Hercules Capital 51.46%16.54%8.37% Is ARCC or HTGC a better dividend stock? Ares Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.1%. Hercules Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.4%. Ares Capital pays out 93.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Hercules Capital pays out 106.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Hercules Capital has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Ares Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummaryHercules Capital beats Ares Capital on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Hercules Capital News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HTGC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HTGC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHercules CapitalFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.11B$1.28B$12.53B$21.83BDividend Yield8.93%12.58%5.54%3.61%P/E Ratio11.3310.1730.1929.55Price / Sales6.2944.0930.0162.68Price / Cash8.749.7422.5724.43Price / Book1.400.822.284.60Net Income$262.97M$152.42M$1.02B$1.01B7 Day Performance-8.80%-4.67%-0.10%-0.57%1 Month Performance-11.52%-12.60%-0.10%2.16%1 Year Performance-14.95%-15.68%539.26%14.20% Hercules Capital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HTGCHercules Capital3.4736 of 5 stars$17.10-3.5%$20.50+19.9%-12.1%$3.11B$493.59M11.33100News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeARCCAres Capital3.3297 of 5 stars$20.44-0.1%$22.86+11.8%-6.4%$14.42B$2.99B9.972,550Analyst ForecastOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending2.2815 of 5 stars$13.06flat$15.00+14.9%-22.9%$1.15B$381.67M23.32N/AAnalyst ForecastPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital4.3267 of 5 stars$8.95-2.5%$10.88+21.6%-24.9%$887.51M$89.89M6.39658Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeHigh Trading VolumeFSKFS KKR Capital3.8224 of 5 stars$14.98-1.3%$18.42+22.9%-27.7%$0.00$1.72B19.21N/AAnalyst UpgradeGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.8162 of 5 stars$10.76-1.2%$10.00-7.0%-28.2%$1.23B$434.37M8.54N/AAnalyst ForecastMAINMain Street Capital2.374 of 5 stars$63.37-0.6%$61.20-3.4%+19.4%$5.67B$541.03M10.4490OBDCBlue Owl Capital3.8104 of 5 stars$13.22-0.2%$15.42+16.7%-16.2%$6.75B$1.60B8.75N/ANews CoverageAnalyst UpgradeTPVGTriplePoint Venture Growth BDC2.8254 of 5 stars$5.77-1.1%$6.75+17.1%-16.4%$232.45M$108.65M5.54N/ANews CoverageAnalyst UpgradeTSLXSixth Street Specialty Lending3.0519 of 5 stars$22.80flat$23.28+2.1%+5.4%$2.15B$482.53M11.34N/ANews CoverageAnalyst ForecastFSVFirstService3.7819 of 5 stars$189.620.0%$217.75+14.8%+2.6%$8.65B$5.22B60.7830,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ARCC Alternatives OCSL Alternatives PFLT Alternatives FSK Alternatives GSBD Alternatives MAIN Alternatives OBDC Alternatives TPVG Alternatives TSLX Alternatives FSV Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:HTGC) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAn $8 trillion-dollar discovery 17,000 ft underwater A strange rock pulled from the ocean floor may hold the key to a $16 trillion resource boom. 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