HTGC vs. FSV, CIGI, MRP, GRP.U, CURB, UE, TSLX, NMRK, CWK, and EXPI
Should you be buying Hercules Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hercules Capital include FirstService (FSV), Colliers International Group (CIGI), Millrose Properties (MRP), Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple (GRP.U), Curbline Properties (CURB), Urban Edge Properties (UE), Sixth Street Specialty Lending (TSLX), Newmark Group (NMRK), Cushman & Wakefield (CWK), and eXp World (EXPI). These companies are all part of the "real estate" industry.
Hercules Capital vs.
Hercules Capital (NYSE:HTGC) and FirstService (NASDAQ:FSV) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
Hercules Capital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than FirstService. Hercules Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FirstService, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Hercules Capital has a net margin of 53.28% compared to FirstService's net margin of 2.58%. Hercules Capital's return on equity of 17.19% beat FirstService's return on equity.
Hercules Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.0%. FirstService pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Hercules Capital pays out 99.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. FirstService pays out 38.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
In the previous week, Hercules Capital had 2 more articles in the media than FirstService. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Hercules Capital and 11 mentions for FirstService. FirstService's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Hercules Capital's score of 0.45 indicating that FirstService is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Hercules Capital has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FirstService has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Hercules Capital received 147 more outperform votes than FirstService when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.63% of users gave Hercules Capital an outperform vote while only 59.85% of users gave FirstService an outperform vote.
19.7% of Hercules Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.3% of FirstService shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Hercules Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Hercules Capital currently has a consensus price target of $19.92, indicating a potential upside of 11.48%. FirstService has a consensus price target of $206.00, indicating a potential upside of 17.55%. Given FirstService's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe FirstService is more favorable than Hercules Capital.
Summary
Hercules Capital beats FirstService on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:HTGC) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff