Hercules Capital, Inc. (NYSE:HTGC – Get Free Report) has been given an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the eight research firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $18.8929.
A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Hercules Capital in a research report on Wednesday, June 17th. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH dropped their target price on shares of Hercules Capital from $21.00 to $20.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Finally, UBS Group upgraded Hercules Capital from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price target for the company from $15.50 to $18.50 in a research note on Tuesday.
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Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hercules Capital
Hercules Capital Trading Down 0.4%
HTGC stock opened at $17.65 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $16.58 and a 200 day moving average price of $15.70. Hercules Capital has a fifty-two week low of $13.70 and a fifty-two week high of $19.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 1.37 and a current ratio of 1.37. The firm has a market cap of $3.30 billion, a PE ratio of 8.78 and a beta of 0.81.
Hercules Capital (NYSE:HTGC – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The financial services provider reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.48 by $0.02. Hercules Capital had a net margin of 67.68% and a return on equity of 16.01%. The company had revenue of $134.41 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $146.71 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.50 earnings per share. Hercules Capital’s revenue was up 8.4% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Hercules Capital will post 1.95 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Hercules Capital Increases Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 18th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, August 11th were given a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 9.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, August 11th. This is a positive change from Hercules Capital’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.07. Hercules Capital’s dividend payout ratio is presently 79.60%.
About Hercules Capital
Hercules Capital, Inc is a specialty finance company organized as a business development company (BDC) that provides tailored debt financing solutions to high‐growth companies. Through its external management structure, Hercules Capital extends senior secured loans, subordinated debt and growth capital designed to support research and development, expansion initiatives and working capital needs. The firm primarily partners with venture capital and private equity sponsors to finance innovative enterprises across various developmental stages.
The company’s investment portfolio is concentrated in technology, life sciences and sustainable and renewable technology sectors, reflecting its focus on industries with strong growth prospects and recurring capital requirements.
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