Q2 EPS Forecast for Hercules Capital Increased by Analyst

Hercules Capital, Inc. (NYSE:HTGC - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Hercules Capital in a report issued on Thursday, March 6th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $0.50 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.49. The consensus estimate for Hercules Capital's current full-year earnings is $1.96 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Hercules Capital's Q4 2026 earnings at $0.53 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.01 EPS.

Hercules Capital (NYSE:HTGC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The financial services provider reported $0.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.49. Hercules Capital had a net margin of 53.28% and a return on equity of 17.19%. The firm had revenue of $121.78 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $124.09 million.

Several other equities analysts also recently issued reports on HTGC. Compass Point lifted their price target on shares of Hercules Capital from $18.25 to $20.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 19th. JMP Securities restated a "market outperform" rating and issued a $22.00 price objective on shares of Hercules Capital in a research report on Friday, February 14th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgraded shares of Hercules Capital from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and raised their price objective for the company from $19.50 to $21.50 in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $21.40.

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Hercules Capital Trading Up 2.3 %

Shares of HTGC stock opened at $18.89 on Monday. Hercules Capital has a 12-month low of $16.95 and a 12-month high of $22.04. The company has a market capitalization of $3.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.73 and a beta of 1.38. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $20.61 and a 200 day moving average price of $19.81. The company has a quick ratio of 2.72, a current ratio of 2.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hercules Capital

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Hercules Capital during the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Avior Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Hercules Capital by 177.2% during the 4th quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,802 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 1,152 shares during the period. Estabrook Capital Management grew its position in shares of Hercules Capital by 239.0% during the 4th quarter. Estabrook Capital Management now owns 1,878 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 1,324 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Hercules Capital by 59,650.0% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 2,390 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $47,000 after buying an additional 2,386 shares during the period. Finally, Archer Investment Corp grew its position in shares of Hercules Capital by 345.4% during the 4th quarter. Archer Investment Corp now owns 2,325 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $47,000 after buying an additional 1,803 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 19.69% of the company's stock.

Hercules Capital Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 26th were given a $0.47 dividend. This represents a $1.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 9.95%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, February 26th. Hercules Capital's payout ratio is presently 99.38%.

Hercules Capital Company Profile

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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