What is Zacks Research's Forecast for HTGC Q4 Earnings?

Hercules Capital, Inc. (NYSE:HTGC - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Hercules Capital in a note issued to investors on Thursday, March 13th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $0.51 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.50. 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 Q3 2026 earnings at $0.52 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.54 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.03 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.20 EPS.

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

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

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Hercules Capital Stock Up 0.9 %

Hercules Capital stock traded up $0.17 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $19.16. The stock had a trading volume of 530,294 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,001,253. Hercules Capital has a fifty-two week low of $16.95 and a fifty-two week high of $22.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 2.72 and a current ratio of 2.72. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $20.36 and its 200-day simple moving average is $19.79. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.32 billion, a PE ratio of 11.90 and a beta of 1.38.

Hercules Capital Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 26th were issued a $0.47 dividend. This represents a $1.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 9.81%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 26th. Hercules Capital's payout ratio is 99.38%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Hercules Capital

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in Hercules Capital by 88.3% during the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 32,204 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $647,000 after purchasing an additional 15,097 shares in the last quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH purchased a new position in shares of Hercules Capital in the fourth quarter valued at about $221,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Hercules Capital in the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. Mackenzie Financial Corp lifted its position in shares of Hercules Capital by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 33,289 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $669,000 after acquiring an additional 810 shares in the last quarter. Finally, PharVision Advisers LLC purchased a new position in shares of Hercules Capital in the fourth quarter valued at about $203,000. 19.69% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Hercules Capital

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.