Hercules Capital (HTGC) Competitors $17.25 -0.29 (-1.65%) As of 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HTGC vs. FSV, CIGI, MRP, GRP.U, CURB, UE, CWK, NMRK, TSLX, and EXPIShould 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), Cushman & Wakefield (CWK), Newmark Group (NMRK), Sixth Street Specialty Lending (TSLX), and eXp World (EXPI). These companies are all part of the "real estate" industry. Hercules Capital vs. FirstService Colliers International Group Millrose Properties Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple Curbline Properties Urban Edge Properties Cushman & Wakefield Newmark Group Sixth Street Specialty Lending eXp World FirstService (NASDAQ:FSV) and Hercules Capital (NYSE:HTGC) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, dividends and community ranking. Does the MarketBeat Community favor FSV or HTGC? Hercules Capital received 146 more outperform votes than FirstService when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.67% of users gave Hercules Capital an outperform vote while only 60.07% of users gave FirstService an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFirstServiceOutperform Votes32860.07% Underperform Votes21839.93% Hercules CapitalOutperform Votes47464.67% Underperform Votes25935.33% Is FSV or HTGC more profitable? 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.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets FirstService2.58% 17.15% 4.79% Hercules Capital 53.28%17.19%8.77% Which has more risk and volatility, FSV or HTGC? FirstService has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hercules Capital has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is FSV or HTGC a better dividend stock? FirstService pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Hercules Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.3%. FirstService pays out 37.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. Do analysts recommend FSV or HTGC? FirstService currently has a consensus target price of $201.67, indicating a potential upside of 17.75%. Hercules Capital has a consensus target price of $20.70, indicating a potential upside of 19.93%. Given Hercules Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hercules Capital is more favorable than FirstService.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score FirstService 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Hercules Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 Does the media prefer FSV or HTGC? In the previous week, FirstService had 2 more articles in the media than Hercules Capital. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for FirstService and 16 mentions for Hercules Capital. FirstService's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Hercules Capital's score of 0.65 indicating that FirstService is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment FirstService 15 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Hercules Capital 8 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders believe in FSV or HTGC? 69.3% of FirstService shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.7% of Hercules Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Hercules Capital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, FSV or HTGC? Hercules Capital has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFirstService$5.22B1.49$134.38M$2.9757.66Hercules Capital$353.75M8.45$262.97M$1.6110.72 SummaryHercules Capital beats FirstService on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 CapitalInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.99B$7.42B$10.75B$18.31BDividend Yield9.51%7.17%5.83%4.23%P/E Ratio10.723.5221.5430.87Price / Sales8.4519.3925.4525.27Price / Cash10.587.5117.6217.53Price / Book1.500.852.554.25Net Income$262.97M$66.51M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.32%-0.73%-0.17%-1.56%1 Month Performance-6.90%-5.24%-3.83%-7.59%1 Year Performance-4.11%-0.11%534.03%0.93% Hercules Capital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HTGCHercules Capital2.0076 of 5 stars$17.25-1.7%$20.70+20.0%-2.4%$2.99B$353.75M10.71100News CoverageFSVFirstService2.6047 of 5 stars$161.64+0.5%$201.67+24.8%+12.0%$7.35B$5.22B54.4229,000Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeCIGIColliers International Group4.8396 of 5 stars$110.31-1.7%$164.30+48.9%+3.6%$5.45B$4.82B34.6416,800MRPMillrose PropertiesN/A$23.45-2.0%$25.00+6.6%N/A$3.62B$434.01M0.00N/AAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageGap DownGRP.UGranite Real Estate Inc. StapleN/A$40.32-6.7%N/A-17.0%$2.51B$569.14M11.2654Analyst RevisionNews CoverageCURBCurbline Properties1.5441 of 5 stars$22.37-3.5%$25.82+15.4%N/A$2.35B$120.88M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownUEUrban Edge Properties2.0606 of 5 stars$16.91-2.8%$22.00+30.1%+8.7%$2.13B$444.97M28.65120Positive NewsCWKCushman & Wakefield4.4653 of 5 stars$8.69-3.5%$14.10+62.3%-14.1%$2.00B$9.45B15.7952,000Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGap DownNMRKNewmark Group4.0953 of 5 stars$10.60-1.1%$16.38+54.6%+7.3%$1.91B$2.74B30.275,900Positive NewsGap UpTSLXSixth Street Specialty Lending3.7327 of 5 stars$19.58-3.7%$23.17+18.3%-2.6%$1.83B$252.97M9.65N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeEXPIeXp World1.7327 of 5 stars$9.22-2.8%$13.50+46.5%-4.6%$1.40B$4.57B-65.822,114Insider TradeGap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FSV Alternatives CIGI Alternatives MRP Alternatives GRP.U Alternatives CURB Alternatives UE Alternatives CWK Alternatives NMRK Alternatives TSLX Alternatives EXPI 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 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCrypto’s crashing…but we’re still profitingMost traders are panicking right now. 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