Hercules Capital (HTGC) Competitors $19.05 +0.10 (+0.53%) Closing price 07/15/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$18.92 -0.13 (-0.70%) As of 07/15/2025 08:00 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HTGC vs. ARCC, MFIC, OCSL, PFLT, FSK, GSBD, MAIN, TPVG, TSLX, and FSVShould you be buying Hercules Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hercules Capital include Ares Capital (ARCC), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), FS KKR Capital (FSK), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), Main Street Capital (MAIN), TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC (TPVG), Sixth Street Specialty Lending (TSLX), and FirstService (FSV). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Hercules Capital vs. Its Competitors Ares Capital MidCap Financial Investment Oaktree Specialty Lending PennantPark Floating Rate Capital FS KKR Capital Goldman Sachs BDC Main Street Capital TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Sixth Street Specialty Lending FirstService Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) and Hercules Capital (NYSE:HTGC) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Which has higher valuation and earnings, ARCC or HTGC? Ares Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Hercules Capital. Ares Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hercules Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAres Capital$2.99B5.28$1.52B$2.0511.10Hercules Capital$310.72M10.76$262.97M$1.3314.32 Is ARCC or HTGC a better dividend stock? Ares Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. Hercules Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. Ares Capital pays out 93.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Hercules Capital pays out 120.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Hercules Capital has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Ares Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is ARCC or HTGC more profitable? Hercules Capital has a net margin of 45.23% compared to Ares Capital's net margin of 43.50%. Hercules Capital's return on equity of 16.84% beat Ares Capital's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ares Capital43.50% 11.05% 5.25% Hercules Capital 45.23%16.84%8.53% Which has more risk and volatility, ARCC or HTGC? Ares Capital has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hercules Capital has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer ARCC or HTGC? Ares Capital currently has a consensus price target of $22.00, indicating a potential downside of 3.30%. Hercules Capital has a consensus price target of $19.92, indicating a potential upside of 4.55%. Given Hercules Capital's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Hercules Capital is more favorable than Ares Capital.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ares Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78Hercules Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Does the media prefer ARCC or HTGC? In the previous week, Ares Capital had 22 more articles in the media than Hercules Capital. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Ares Capital and 4 mentions for Hercules Capital. Ares Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Hercules Capital's score of 0.49 indicating that Ares Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ares Capital 17 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Hercules Capital 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ARCC or HTGC? 27.4% of Ares Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.7% of Hercules Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ares Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Hercules Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryAres Capital beats Hercules Capital on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. 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 HTGC 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 CapitalFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.32B$1.51B$12.10B$20.84BDividend Yield8.45%10.83%5.55%3.65%P/E Ratio14.3217.5718.9927.17Price / Sales10.7665.4526.3548.17Price / Cash9.2411.6421.6222.28Price / Book1.560.962.274.56Net Income$262.97M$144.88M$997.60M$995.22M7 Day Performance2.70%2.16%-0.69%-1.16%1 Month Performance6.70%5.17%2.92%3.18%1 Year Performance-11.09%-6.24%540.23%6.83% Hercules Capital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HTGCHercules Capital2.1269 of 5 stars$19.05+0.5%$19.92+4.5%-10.9%$3.32B$310.72M14.32100ARCCAres Capital3.0871 of 5 stars$22.33-0.4%$22.00-1.5%+8.2%$15.50B$2.99B10.892,550Trending NewsMFICMidCap Financial Investment1.8384 of 5 stars$12.69-0.2%$14.00+10.3%-15.0%$1.18B$301.78M10.23N/AOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending1.4375 of 5 stars$13.85-1.6%$15.83+14.3%-21.9%$1.22B$381.67M106.54N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.5303 of 5 stars$10.47-0.8%$10.92+4.3%-9.4%$1.04B$84.09M7.48658FSKFS KKR Capital2.6543 of 5 stars$21.16-1.1%$19.50-7.8%+7.1%$0.00$1.72B11.14N/AGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.1165 of 5 stars$11.53-0.1%$12.00+4.1%-23.9%$1.35B$434.37M25.62N/AMAINMain Street Capital1.3583 of 5 stars$60.97-0.3%$52.80-13.4%+22.9%$5.43B$541.03M10.3590TPVGTriplePoint Venture Growth BDC1.0285 of 5 stars$7.12+1.3%$6.79-4.6%-13.7%$286.44M$108.65M7.66N/APositive NewsTSLXSixth Street Specialty Lending2.2864 of 5 stars$23.94-1.8%$22.81-4.7%+12.3%$2.25B$482.53M12.67N/AFSVFirstService3.2811 of 5 stars$176.71-1.2%$208.40+17.9%+8.5%$8.03B$5.22B61.1530,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ARCC Alternatives MFIC Alternatives OCSL Alternatives PFLT Alternatives FSK Alternatives GSBD Alternatives MAIN Alternatives TPVG Alternatives TSLX Alternatives FSV 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 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhich Gold Miner Trades at 30% of NAV? 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