Hercules Capital Inc [HTGC] stock is trading at $17.87, up 0.85%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The HTGC shares have gain 2.52% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 2.69%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Hercules Capital Inc [NYSE: HTGC] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on December 12, 2024, when Keefe Bruyette upgraded its rating to a Outperform and also boosted its price target to $21.50 from $19.50. Previously, Compass Point downgraded its rating to Neutral on January 16, 2024, and elevated its price target to $17.50. On November 21, 2023, UBS initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned a price target of $17 on the stock. Compass Point upgraded its rating to a Buy but stick to its price target of $17.50 on August 30, 2023. Keefe Bruyette upgraded its rating to a Mkt Perform and raised its price target to $17 on August 04, 2023. Piper Sandler upgraded its rating to Overweight for this stock on April 06, 2023, but kept the price target unchanged to $16. In a note dated March 13, 2023, Keefe Bruyette downgraded an Underperform rating on this stock and revised its target price from $14.50 to $10.50.
Hercules Capital Inc [HTGC] stock has fluctuated between $15.59 and $21.88 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $19.75 within the next 12 months. Hercules Capital Inc [NYSE: HTGC] shares were valued at $17.87 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 10.52% based on the average HTGC price forecast.
Analyzing the HTGC fundamentals
Hercules Capital Inc [NYSE:HTGC] reported sales of 491.55M for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -1.70%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.83% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.48%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.23%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.23%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.02, Equity is -0.05 and Total Capital is 0.05. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.01.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 17.75 points at the first support level, and at 17.62 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 17.95, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 18.02.
Ratios To Look Out For
Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 6.38, the price to book ratio is 1.53 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 13.44.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Follmann Christian, Chief Operating Officer, that happened on Jun 05 ’25 when 395.0 shares were purchased. Chief Operating Officer, Follmann Christian completed a deal on Jun 05 ’25 to sell 395.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Theodosopoulos Nikos bought 5999.0 shares on May 08 ’25.
