HTGC Stock: Price, Forecast, Financials & AI Analysis

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Market Estimates

Earnings Estimates

Revenue

YoY Chg

EPS

YoYChg

FY2025Q4

FY2026Q1

FY2026Q2

141.21M

+15.95%

0.492

+0.51%

144.25M

+20.7%

0.502

+11.45%

146.77M

+6.78%

0.503

+0.58%

Estimates Revision

The market is revising No Change the revenue expectations for Hercules Capital, Inc. (HTGC) for FY2025, with the revenue forecasts being adjusted by 0% over the past three months. During the same period, the stock price has changed by 9.41%.

Revenue Estimates for FY2025

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0.00%

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EPS Estimates for FY2025

No Change

0.00%

In Past 3 Month

Stock Price

Go Up

+9.41%

In Past 3 Month

6 Analyst Rating

Wall Street analysts forecast HTGC stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for HTGC is 20.08 USD with a low forecast of 18.00 USD and a high forecast of 24.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.

5 Buy

1 Hold

0 Sell

Strong Buy

Current: 0.000

Low

18.00

Averages

20.08

High

24.00

Current: 0.000

Low

18.00

Averages

20.08

High

24.00

Lucid Capital

Ethan Kaye

initiated

$19.75

2025-12-15

Reason

Lucid Capital

Ethan Kaye

Price Target

$19.75

2025-12-15

initiated

Reason

Lucid Capital analyst Ethan Kaye initiated coverage of Hercules Capital with a Buy rating and $19.75 price target. The firm says the recent selloff in business development company stocks has created a buying opportunity for shares of Hercules Capital. The company is a "differentiated operator with a leading market position, strong track record and demonstrated ability to grow NAV per share," the analyst tells investors in a research note.

Compass Point

Neutral -> Buy

upgrade

2025-11-04

Reason

Compass Point

Price Target

2025-11-04

upgrade

Neutral -> Buy

Reason

Compass Point upgraded Hercules Capital to Buy from Neutral with a price target of $19.50, up from $19.25.

Keefe Bruyette

Outperform

maintain

$20

2025-10-31

Reason

Keefe Bruyette

Price Target

$20

2025-10-31

maintain

Outperform

Reason

Keefe Bruyette lowered the firm's price target on Hercules Capital to $20 from $20.50 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares.

UBS

Neutral

downgrade

$19

2025-10-14

Reason

UBS

Price Target

$19

2025-10-14

downgrade

Neutral

Reason

UBS lowered the firm's price target on Hercules Capital to $18.50 from $19 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares.

Citizens JMP

Devin Ryan

Outperform

maintain

$22 -> $24

2025-08-04

Reason

Citizens JMP

Devin Ryan

Price Target

$22 -> $24

2025-08-04

maintain

Outperform

Reason

Citizens JMP analyst Devin Ryan raised the firm's price target on Hercules Capital to $24 from $22 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares following the earnings report. Best in class fundamentals and scaling RIA have created a "unique" buying opportunity in Hercules Capital, the analyst tells investors in a research note. The firm sees a strong trajectory for Hercules to appreciate back to the low-to-mid $20s over the next several quarters.

Piper Sandler

Overweight

maintain

$20 -> $21

2025-08-01

Reason

Piper Sandler

Price Target

$20 -> $21

2025-08-01

maintain

Overweight

Reason

Piper Sandler raised the firm's price target on Hercules Capital to $21 from $20 and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares. The firm notes Hercules posted a beat versus PSC and the Street and had a record quarter of originations. Piper views the results as very strong in the current environment with continued momentum in investment activity and improving credit.

Valuation Metrics

The current forward P/E ratio for Hercules Capital Inc (HTGC.N) is 9.38, compared to its 5-year average forward P/E of 9.81. For a more detailed relative valuation and DCF analysis to assess Hercules Capital Inc 's fair value, click here.

Forward PE

The forward P/E ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's current stock price by its estimated future earnings per share over the next 12 months.

5Y Average PE

9.81

Current PE

9.38

Overvalued PE

11.80

Undervalued PE

7.82

Forward EV/EBITDA

The forward EV/EBITDA ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's enterprise value (EV) by its estimated future earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) over the next 12 months.

N/A

5Y Average EV/EBITDA

0.00

Current EV/EBITDA

0.00

Overvalued EV/EBITDA

0.00

Undervalued EV/EBITDA

0.00

Forward PS

The forward P/S ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's current stock price by its estimated future sales (or revenue) per share over the next 12 months.

5Y Average PS

5.71

Current PS

5.82

Overvalued PS

6.59

Undervalued PS

4.83

Financials

Annual

Quarterly

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Total Revenue

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Operating Profit

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Net Income after Tax

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EPS - Diluted

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Trading Trends

Insider

Insiders areBuying! The selling amount has increased 1414.23% over the last month.

Sold

Bought

Hedge Fund

Hedge Funds are Neutral. There are no significant trading trends over the last quarter.

Sold

Bought

Congress Trading

Congress are Neutral. There are no significant trading trends over the last month.

Sold

Bought

Insider

Insiders areBuying! The selling amount has increased 1414.23% over the last month.

Sold

Bought

HTGC News & Events

Events Timeline

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News

9.0

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8.0

2025-12-29Benzinga

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2.0

2025-12-29Fool

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Hercules Capital Inc (HTGC) stock price today?

The current price of HTGC is 18.665 USD — it has decreased -0.29 % in the last trading day.

What is Hercules Capital Inc (HTGC)'s business?

Hercules Capital, Inc. is a specialty finance company. The Company is focused on providing financing solutions to venture capital-backed and institutional-backed companies in a variety of technology and life sciences industries. It is structured as an internally managed, non-diversified, closed-end investment company. Its business objectives are to increase its net income, net investment income, and net asset value, through its investments in primarily structured debt or senior secured debt instruments of venture capital-backed and institutional-backed companies across a variety of technology-related industries at attractive yields. It invests in a range of companies active in the technology industry sub-sectors characterized by products or services that require advanced technologies, including computer software and hardware, networking systems, semiconductors, telecommunications equipment and media, semiconductor capital equipment, information technology infrastructure and others.

What is the price predicton of HTGC Stock?

What is Hercules Capital Inc (HTGC)'s revenue for the last quarter?

Hercules Capital Inc revenue for the last quarter amounts to 169.31M USD, increased 52.81 % YoY.

What is Hercules Capital Inc (HTGC)'s earnings per share (EPS) for the last quarter?

Hercules Capital Inc. EPS for the last quarter amounts to 0.63 USD, increased 50.00 % YoY.

What changes have occurred in the market's expectations for Hercules Capital Inc (HTGC)'s fundamentals?

How many employees does Hercules Capital Inc (HTGC). have?

Hercules Capital Inc (HTGC) has 100 emplpoyees as of January 09 2026.

What is Hercules Capital Inc (HTGC) market cap?

Today HTGC has the market capitalization of 3.40B USD.