Q3 EPS Forecast for Hercules Capital Increased by Analyst

Hercules Capital, Inc. (NYSE:HTGC) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Hercules Capital in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, October 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings of $0.52 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.51. The consensus estimate for Hercules Capital’s current full-year earnings is $2.03 per share.

Hercules Capital (NYSE:HTGC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 1st. The financial services provider reported $0.51 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.51. The company had revenue of $125.01 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $124.99 million. Hercules Capital had a return on equity of 18.03% and a net margin of 57.82%. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.53 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also weighed in on HTGC. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Hercules Capital from $20.00 to $22.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 26th. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on Hercules Capital from $22.00 to $22.50 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 2nd. Finally, JMP Securities increased their price objective on Hercules Capital from $20.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock a “market outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 30th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Hercules Capital presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $20.00.

Hercules Capital Price Performance

HTGC opened at $20.18 on Monday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $19.22 and a 200-day moving average price of $19.54. Hercules Capital has a twelve month low of $15.02 and a twelve month high of $21.78. The company has a quick ratio of 1.42, a current ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94. The company has a market capitalization of $3.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.17 and a beta of 1.39.

Hercules Capital Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, August 13th were given a $0.48 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, August 13th. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 9.51%. Hercules Capital’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 72.73%.

Insider Activity at Hercules Capital

In other Hercules Capital news, CEO Scott Bluestein sold 100,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $19.59, for a total value of $1,959,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 2,161,207 shares in the company, valued at $42,338,045.13. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. In related news, Director Nikos Theodosopoulos acquired 1,608 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 6th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $18.03 per share, for a total transaction of $28,992.24. Following the transaction, the director now owns 5,613 shares in the company, valued at $101,202.39. This represents a 0.00 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Scott Bluestein sold 100,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $19.59, for a total transaction of $1,959,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 2,161,207 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $42,338,045.13. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hercules Capital

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Global Assets Advisory LLC increased its position in shares of Hercules Capital by 1,920.8% during the 1st quarter. Global Assets Advisory LLC now owns 221,051 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $4,078,000 after purchasing an additional 210,112 shares during the last quarter. Naviter Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Hercules Capital during the first quarter worth approximately $1,701,000. NBC Securities Inc. raised its stake in shares of Hercules Capital by 154.8% during the first quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 2,624 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $48,000 after acquiring an additional 1,594 shares in the last quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp boosted its stake in shares of Hercules Capital by 77.0% in the 2nd quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 31,632 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $647,000 after purchasing an additional 13,765 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers grew its holdings in shares of Hercules Capital by 170.7% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 126,789 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,339,000 after purchasing an additional 79,947 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 19.69% of the company’s stock.

Hercules Capital Company Profile

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.