Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Outlook for HTGC Earnings

Hercules Capital, Inc. (NYSE:HTGC) – Analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Hercules Capital in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, March 6th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $0.50 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.49. The consensus estimate for Hercules Capital’s current full-year earnings is $1.96 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Hercules Capital’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.53 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.01 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently issued reports on HTGC. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised shares of Hercules Capital from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price target for the company from $19.50 to $21.50 in a report on Thursday, December 12th. JMP Securities restated a “market outperform” rating and issued a $22.00 target price on shares of Hercules Capital in a research note on Friday, February 14th. Finally, Compass Point lifted their price target on Hercules Capital from $18.25 to $20.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 19th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Hercules Capital has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $21.40.

Hercules Capital Stock Performance

Hercules Capital stock opened at $18.03 on Monday. Hercules Capital has a 52 week low of $16.95 and a 52 week high of $22.04. The company has a current ratio of 2.72, a quick ratio of 2.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89. The stock has a market cap of $3.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.20 and a beta of 1.38. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $20.54 and a 200-day moving average of $19.81.

Hercules Capital (NYSE:HTGC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The financial services provider reported $0.49 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.49. Hercules Capital had a return on equity of 17.19% and a net margin of 53.28%. The firm had revenue of $121.78 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $124.09 million.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hercules Capital

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH bought a new position in Hercules Capital in the 4th quarter worth approximately $221,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Hercules Capital in the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Mackenzie Financial Corp increased its holdings in shares of Hercules Capital by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 33,289 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $669,000 after purchasing an additional 810 shares during the period. PharVision Advisers LLC bought a new stake in shares of Hercules Capital during the fourth quarter valued at about $203,000. Finally, Voloridge Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in Hercules Capital in the fourth quarter worth about $7,755,000. Institutional investors own 19.69% of the company’s stock.

Hercules Capital Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 26th were given a $0.47 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 26th. This represents a $1.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 10.43%. Hercules Capital’s payout ratio is currently 99.38%.

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.