In the past week, HTGC stock has gone down by -2.91%, with a monthly decline of -5.22% and a quarterly surge of 3.95%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.65%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.67% for Hercules Capital Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -3.10% for HTGC’s stock, with a simple moving average of -0.10% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Hercules Capital Inc (NYSE: HTGC) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Hercules Capital Inc (NYSE: HTGC) is 9.34x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for HTGC is 1.33. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for HTGC is 159.48M and currently, short sellers hold a 4.51% of that float. On November 15, 2024, HTGC’s average trading volume was 816.97K shares.
HTGC) stock’s latest price update
Hercules Capital Inc (NYSE: HTGC) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -0.78 compared to its previous closing price of 19.20. However, the company has seen a fall of -2.91% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2024-11-05 that One of the main drawbacks of high durable income investing is the opportunity cost that comes from reduced income growth potential. However, as I have shown in this article, by being very selective, it is possible to achieve ~ 7% portfolio yield with also ~ 7% income growth rate going forward. Granted, the growth is not in double digit territory as for SCHD and it might not come true, but that could be just as easily the case for SCHD as well.
Analysts’ Opinion of HTGC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HTGC stocks, with Compass Point repeating the rating for HTGC by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for HTGC in the upcoming period, according to Compass Point is $17.50 based on the research report published on January 16, 2024 of the current year 2024.
UBS, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see HTGC reach a price target of $17. The rating they have provided for HTGC stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on November 21st, 2023.
Compass Point gave a rating of “Buy” to HTGC, setting the target price at $17.50 in the report published on August 30th of the previous year.
HTGC Trading at -2.59% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought HTGC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -11.82% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.67%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.65%, as shares sank -5.41% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +0.47% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HTGC fell by -3.30%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +10.05% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $19.73. In addition, Hercules Capital Inc saw 16.20% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at HTGC starting from Bluestein Scott, who sale 100,000 shares at the price of $19.59 back on Sep 26 ’24. After this action, Bluestein Scott now owns 2,161,207 shares of Hercules Capital Inc, valued at $1,958,640 using the latest closing price.
SCOTT BLUESTEIN, the Officer of Hercules Capital Inc, proposed sale 100,000 shares at $19.54 during a trade that took place back on Sep 26 ’24, which means that SCOTT BLUESTEIN is holding shares at $1,954,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for HTGC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.46 for the present operating margin
- 0.89 for the gross margin
The net margin for Hercules Capital Inc stands at 0.63. The total capital return value is set at 0.06.
Based on Hercules Capital Inc (HTGC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.01 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 2.27. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.01. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.13.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 268.69 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.07. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 6.06. The receivables turnover for the company is 16.13for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.14.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Hercules Capital Inc (HTGC) has been mixed in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
