Hercules Capital Inc (NYSE: HTGC)’s stock price has plunge by 0.36relation to previous closing price of 20.63. Nevertheless, the company has seen a -4.32% plunge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-02-25 that BDCs have been soaring, but cracks are starting to show—here’s what investors need to watch out for. We discuss why most BDCs are not worth buying now. One BDC stands out as a strong buy—find out which name offers value, safety, and sustainable dividends.
Is It Worth Investing in Hercules Capital Inc (NYSE: HTGC) Right Now?
Hercules Capital Inc (NYSE: HTGC) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.86x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for HTGC is 1.32. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 3 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for HTGC is 169.33M and currently, short sellers hold a 3.23% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of HTGC on February 27, 2025 was 950.65K shares.
HTGC’s Market Performance
HTGC’s stock has seen a -4.32% decrease for the week, with a -1.13% drop in the past month and a 10.73% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.10%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.77% for Hercules Capital Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -1.68% for HTGC’s stock, with a 5.11% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of HTGC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HTGC stocks, with Keefe Bruyette repeating the rating for HTGC by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for HTGC in the upcoming period, according to Keefe Bruyette is $21.50 based on the research report published on December 12, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Compass Point, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see HTGC reach a price target of $17.50, previously predicting the price at $17. The rating they have provided for HTGC stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on January 16th, 2024.
UBS gave a rating of “Neutral” to HTGC, setting the target price at $17 in the report published on November 21st of the previous year.
HTGC Trading at 1.35% 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 -5.75% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.77%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.10%, as shares surge +0.10% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +6.74% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HTGC fell by -4.42%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +4.48% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $21.12. In addition, Hercules Capital Inc saw 3.40% 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:
- 0.57 for the present operating margin
- 0.87 for the gross margin
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 -6.49. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.01. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.08.
When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 8.54. The receivables turnover for the company is 12.77for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.11.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Hercules Capital Inc (HTGC) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
