Hercules Capital (HTGC) ended the recent trading session at $17.73, demonstrating a +1.37% change from the preceding day's closing price. On the other hand, the Dow registered a gain of 0.47%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq decreased by 0.16%.
Prior to today's trading, shares of the specialty finance company had lost 8.62% lagged the Finance sector's loss of 1.76% and the S&P 500's gain of 1.16%.
The investment community will be paying close attention to the earnings performance of Hercules Capital in its upcoming release. The company is slated to reveal its earnings on October 30, 2025. The company's upcoming EPS is projected at $0.48, signifying a 5.88% drop compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Simultaneously, our latest consensus estimate expects the revenue to be $132.47 million, showing a 5.76% escalation compared to the year-ago quarter.
Looking at the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $1.91 per share and revenue of $523.56 million. These totals would mark changes of -4.5% and +6.07%, respectively, from last year.
Investors should also pay attention to any latest changes in analyst estimates for Hercules Capital. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. Hence, positive alterations in estimates signify analyst optimism regarding the business and profitability.
Our research suggests that these changes in estimates have a direct relationship with upcoming stock price performance. To utilize this, we have created the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model that integrates these estimate changes and provides a functional rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, there's been a 0.26% fall in the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. At present, Hercules Capital boasts a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell).
Looking at valuation, Hercules Capital is presently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 9.16. This expresses a premium compared to the average Forward P/E of 7.99 of its industry.
The Financial - SBIC & Commercial Industry industry is part of the Finance sector. This industry, currently bearing a Zacks Industry Rank of 215, finds itself in the bottom 13% echelons of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the strength of our separate industry groups by calculating the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks contained within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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