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The price of Hercules Capital Inc (NYSE: HTGC) closed at $19.59 in the last session, up 0.88% from day before closing price of $19.42. In other words, the price has increased by $0.88 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.84 million shares were traded. HTGC stock price reached its highest trading level at $19.62 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $19.32.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at HTGC’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Keefe Bruyette on December 12, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Outperform and sets its target price to $21.50 from $19.50 previously.
On January 16, 2024, Compass Point Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy and also upped its target price recommendation from $17 to $17.50.
On November 21, 2023, UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $17.UBS initiated its Neutral rating on November 21, 2023, with a $17 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 26 ’24 when Bluestein Scott sold 100,000 shares for $19.59 per share. The transaction valued at 1,958,640 led to the insider holds 2,161,207 shares of the business.
SCOTT BLUESTEIN bought 100,000 shares of HTGC for $1,954,000 on Sep 26 ’24. On Aug 06 ’24, another insider, Theodosopoulos Nikos, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 1,608 shares for $18.03 each. As a result, the insider paid 28,997 and bolstered with 5,613 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, HTGC now has a Market Capitalization of 3392106752 and an Enterprise Value of 5025760768. As of this moment, Hercules’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 12.17, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.63. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.87 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.66. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 10.182 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.191.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HTGC is 1.07, which has changed by 0.07578254 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08572841 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HTGC has reached a high of $21.97, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $16.75. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.06%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -0.47%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, HTGC traded on average about 1.20M shares per day over the past 3-months and 988090 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 173.15M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 169.92M. Insiders hold about 1.71% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 28.91% stake in the company. Shares short for HTGC as of 1741910400 were 6208498 with a Short Ratio of 5.17, compared to 1739491200 on 5472850. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6208498 and a Short% of Float of 3.65.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for HTGC is 1.59, which was 1.6 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.08238929The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 9.86.
