Hercules Capital, Inc. (HTGC) is a Asset Management company in the Financial Services sector, currently trading at $15.28. It has a SharesGrow Score of 76/100, indicating a strong investment profile with 4 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of HTGC = $33.62 (+120% from the current price, the stock appears undervalued). Analyst consensus target is HTGC = $19 (+23.1% upside).
Valuation: HTGC trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 7.8 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 4.76.
Financials: revenue is $547M, +57.1%/yr average growth. Net income is $340M, growing at +41%/yr. Net profit margin is 62.1% (strong). Gross margin is 87.2% (+11 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $2.3B against $2.2B equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 1.04, moderate). Current ratio is 1.44 (adequate). Debt-to-assets is 50.2%. Total assets: $4.6B.
Analyst outlook: 17 / 30 analysts rate HTGC as buy (57%) — moderate consensus.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 55/100 (Partial), Growth 100/100 (Pass), Past 100/100 (Pass), Health 50/100 (Partial), Moat 70/100 (Pass), Future 58/100 (Partial), Income 100/100 (Pass).
