Hercules Capital (HTGC) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Hercules Capital (NYSE:HTGC) will likely be issuing its Q3 2025 results after the market closes on Thursday, October 30th. Analysts expect Hercules Capital to post earnings of $0.48 per share and revenue of $136.9540 million for the quarter. Investors may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q3 2025 earningreport for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM ET.

Hercules Capital (NYSE:HTGC) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The financial services provider reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.03. Hercules Capital had a net margin of 51.46% and a return on equity of 16.54%. The business had revenue of $137.46 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $129.47 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.51 EPS. Hercules Capital’s revenue was up 10.0% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect Hercules Capital to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Hercules Capital Trading Down 1.0%

HTGC stock opened at $17.55 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $18.74 and its 200 day simple moving average is $18.33. Hercules Capital has a 52 week low of $15.65 and a 52 week high of $22.04. The company has a market capitalization of $3.19 billion, a PE ratio of 11.62 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96, a quick ratio of 1.68 and a current ratio of 1.68.

Hercules Capital Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, August 12th were paid a $0.47 dividend. This represents a $1.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 10.7%. This is a boost from Hercules Capital’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, August 12th. Hercules Capital’s payout ratio is presently 105.96%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently commented on HTGC. JMP Securities boosted their price target on Hercules Capital from $22.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock a “market outperform” rating in a report on Monday, August 4th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Hercules Capital in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Piper Sandler reduced their price target on shares of Hercules Capital from $21.00 to $20.50 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. UBS Group lowered their price target on shares of Hercules Capital from $19.00 to $18.50 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. Finally, Citigroup reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Hercules Capital in a report on Monday, August 4th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $20.42.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hercules Capital

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. WFA of San Diego LLC purchased a new stake in Hercules Capital in the second quarter worth $55,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its holdings in Hercules Capital by 81.8% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 4,780 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $87,000 after acquiring an additional 2,151 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Hercules Capital by 30.7% during the 2nd quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 6,475 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $118,000 after acquiring an additional 1,520 shares during the period. Focus Partners Wealth grew its holdings in Hercules Capital by 26.0% during the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 15,747 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $302,000 after purchasing an additional 3,250 shares during the period. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Hercules Capital by 16.7% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 16,875 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $308,000 after buying an additional 2,414 shares during the period. 19.69% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Hercules Capital Company Profile

Hercules Capital, Inc is a business development company. The firm specializing in providing venture debt, debt, senior secured loans, and growth capital to privately held venture capital-backed companies at all stages of development from startups to expansion stage including select publicly listed companies and select special opportunity lower middle market companies that require additional capital to fund acquisitions, recapitalizations and refinancing and established-stage companies.