Hercules Capital (HTGC) Expected to Announce Earnings on Thursday

Hercules Capital (NYSE:HTGC) is projected to post 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. Individuals can check the company’s upcoming Q3 2025 earningsummary page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM ET.

Hercules Capital (NYSE:HTGC) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The financial services provider reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.03. Hercules Capital had a return on equity of 16.54% and a net margin of 51.46%.The company had revenue of $137.46 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $129.47 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.51 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.0% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of Hercules Capital stock opened at $18.05 on Wednesday. Hercules Capital has a one year low of $15.65 and a one year high of $22.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 1.68 and a quick ratio of 1.68. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $18.63 and its 200 day moving average is $18.38. The firm has a market cap of $3.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.96 and a beta of 0.96.

Hercules Capital Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 19th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 12th will be given a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 12th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.9%. Hercules Capital’s dividend payout ratio is presently 105.96%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the company. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Hercules Capital in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Piper Sandler dropped their price target on Hercules Capital from $21.00 to $20.50 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 9th. UBS Group dropped their price target on Hercules Capital from $19.00 to $18.50 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. Citigroup reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Hercules Capital in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Finally, JMP Securities upped their price target on Hercules Capital from $22.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock a “market outperform” rating in a research note 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. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $20.42.

Institutional Trading of Hercules Capital

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Hercules Capital by 30.7% in the second quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 6,475 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $118,000 after purchasing an additional 1,520 shares during the last quarter. Caxton Associates LLP purchased a new stake in shares of Hercules Capital in the second quarter worth approximately $627,000. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co raised its stake in shares of Hercules Capital by 2.9% in the second quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co now owns 155,832 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,853,000 after purchasing an additional 4,448 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of Hercules Capital by 112.9% in the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 55,252 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,010,000 after purchasing an additional 29,299 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors raised its stake in shares of Hercules Capital by 7.4% in the second quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 23,539 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $430,000 after purchasing an additional 1,627 shares during the last quarter. 19.69% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Hercules Capital

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.