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Hercules Capital, Inc.
$15.92 -0.09 (-0.56%) At close · Jul 13
Market Cap
$2.98B
Shares
187,118,590

Price & Indicators

Indicators
Price
Panels
Event markers
20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$15.92 Open$16.15 Day$15.90–16.21 52W$13.70–18.53 Avg vol 30d1.3M Short int11.5M · 6.2% float · 8.9d Short vol63% Last earningsMay 5, 2026 DataJan 2020–Jul 2026 Filing10-Q · May 5
Up next
Next earnings call
Aug 4, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 3 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
Latest filing: 10-Q
filed May 5, 2026
AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

      Equibles Rating blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Weak Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Very Low
      Market backdrop VIX 17.2 · elevated Equity put/call 0.55
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg −5%
      below
      Price vs 50-day avg +1%
      above
      RSI (14) 56
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 46%
      mid-range
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Weak
      1-month return +3%
      trailing
      6-month return −13%
      trailing
      YTD return −13%
      this year
      Relative strength −21%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $16 › 200d $17 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      26 of 357 funds reported for Jun 30 · net +3.6K sh shares · +4 new
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      6.16% of float · ▲ +0.4% MoM · 8.9 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      357 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 72
      high risk · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      EPS growth +15%
      Y/Y
      Valuation P/E 8.9
      below peers
      Balance sheet $2.2B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very Low
      Volatility 24%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −25%
      past year
      ATR 2.0%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      0 · 4 · 2
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      −5% Neutral
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +1% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      56 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      46% Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $16 › 200d $17 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      26 of 357 funds reported for Jun 30 · net +3.6K sh shares · +4 new
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      6.16% of float · ▲ +0.4% MoM · 8.9 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      357 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      52-wk low $14 Now $16 · 46% 52-wk high $19
      vs 200-day avg -5% vs 50-day avg +1%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from its earnings releases, calls, and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Assets Under Management 6.1B Q1 2026 —
      Early loan repayments $225.8M Q1 2026 —
      Total fundings $706.4M Q1 2026 —
      available unfunded commitments $397.4M Q1 FY2026 call —
      BDC liquidity $454.5M Q1 FY2026 call —
      core yield 12.2% Q1 FY2026 call —
      first lien exposure 89% Q1 FY2026 call —
      full-time employees 120 Q1 FY2026 call —
      GAAP leverage 115.4% Q1 FY2026 call —
      Grade 1 and 2 credits 70.5% Q1 FY2026 call —
      Grade 3 credits 28.6% Q1 FY2026 call —
      gross fundings $706M Q1 FY2026 call —
      net debt investment portfolio growth $298M Q1 FY2026 call —
      net investment income distribution coverage 120% Q1 FY2026 call —
      new debt and equity commitments $1.81B Q1 FY2026 call —
      non-accrual loan fair value $3.7M Q1 FY2026 call —
      non-accrual loan investment cost $10.7M Q1 FY2026 call —
      number of debt investment companies 139 Q1 FY2026 call —
      Rated 4 credits 0.8% Q1 FY2026 call —
      Rated 5 credits 0.1% Q1 FY2026 call —
      total assets under management $6.1B Q1 FY2026 call —
      weighted average internal credit rating 2.11 Q1 FY2026 call —
      Net Debt Investment Portfolio Increase 190.7M Q4 2025 —
      Net Hercules Debt and Equity Commitments 690.8M Q4 2025 —
      Net Hercules Fundings 351.3M Q4 2025 —
      Total Gross Debt and Equity Commitments 1.06B Q4 2025 —
      Total Gross Fundings 522.3M Q4 2025 —
      Total New Debt and Equity Commitments 3.92B Full-Year 2025 —

      Figures exactly as the company stated them · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "call" marks figures stated on the earnings call, "filing" figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs the prior-year figure on file

      Versus peers

      Asset Management — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      HTGC
      Hercules Capital, Inc.
      this stock
      		$2.98B -12.7% — 8.9 6.2%
      BLK
      BlackRock, Inc.
      		 $337.44B -2.7% +16.2% 26.1 0.6%
      BN
      BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
      		 $96.85B -5.2% — — 0.7%
      BX
      Blackstone Inc.
      		 $90.66B -19.9% +9.2% 31.3 3.1%
      KKR
      KKR & Co. Inc.
      		 $87.01B -23.8% -11.0% — 1.7%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      358
      % held
      28.6%
      Reported
      26 of 357
      Top holder
      Sound Income Strategies,…
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      18
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      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      11.5M
      Days to cover
      8.9d
      Change
      +46.6K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      63%
      As of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      9
      Value
      $140
      As of
      Jun 11, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      51.0%
      Week of
      May 4, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Virginia Foxx
      Amount
      $50.0K–$100.0K
      Traded
      Jan 12, 2026
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      Financials
      Financials
      Net income (FY)
      $339.7M
      EPS diluted
      $1.85
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Jun 18, 2026
      This year
      9
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $2.0M
      Shares
      100.0K
      Filed
      Sep 26, 2024
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jun 18, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      HTGC -0.8% +2.6% -13.1% +1.0% -12.7%
      SPY -0.3% +1.6% +8.3% +0.3% +9.9%
      vs SPY -0.5% +1.1% -21.4% +0.6% -22.6%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.47 / share · ex May 14, 2026
      Raised 17.5%
      Paid (TTM)
      $1.88 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      11.81%

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1280784 CUSIP 427096508 13F (30d) 25 filings 24 filers Visit website Investor relations

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