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HTGC · Hercules Capital, Inc.

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$16.70 -0.23 (-1.36%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$3.13B
Shares
187.16M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$16.70 Open$16.90 Day$16.66–16.95 52W close$13.89–19.53 Avg vol 30d1.6M Short int11.0M · 5.9% float · 7.4d Short vol56% Last earningsJul 30, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 30

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 27, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 10 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Jul 30, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

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    Bearish

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

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Neutral Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Low
      Market backdrop VIX 14.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +1%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +5%
      above
      RSI (14) 55
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 50%
      mid-range
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Neutral
      1-month return +3%
      trailing
      6-month return +11%
      trailing
      YTD return −11%
      this year
      Relative strength −3%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $16 › 200d $17 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -8% holders QoQ · +34 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      5.87% of float · ▼ -4.8% MoM · 7.4 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      329 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 73
      high risk · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      EPS growth +15%
      Y/Y
      Valuation P/E 8.2
      below peers
      Balance sheet $2.2B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Low
      Volatility 24%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −29%
      past year
      ATR 2.1%
      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.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Jul 21, 2026
      NAV per share · as of June 30, 2026 $12.10 – $12.20
      Total investments at fair value · as of June 30, 2026 $4.5B – $4.6B
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Jul 21, 2026
      Net investment income per share · second quarter 2026 $0.49 – $0.51
      Gross new investment commitments · second quarter 2026 $900M
      Gross new investment fundings · second quarter 2026 $600M

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      0 · 3 · 3
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +1% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +5% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      55 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      50% Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Mixed
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $16 › 200d $17 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -8% holders QoQ · +34 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      5.87% of float · ▼ -4.8% MoM · 7.4 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      329 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $14 Now $17 · 50% Range high $20
      vs 200-day avg +1% vs 50-day avg +5%

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

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Net debt investment portfolio growth $127.8M 1H 2026
      Gross new investment commitments 0.9B second quarter 2026
      Gross new investment fundings 0.6B second quarter 2026
      Core Yield non-GAAP 12.5% Q4 2025
      Net leverage non-GAAP 101.8% Q4 2025
      NII per share non-GAAP $1.91 Full-Year 2025
      Total Gross Debt and Equity Commitments 1.06B Q4 2025
      Total Gross Fundings 522.3M Q4 2025
      gross new debt and equity fundings 0.5B fourth quarter 2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      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
      $3.13B -11.3% 8.2 5.9%
      BLK
      BlackRock, Inc.
      $381.41B +9.7% +16.2% 28.1 0.7%
      BX
      Blackstone Inc.
      $108.04B -6.6% +9.2% 32.3 3.5%
      KKR
      KKR & Co. Inc.
      $102.34B -10.6% -11.0% 1.6%
      BN
      BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
      $97.94B -4.4% 0.9%

      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 Reducing
      Holders
      329
      % held
      29.7%
      Net QoQ
      -516.3K sh
      Top holder
      VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      20
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      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      11.0M
      Days to cover
      7.4d
      Change
      -556.8K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      56%
      As of
      Aug 14, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      1.2K
      Value
      $18.3K
      As of
      Jul 14, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      50.6%
      Week of
      Jul 6, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Virginia Foxx
      Amount
      $50.0K–$100.0K
      Traded
      Jan 12, 2026
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Net income (FY)
      $339.7M
      EPS diluted
      $1.85
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Jul 30, 2026
      This year
      13
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $2.0M
      Shares
      100.0K
      Filed
      Sep 26, 2024
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 30, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      HTGC -3.2% +3.3% +10.7% +1.7% -11.3%
      SPY +0.4% +4.5% +13.8% +3.9% +13.9%
      vs SPY -3.6% -1.2% -3.1% -2.2% -25.1%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.47 / share · ex Aug 11, 2026
      Raised 17.5%
      Paid (TTM)
      $1.88 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      11.26%

      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) 299 filings 293 filers Visit website Investor relations