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Hercules Capital Analyst Ratings

HTGCNYSE
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$17.59
0.311.79%
At close: -
$17.65
0.060.34%
After Hours: 9:29 AM EDT
The dividend Ex-Date is in 5 days
Q1 2025 Earnings were released on Thu May 1st, after the market close
The most recent conference call was at 17:00 PM, 7 days ago Click to view past webcast
Consensus Rating1
Market Outperform
Highest Price Target1
$22.00
Lowest Price Target1
$15.00
Consensus Price Target1
$19.29

Hercules Capital Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NYSE:HTGC | Benzinga

Hercules Capital Inc has a consensus price target of $19.29 based on the ratings of 12 analysts. The high is $22 issued by JMP Securities on February 14, 2025. The low is $15 issued by Oppenheimer on August 4, 2023. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Wells Fargo, UBS, and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods on April 28, 2025, April 17, 2025, and April 8, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $19.17 between Wells Fargo, UBS, and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, there's an implied 8.59% upside for Hercules Capital Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.

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Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1

Wells Fargo
UBS
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Piper Sandler
Compass Point

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Analyst Ratings for Hercules Capital

Buy NowGet Alert
04/28/2025Buy Now7.65%Wells Fargo
Finian O'Shea46%
$21 → $19MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
04/17/2025Buy Now1.98%UBS
Vilas Abraham49%
$20 → $18MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
04/08/2025Buy Now16.15%Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Paul Johnson63%
$21.5 → $20.5MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
04/08/2025Buy Now13.31%Piper Sandler
Crispin Love53%
$23 → $20MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
02/19/2025Buy Now13.31%Compass Point
Casey Alexander67%
$18.25 → $20MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
02/14/2025Buy Now24.65%JMP Securities
Brian McKenna65%
$22 → $22ReiteratesMarket Outperform → Market OutperformGet Alert
01/06/2025Buy Now24.65%JMP Securities
Mitch Germain50%
$22 → $22ReiteratesMarket Outperform → Market OutperformGet Alert
12/12/2024Buy Now21.81%Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Paul Johnson63%
$19.5 → $21.5UpgradeMarket Perform → OutperformGet Alert
12/06/2024Buy Now24.65%JMP Securities
Brian McKenna65%
$22 → $22ReiteratesMarket Outperform → Market OutperformGet Alert
10/29/2024Buy Now18.98%Wells Fargo
Finian O'Shea46%
$20 → $21MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
08/02/2024Buy Now27.48%Piper Sandler
Crispin Love53%
$22 → $22.5MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
07/30/2024Buy Now24.65%JMP Securities
Devin Ryan82%
$20 → $22MaintainsMarket OutperformGet Alert
07/26/2024Buy Now24.65%Wells Fargo
Finian O'Shea46%
$20 → $22MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
07/10/2024Buy Now24.65%Piper Sandler
Crispin Love53%
$21.5 → $22MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
05/03/2024Buy Now13.31%JMP Securities
Devin Ryan82%
$19 → $20MaintainsMarket OutperformGet Alert
05/03/2024Buy Now13.31%Wells Fargo
Finian O'Shea46%
$19.5 → $20MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
05/03/2024Buy Now21.81%Piper Sandler
Crispin Love53%
$21 → $21.5MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
05/03/2024Buy Now7.65%Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Paul Johnson63%
$18 → $19MaintainsMarket PerformGet Alert
04/10/2024Buy Now18.98%Piper Sandler
Crispin Love53%
$20 → $21MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
03/26/2024Buy Now7.65%JMP Securities
Devin Ryan82%
$18 → $19MaintainsMarket OutperformGet Alert
02/16/2024Buy Now1.98%Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Ryan Lynch54%
$17 → $18MaintainsMarket PerformGet Alert
02/16/2024Buy Now13.31%Piper Sandler
Crispin Love53%
$18.5 → $20MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
01/29/2024Buy Now1.98%Wells Fargo
Timothy O'Shea81%
$17 → $18MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
01/16/2024Buy Now-0.85%Compass Point
Casey Alexander67%
→ $17.5DowngradeBuy → NeutralGet Alert
12/20/2023Buy Now4.82%Piper Sandler
Crispin Love53%
$18 → $18.5MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
11/21/2023Buy Now-3.68%UBS
Vilas Abraham49%
→ $17Initiates → NeutralGet Alert
11/03/2023Buy Now1.98%Piper Sandler
Crispin Love53%
$18.5 → $18MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
08/30/2023Buy Now-0.85%Compass Point
Casey Alexander67%
→ $17.5UpgradeNeutral → BuyGet Alert
08/11/2023Buy Now1.98%JMP Securities
Devin Ryan82%
$15 → $18MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
08/04/2023Buy Now-3.68%Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Ryan Lynch54%
$13.5 → $17UpgradeUnderperform → Market PerformGet Alert
08/04/2023Buy Now-15.01%Oppenheimer
Mitchel Penn45%
$13 → $15MaintainsPerformGet Alert
05/08/2023Buy Now-15.01%JMP Securities
Devin Ryan82%
$18 → $15MaintainsMarket OutperformGet Alert
05/05/2023Buy Now-34.84%Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Ryan Lynch54%
$10.5 → $11.5MaintainsUnderperformGet Alert
05/05/2023Buy Now-26.35%Wells Fargo
Timothy O'Shea81%
$13.5 → $13MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
04/06/2023Buy Now-9.35%Piper Sandler
Crispin Love53%
→ $16UpgradeNeutral → OverweightGet Alert
03/13/2023Buy Now1.98%JMP Securities
Devin Ryan82%
→ $18Reiterates → Market OutperformGet Alert
03/13/2023Buy Now-40.51%Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Ryan Lynch54%
$14.5 → $10.5DowngradeMarket Perform → UnderperformGet Alert
02/21/2023Buy Now1.98%JMP Securities
Devin Ryan82%
$17 → $18MaintainsMarket OutperformGet Alert
02/17/2023Buy Now-3.68%RBC Capital
Kenneth Lee62%
$16 → $17MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
02/17/2023Buy Now-17.85%Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Ryan Lynch54%
$12.5 → $14.5MaintainsMarket PerformGet Alert
11/03/2022Buy Now-9.35%RBC Capital
Kenneth Lee62%
$17 → $16MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
10/24/2022Buy Now-17.85%Wells Fargo
Finian O'Shea46%
$15.5 → $14.5MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
10/03/2022Buy Now-26.35%Piper Sandler
Crispin Love53%
$16 → $13MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
08/01/2022Buy Now1.98%JMP Securities
Devin Ryan82%
$19 → $18MaintainsMarket OutperformGet Alert
07/29/2022Buy Now-15.01%Oppenheimer
Mitchel Penn45%
$18 → $15DowngradeOutperform → PerformGet Alert
06/28/2022Buy Now-12.18%Piper Sandler
Crispin Love53%
$18.5 → $15.5MaintainsNeutralGet Alert

FAQ

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What is the target price for Hercules Capital (HTGC) stock?

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The latest price target for Hercules Capital (NYSE:HTGC) was reported by Wells Fargo on April 28, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $19.00 expecting HTGC to rise to within 12 months (a possible 7.65% upside). 14 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.

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What is the most recent analyst rating for Hercules Capital (HTGC)?

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The latest analyst rating for Hercules Capital (NYSE:HTGC) was provided by Wells Fargo, and Hercules Capital maintained their overweight rating.

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When was the last upgrade for Hercules Capital (HTGC)?

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The last upgrade for Hercules Capital Inc happened on December 12, 2024 when Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price target to $21.5. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods previously had a market perform for Hercules Capital Inc.

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When was the last downgrade for Hercules Capital (HTGC)?

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The last downgrade for Hercules Capital Inc happened on January 16, 2024 when Compass Point changed their price target from N/A to $17.5 for Hercules Capital Inc.

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When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for Hercules Capital (HTGC)?

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Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Hercules Capital, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Hercules Capital was filed on April 28, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around April 28, 2026.

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Is the Analyst Rating Hercules Capital (HTGC) correct?

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While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Hercules Capital (HTGC) rating was a maintained with a price target of $21.00 to $19.00. The current price Hercules Capital (HTGC) is trading at is $17.65, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.

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