Hercules Capital Market Sentiment

Hercules Capital Inc

HTGCNYSE

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$17.16

0.462.79%

Last update: Aug 6, 11:43 AM

Dividend: The dividend Ex-Date is in 5 days

Earnings: Q2 2026 Earnings were released on Thu Jul 30th, after the market close

Conference Call: The most recent conference call started at 5:00 PM, 7 days ago

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Hercules Capital Market Sentiment

Market sentiment signals for Hercules Capital (HTGC): analyst consensus, short interest, options flow and insider activity.

Key Signals

Analyst Consensus— Market Outperform

Short Interest▼ 6.3% short float

Options Flow— N/A

Insider Activity— N/A

Analyst Consensus

Market Outperform

12 analysts

Options Flow (P/C)

—

Avg Consensus PT

$19

+13.2%

Highest Price Target

$24

+39.9%

JMP Securities

Lowest Price Target

$16

-9.6%

UBS

Short Interest

6.3%

Rising — Bearish

Insider Activity (30d)

—

Short Interest — % of Float

Recent Analyst Actions

Date	Firm	Analyst & Accuracy	Upside / Downside	PT Change	Action	Rating
Jul 31, 2026	Ladenburg Thalmann	Christopher Nolan—	+16.6%	$21 → $20	Maintained	Buy
May 18, 2026	UBS	Vilas Abraham—	-9.6%	$15 → $16	Maintained	Neutral
May 6, 2026	Piper Sandler	Crispin Love—	-0.9%	$17 → $17	Maintained	Neutral
Apr 22, 2026	Citizens	Brian McKenna—	+28.2%	$24 → $22	Maintained	Market Outperform
Apr 16, 2026	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Paul Johnson—	+4.9%	$19 → $18	Maintained	Outperform
Apr 7, 2026	Piper Sandler	Crispin Love—	-3.8%	$18 → $17	Maintained	Neutral
Mar 13, 2026	UBS	Vilas Abraham—	-12.6%	$20 → $15	Maintained	Neutral
Feb 13, 2026	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Paul Johnson—	+10.8%	$20 → $19	Maintained	Outperform
Feb 13, 2026	Piper Sandler	Crispin Love—	+2.0%	$21 → $18	Downgrade	Overweight→Neutral
Feb 13, 2026	Wells Fargo	Finian O'Shea—	-0.9%	$18 → $17	Maintained	Overweight
Nov 4, 2025	Compass Point	Casey Alexander—	+13.7%	$20	Upgrade	Neutral→Buy
Oct 14, 2025	UBS	Vilas Abraham—	+7.8%	$19 → $19	Maintained	Neutral
Oct 9, 2025	Piper Sandler	Crispin Love—	+19.5%	$21 → $21	Maintained	Overweight
Aug 4, 2025	JMP Securities	Devin Ryan—	+39.9%	$22 → $24	Maintained	Market Outperform
Aug 1, 2025	Piper Sandler	Crispin Love—	+22.4%	$20 → $21	Maintained	Overweight
Jul 16, 2025	UBS	Vilas Abraham—	+10.8%	$19 → $19	Maintained	Neutral
Apr 28, 2025	Wells Fargo	Finian O'Shea—	+10.8%	$21 → $19	Maintained	Overweight
Apr 17, 2025	UBS	Vilas Abraham—	+4.9%	$20 → $18	Maintained	Neutral
Apr 8, 2025	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Paul Johnson—	+19.5%	$22 → $21	Maintained	Outperform
Apr 8, 2025	Piper Sandler	Crispin Love—	+16.6%	$23 → $20	Maintained	Overweight
Feb 19, 2025	Compass Point	Casey Alexander—	+16.6%	$18 → $20	Maintained	Neutral
Feb 14, 2025	JMP Securities	Brian McKenna—	+28.2%	$22 → $22	Maintained	Market Outperform
Jan 6, 2025	JMP Securities	Mitch Germain—	+28.2%	$22 → $22	Maintained	Market Outperform
Dec 12, 2024	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Paul Johnson—	+25.3%	$20 → $22	Upgrade	Market Perform→Outperform
Dec 6, 2024	JMP Securities	Brian McKenna—	+28.2%	$22 → $22	Maintained	Market Outperform