Hercules Capital (NYSE:HTGC) reported earnings of $0.29 per share beating Walls Streets expectations.

Hercules Capital (NYSE:HTGC) reported Q2 2018 earnings this Afternoon, coming in at $0.29 per share, beating Wall Street’s estimates of $0.28 per Share. Revenue for the quarter came in at $49.56 million beating analyst estimates of $48.79 million

Recent Insider Trading for Hercules Capital (NYSE:HTGC)

  • On 12/14/2015 Manuel A Henriquez, CEO, bought 1,000 with an average share price of $10.99 per share and the total transaction amounting to $10,990.00.
  • On 11/23/2015 Thomas J Fallon, Director, bought 10,000 with an average share price of $11.16 per share and the total transaction amounting to $111,600.00.
  • On 6/19/2015 Manuel A Henriquez, CEO, bought 4,500 with an average share price of $11.78 per share and the total transaction amounting to $53,010.00.
  • On 5/19/2015 Scott Bluestein, CIO, sold 6,000 with an average share price of $12.65 per share and the total transaction amounting to $75,900.00.
  • On 4/23/2015 Jessica T Baron, CFO, sold 2,000 with an average share price of $14.06 per share and the total transaction amounting to $28,120.00.
  • On 4/20/2015 Scott Bluestein, CIO, sold 6,000 with an average share price of $13.90 per share and the total transaction amounting to $83,400.00.
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Dividend History for Hercules Capital (NYSE:HTGC)

  • On 5/4/2018 Hercules Capital announced a quarterly dividend of $0.31 10.07% with an ex dividend date of 5/11/2018 which will be payable on 5/14/2018.
  • On 2/23/2018 Hercules Capital announced a quarterly dividend of $0.31 10.06% with an ex dividend date of 3/2/2018 which will be payable on 3/5/2018.
  • On 11/3/2017 Hercules Capital announced a Quarterly dividend of $0.31 9.27% with an ex dividend date of 11/10/2017 which will be payable on 11/13/2017.
  • On 8/3/2017 Hercules Capital announced a quarterly dividend of $0.31 9.7% with an ex dividend date of 8/10/2017 which will be payable on 8/14/2017.
  • On 5/4/2017 Hercules Capital announced a quarterly dividend of $0.31 9.54% with an ex dividend date of 5/11/2017 which will be payable on 5/15/2017.
  • On 2/23/2017 Hercules Capital announced a quarterly dividend of $0.31 8.2% with an ex dividend date of 3/2/2017 which will be payable on 3/6/2017.
  • On 11/3/2016 Hercules Capital announced a Quarterly dividend of $0.31 with an ex dividend date of 11/9/2016 which will be payable on 11/14/2016.



About Company
Hercules Capital, Inc., formerly known as Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc., is a business development company 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. The firm provides growth capital financing solutions for capital extension; management buy-out and corporate spin-out financing solutions; company, asset specific, or intellectual property acquisition financing; convertible, subordinated and/or mezzanine loans; domestic and international corporate expansion; vendor financing; revenue acceleration by sales and marketing development, and manufacturing expansion. It provides asset-based financing with a focus on cash flow; accounts receivable facilities; equipment loans or leases; equipment acquisition; facilities build-out and/or expansion; working capital revolving lines of credit; inventory. The firm also provides bridge financing to IPO or mergers and acquisitions or technology acquisition; dividend recapitalizations and other sources of investor liquidity; cash flow financing to protect against share price volatility; competitor acquisition; pre-IPO financing for extra cash on the balance sheet; public company financing to continue asset growth and production capacity; short-term bridge financing; and strategic and intellectual property acquisition financings. It also focuses on customized financing solutions, seed, startups, early stage, emerging growth, mid venture, and late venture financing. The firm invests primarily in structured debt with warrants and, to a lesser extent, in senior debt and equity investments. The firm generally seeks to invest in companies that have been operating for at least six to 12 months prior to the date of their investment. It prefers to invest in technology, energy technology, sustainable and renewable technology, and life sciences. Within technology the firm focuses on advanced specialty materials and chemicals; communication and networking, consumer and business products; consumer products and services, digital media and consumer internet; electronics and computer hardware; enterprise software and services; gaming; healthcare services; information services; business services; media, content and information; mobile; resource management; security software; semiconductors; semiconductors and hardware; and software sector. Within energy technology, it invests in agriculture; clean technology; energy and renewable technology, fuels and power technology; geothermal; smart grid and energy efficiency and monitoring technologies; solar; and wind. Within life sciences, the firm invests in biopharmaceuticals; biotechnology tools; diagnostics; drug discovery, development and delivery; medical devices and equipment; surgical devices; therapeutics; pharma services; and specialty pharmaceuticals. It also invests in educational services. The firm invests primarily in United States based companies and considers investment in the West Coast, Mid-Atlantic regions, Southeast and Midwest; particularly in the areas of software, biotech and information services. It invests generally between $1 million to $40 million in companies with revenues of $10 million to $200 million, generating EBITDA of $2 million to $15 million, focused primarily on business services, communications, electronics, hardware, and healthcare services. The firm invests primarily in private companies but also have investments in public companies. For equity investments, the firm seeks to represent a controlling interest in its portfolio companies which may exceed 25% of the voting securities of such companies. The firm seeks to invest a limited portion of its assets in equipment-based loans to early-stage prospective portfolio companies. These loans are generally for amounts up to $3 million but may be up to $15 million for certain energy technology venture investments. The firm allows certain debt investments have the right to convert a portion of the debt investment into equity. It also co-invests with other private equity firms. The firm seeks to exit its investments through initial public offering, a private sale of equity interest to a third party, a merger or an acquisition of the company or a purchase of the equity position by the company or one of its stockholders. The firm has structured debt with warrants which typically have maturities of between two and seven years with an average of three years; senior debt with an investment horizon of less than three years; equipment loans with an investment horizon ranging from three to four years; and equity related securities with an investment horizon ranging from three to seven years. Hercules Capital, Inc. was founded in December 2003 and is based in Palo Alto, California with additional offices in Hartford, Connecticut; Boston, Massachusetts; Elmhurst, Illinois; Santa Monica, California; McLean, Virginia; New York, New York; Radnor, Pennsylvania; and Washington, District of Columbia.

Recent Analyst Rating for Hercules Capital (NYSE:HTGC)

  • On 5/4/2018 quarterly, $0.31, to 10.07% with a price target of 5/11/2018
  • On 5/14/2018 5/21/2018 2/23/2018, quarterly, to $0.31 with a price target of 10.06%
  • On 3/2/2018 3/5/2018, 3/12/2018 11/3/2017, to Quarterly with a price target of $0.31
  • On 11/10/2017 11/13/2017, 11/20/2017 8/3/2017, to quarterly with a price target of $0.31
  • On 8/10/2017 8/14/2017, 8/21/2017 5/4/2017, to quarterly with a price target of $0.31
  • On 5/11/2017 5/15/2017, 5/22/2017 2/23/2017, to quarterly with a price target of $0.31



Recent Trading for Hercules Capital (NYSE:HTGC)
Shares of Hercules Capital closed the previous trading session at with 13.55 shares trading hands.

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