Hercules Capital, Inc. (HCXY)NYSE
24.99 USD
+0.05
(0.200%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 3 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 24.99 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:13 a.m. EDT
The immediate outlook remains flat as the stock trades precisely at its 50-day moving average, showing no momentum to drive a directional move despite a high-confidence statistical model predicting a negligible uptick. While the company offers a stable 6.25% preferred distribution that provides a solid income floor, the underlying business has failed to generate meaningful capital appreciation over the last six years, with the share price down roughly 4% since 2019. This stagnation is compounded by a recent year-over-year decline in earnings, suggesting that the current yield is not being amplified by growth. Consequently, the investment case relies entirely on the dividend rather than total return potential, making it suitable only for income-focused portfolios willing to accept zero capital gains. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.005345 |
| AutoETS | 0.005489 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.005492 |
| MSTL | 0.005663 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 73% |
| H-stat | 7.44 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.192 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.79 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 19.40 |
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.58% | 6.25% | 6.30% | 5.99% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-15 | 0.391 | 1.575977 |
| 2026-04-15 | 0.391 | 1.575977 |
| 2026-01-15 | 0.391 | 1.552820 |
| 2025-10-15 | 0.391 | 1.548515 |
| 2025-07-15 | 0.391 | 1.540583 |
| 2025-04-15 | 0.391 | 1.592668 |
| 2025-01-15 | 0.391 | 1.582996 |
| 2024-10-15 | 0.391 | 1.544844 |
| 2024-07-15 | 0.391 | 1.577249 |
| 2024-04-12 | 0.391 | 1.573441 |
| 2024-01-11 | 0.391 | 1.557769 |
| 2023-10-12 | 0.391 | 1.678112 |
| 2023-07-13 | 0.391 | 1.590724 |
| 2023-04-13 | 0.391 | 1.630525 |
| 2023-01-12 | 0.391 | 1.581076 |
| 2022-10-13 | 0.391 | 1.718681 |
| 2022-07-14 | 0.391 | 1.548515 |
| 2022-04-13 | 0.391 | 1.536346 |
| 2021-10-14 | 0.391 | 1.433284 |
| 2021-07-14 | 0.391 | 1.448685 |
| 2021-04-14 | 0.391 | 1.461682 |
| 2021-01-14 | 0.391 | 1.440678 |
| 2020-10-14 | 0.391 | 1.489524 |
| 2020-07-14 | 0.391 | 1.551587 |
| 2020-04-14 | 0.391 | 1.629846 |
| 2020-01-14 | 0.391 | 1.468820 |
| 2019-10-11 | 0.391 | 1.490091 |
| 2019-07-12 | 0.391 | 1.521401 |
| 2019-04-12 | 0.391 | 1.565879 |
| 2019-01-14 | 0.391 | 1.629167 |
| 2018-10-12 | 0.156 | 0.654637 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 28.4 |
| All Time Low | 17.27 |
| Ask | 25.3 |
| Ask Size | 200 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,610 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 2,362 |
| Average Volume | 2,362 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,610 |
| Bid | 24.86 |
| Bid Size | 100 |
| Book Value | 10.275 |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 25.0001 |
| Day Low | 24.99 |
| Display Name | Hercules Capital |
| Dividend Date | 1,769,731,200 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.288 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 24.9394 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.050600052 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.0020289202 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -1.8110216 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 25.71 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.7199993 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.028004643 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 24.36 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.62999916 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.025862034 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 24.36 - 25.71 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,538,055,000,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Fullday Change | 0.0499992 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.200478 |
| Fullday Price | 24.99 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Long Name | Hercules Capital, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_10731642 |
| Open | 24.92 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 24.99 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,951,100 |
| Previous Close | 24.94 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.4321167 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.0499992 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.200478 |
| Regular Market Day High | 25.0001 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 24.99 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 24.99 - 25.0001 |
| Regular Market Open | 24.92 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 24.94 |
| Regular Market Price | 24.99 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,943,626 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,552 |
| Shares Outstanding | 93,792,600 |
| Short Name | Hercules Capital, Inc. 6.25% No |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | HCXY |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 1.24 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.049719326 |
| Trailing P E | 19.402174 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 25.1147 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.124700546 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.004965241 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,552 |