Hercules Capital(US:HTGC) ZACKSยท2024-06-07 23:01Company Performance - Hercules Capital's shares experienced a loss of 0.45% over the previous month, underperforming the Finance sector's gain of 1.22% and the S&P 500's gain of 3.51% [1] - The latest trading session saw Hercules Capital ending at $19.79, reflecting a +0.1% adjustment from the previous day's close, outperforming the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.11% [6] Financial Estimates - The Zacks Consensus Estimates forecast earnings of $2.06 per share and revenue of $503.7 million for the entire year, indicating changes of -0.96% and +9.34%, respectively, compared to the previous year [2] - Analysts expect Hercules Capital to post earnings of $0.51 per share in the upcoming financial results, marking a year-over-year decline of 3.77%, while revenue is expected to be $124.99 million, showing a 7.53% increase compared to the year-ago quarter [7] Valuation Metrics - Hercules Capital's current Forward P/E ratio is 9.6, which is a premium compared to the average Forward P/E of 8.3 for its industry [4] Industry Ranking - The Financial - SBIC & Commercial Industry, which includes Hercules Capital, has a current Zacks Industry Rank of 89, placing it in the top 36% of over 250 industries [10] - The Zacks Industry Rank indicates that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1 [5] Analyst Estimates - Recent changes to analyst estimates for Hercules Capital reflect the latest short-term business trends, with positive revisions indicating optimism about the company's business outlook [8] - Hercules Capital currently holds a Zacks Rank of 3 (Hold), with the consensus EPS projection moving 0.1% higher in the past 30 days [9]