Hercules Capital closed the latest session at $17.39, down 1.25% on the day, a steeper decline than the S&P 500's 0.59% loss, while the Dow fell 0.6% and the Nasdaq dropped 0.65%. Over the past month the specialty finance company gained 6.08%, outpacing the Finance sector and the S&P 500, which each lost 1.37%. Ahead of its upcoming earnings disclosure, analysts expect Hercules Capital to post earnings of $0.49 per share, flat versus the year-ago period, on quarterly revenue of $142.2 million, up 2.98% from a year earlier. For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates call for earnings of $1.95 per share and revenue of $578.1 million, changes of +2.09% and +8.56% respectively from last year. Hercules Capital currently carries a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold) and trades at a Forward P/E ratio of 9.03, a premium to its industry's average Forward P/E of 8.12.
Hercules Capital, Inc.Analysts expect flat $0.49 quarterly EPS and $142.2M revenue ahead of earnings; stock slipped 1.25% with a Zacks #3 Hold rank.
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