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HERCULES CAPITAL INC (NYSE: HTGC)
Last Trade
4:00 p.m. - 14.51
Change
 0.45 ( 3.20%)
Shares Traded
21,225
Day's Volume
2,669,451
Book Value
NA
Price/Book
NA
Beta
0.8011
Day's Range
14.13 - 14.5962
Prev Close
14.06
Open
14.16
52 Wk Range
13.77 - 19.67
EPS
1.85
PE
7.84
Quarterly Div/Shr
0.40
Ex-Div
02/25/26
Yield
11.03%
Shares Out.
183.70M
Market Cap.
2.67B
  • 1 Year Stock Performance:

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Should Short-Seller Pressure and Cramer’s Critique of BDCs Require Action From Hercules Capital (HTGC) Investors?
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How The Hercules Capital (HTGC) Story Is Shifting As Analysts Rework Growth And Valuation Assumptions
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