Hercules Capital Stock News

I visualize my portfolio as a galley ship with rowers (steady compounders) and sails (high-yielding securities) for balanced growth and income. In 2025, my goal is to refocus on rowers to enhance dividend growth, using Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) as a primary vehicle. I've sold high-risk stocks and reinvested in higher-yielding, safer options, but my portfolio is now too weighted towar...

BDCs are currently exposed to multiple structural headwinds. It is very difficult to substantiate a bullish case for the BDC sector. In my view, to achieve alpha, one would have to go far out on the risk curve.

Hercules Capital's premium to NAV is justified by its strong two-decade performance, technology focus, and potential for record-breaking growth in 2025. The BDC's high recurring interest income and supplemental dividends make it a reliable choice for passive income investors. Hercules Capital's technology-oriented investments, including equity stakes in successful companies, offer significant l...

INDIANAPOLIS , Dec. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Remodel Health , the #1 Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement (ICHRA) provider for brokers, today announced it has raised more than $100 million from Oak HC/FT and Hercules Capital, Inc. (NYSE: HTGC)  in growth funding. Remodel Health has raised more than $100 million from Oak HC/FT and Hercules Capital, Inc. in growth funding.

The financial outlook for many BDCs is not promising. Already lower base rates will continue to depress results in Q4 reports. The trajectory for SOFR is not great either.

Private credit/BDC investments offer exposure to structural growth and a significant portfolio yield enhancement. Yet, we have to be extra careful of not falling into value traps and investing in unsustainable yields, which are abundant in the inherently risky sector. In this article, I share a BDC portfolio that has ~10.5% yield, healthier fundamentals than the average in the space, and, impor...

Hercules Capital offers an attractive income yield (~8.4% regular dividends) and focuses on US businesses in technology, life sciences, SaaS, and renewable technology sectors. Since Hercules Capital offers attractive distributions (including supplemental dividends), investors should examine the safety of its payments, as HTGC is sensitive to FED policy. I provided a sensitivity analysis of Herc...

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hercules Capital, Inc. (NYSE: HTGC) (“Hercules” or the “Company”), the largest and leading specialty financing provider to innovative venture, growth and established stage companies backed by some of the leading and top-tier venture capital and select private equity firms, today announced that it has renewed and upsized its existing $225.0 million credit faci...