HTGC (Hercules Capital) Margin of Safety % (DCF Dividends Based): N/A (As of Jul. 14, 2026)

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HTGC Hercules Capital Inc HTGC
60 GF Score
Price $15.92
GF Value $18.79
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 5 Warning Signs
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What is Hercules Capital Margin of Safety % (DCF Dividends Based)?

Margin of Safety % (DCF Dividends Based) = (Intrinsic Value: DCF (Dividends Based) - Current Price) / Intrinsic Value: DCF (Dividends Based).

Note: Discounted Dividend model is only suitable for companies who have a consistant distribution history with more than 5 years. If the company's dividends does not remain steady over a long period, results may not be accurate due to the low consistency. The model is also only suitable for predictable companies (Business Predictability Rank higher than 1-Star). If the company's Predictability Rank is 1-Star or Not Rated, the data will not be stored into our database.

Hercules Capital's Predictability Rank is 1-Star. Thus, the DCF related results in the screener and portfolio will appear as zero and Margin of Safety % (DCF Dividends Based) is not calculated.

HTGC vs JPC, FSK, DBRG: Margin of Safety % (DCF Dividends Based) Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, Hercules Capital's Margin of Safety % (DCF Dividends Based), along with its competitors' market caps and Margin of Safety % (DCF Dividends Based) data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Hercules Capital Margin of Safety % (DCF Dividends Based) vs Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Hercules Capital's Margin of Safety % (DCF Dividends Based) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hercules Capital's Margin of Safety % (DCF Dividends Based) falls into.


HTGC
60GF Score
Hercules Capital Inc HTGC
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Is Hercules Capital (HTGC) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Hercules Capital stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $15.92 is trading 15.3% below its estimated GF Value™ of $18.79. GuruFocus considers Hercules Capital to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for HTGC:

  • Margin of Safety % (DCF Dividends Based): N/A
  • GF Value™: $18.79 vs. price of $15.92 (15.3% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 60/100 with 5 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the HTGC stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Hercules Capital Business Description

Other Exchanges 0J4M:UK19H:Germany
Address 1 North B Street, Suite 2000, San Mateo, CA, USA, 94401
Hercules Capital Inc is a specialty finance company focused on providing senior secured loans to high-growth, venture capital-backed, and institutional-backed companies in a variety of technology and life sciences industries. The company's primary business objectives are to increase its net income, net investment income, and net asset value (NAV) through its investments mainly in structured debt or senior secured debt instruments of venture capital-backed and institutional-backed companies across a variety of technology-related industries at attractive yields. It finances companies belonging to computer software and hardware, networking systems, semiconductors, medical devices, bio-pharmaceutical, and other related sectors.
60GF Score

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$15.92
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$18.79
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