Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Hercules Capital Inc shares valued at $7,043 were purchased by Follmann Christian on Jun 05 ’25. At $17.83 per share, Follmann Christian acquired 395 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 121,212 shares worth approximately $2.18 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Follmann Christian sold 395 shares, netting a total of over 7,043 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $17.83 each, the insider now holds 120,556 shares.
Before that, Theodosopoulos Nikos had added 5,999 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $104,923, the Director bought Hercules Capital Inc shares for $17.49 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 5,999 shares, worth approximately $0.21 million.
As published in a research note from Keefe Bruyette on December 12, 2024, Hercules Capital Inc [HTGC] has been rated up from a Mkt perform to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $21.50 from $19.50. Analysts at Compass Point downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in mid January. As of November 21, 2023, UBS has initiated its “Neutral” rating for HTGC. Earlier on August 30, 2023, Compass Point upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for HTGC stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing HTGC Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Hercules Capital Inc [NYSE: HTGC] plunged -0.66% to $17.96. The stock’s lowest price that day was $17.88, but it reached a high of $18.15 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.90%. Over the course of the year, Hercules Capital Inc shares have dropped approximately -7.96%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $22.04 on 02/19/25 and a 52-week low of $15.65 on 04/09/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Hercules Capital Inc (HTGC)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 17.84, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 17.73. In the upper region, resistance lies at 18.11. The next price resistance is at 18.27. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 52.59 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Hercules Capital Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Hercules Capital Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-05-30 dropping by -1.15 million shares to 5.35 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 6.5 million shares. A decline of -21.6% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.51 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.51.
Which companies own the most shares of Hercules Capital Inc (HTGC)?
In terms of Hercules Capital Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 19.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 7.85% from the previous closing price of $18.08. Analysts anticipate Hercules Capital Inc stock to reach 22 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 18. In spite of this, 17 analysts ranked Hercules Capital Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On August 04, 2023, Keefe Bruyette assigned a price target of “a Mkt perform” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $17.
