NYSE: HTGC · Asset Management
Over the past week, Hercules Capital (HTGC) drew about 20 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Sell. The crowd averages 17% bullish but is deeply split: Reddit runs 33% bullish while X sits at just 0%. Wall Street is more constructive, with 7 of 9 analysts rating HTGC a buy.
There is little buzz around HTGC this week and little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Sell.
Wall Street’s 78% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from X at 0% to Reddit at 33%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
Across 9 analysts the consensus is a Strong Buy: 7 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $19.50.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits just below the neutral line, momentum is cooling and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is a Sell.
Analysts sit 61 points above the crowd average of 17%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: Reddit reads 33% bullish while X sits at 0%, a 33-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, Hercules Capital (HTGC) buzz held subdued around 24.9 while the price drifted down 5.2% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 1.2M shares. Updated Oct 10, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, HTGC lost 2.5%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 24.6 and was variable, swinging between 14.3 and 34.8. Recent volume is in line with the 30-day average, reflecting steady institutional and retail participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 9 of the 17 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.
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| Adanos signal | Sell |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Strong Buy (7 / 2 / 0) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 17% |
| Avg price target | $19.50 |
| Most bullish source | Reddit, 33% |
| Most bearish source | X, 0% |
| Sentiment spread | 33 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 20 |
| Market cap | $3.1B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 8.2 · 8.6 |
| EPS · Beta | $2.01 · 0.8 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $566.2M · 68% margin |
| Industry | Asset Management |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, Hercules Capital (HTGC) currently carries an Adanos sell signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 17% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 20 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around Hercules Capital (HTGC) is fairly quiet with 3 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 4 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 33% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is stable, suggesting steady attention.
The crowd reads bearish on Hercules Capital (HTGC), averaging 17% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are Reddit at 33% bullish and X at 0%, a 33-point spread. On the professional side, 7 of 9 analysts rate HTGC a buy.
Of the 9 analysts covering Hercules Capital (HTGC), 7 rate it a buy, 2 a hold and 0 a sell, for a strong buy consensus. The average price target is $19.50. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 17% bullish.
Hercules Capital (HTGC)'s cross-source average is bearish at 17% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. Reddit reads 33% bullish, News reads 19% bullish and x coverage is the most negative at 0% bullish. The combined signal points to broad sell-side pressure with 93/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is bearish for Hercules Capital (HTGC) at 17% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. The most bearish reading is x at 0% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling across News. The sell signal carries 93/100 conviction.
News is the dominant discussion channel with 16 mentions (80% of total volume). Reddit contributes 3 mentions and X contributes 1 mention. The cross-source average is bearish at 17% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. HTGC's sell signal at 93/100 conviction reflects a bearish cross-source average at 17% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
The HTGC sentiment page is regenerated from the latest 7-day tracking window at each build. Data reflects the most recent Reddit posts, tweets and news articles available in the current publishing cycle.
Peers are ranked first by matching the Sell signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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