Hercules Capital, Inc. vs LandBridge Company LLC, two Asset Management stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where HCXY and LB diverge most: on ev/ebitda, HCXY reads 20632.3 and LB reads 46.5; on p/e, HCXY reads 12.2 and LB reads 76.4. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | HCXY | LB |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $24.82 | $86.32 |
| Market cap | $4.6B | $6.6B |
| Sector | Financial Services | Financial Services |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| P/E | 12.2 | 76.4 |
| P/B | 2.04 | 7.99 |
| P/S | 8.65 | 29.48 |
| EV/EBITDA | 20632.3 | 46.5 |
| Revenue growth | +12.3% | +47.7% |
| Operating margin | — | 66.1% |
| Net margin | 71.3% | 16.5% |
| Return on equity | 16.9% | 4.5% |
| Return on assets | 8.2% | 2.7% |
| Debt / equity | 1.03 | 0.64 |
| Current ratio | — | 7.27 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 1.30 | 6.36 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 9 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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