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 87654.7 and LB reads 47.3; on p/e, HCXY reads 14.1 and LB reads 79.3. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What LB's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | HCXY | LB |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $25.17 | $76.91 |
| Market cap | $5.0B | $5.9B |
| Sector | Financial Services | Financial Services |
| Stage | Growth | Growth |
| P/E | 14.1 | 79.3 |
| P/B | 2.22 | 7.34 |
| P/S | 9.37 | 28.76 |
| EV/EBITDA | 87654.7 | 47.3 |
| Revenue growth | +13.3% | +58.3% |
| Operating margin | — | 57.2% |
| Net margin | 62.8% | 15.7% |
| Return on equity | 14.9% | 4.0% |
| Return on assets | 6.9% | 2.4% |
| Debt / equity | 1.14 | 0.66 |
| Current ratio | — | 3.15 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 1.27 | 6.29 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 4 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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