Hercules Capital, Inc. vs Royal Gold, Inc, two Asset Management stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where HCXY and RGLD diverge most: on ev/ebitda, HCXY reads 87654.7 and RGLD reads 16.3; on debt / equity, HCXY reads 1.14 and RGLD reads 0.08. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What RGLD's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | HCXY | RGLD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $25.17 | $196.78 |
| Market cap | $5.0B | $16.7B |
| Sector | Financial Services | Financial Services |
| Stage | Growth | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +15.7% |
| P/E | 14.1 | 23.8 |
| P/B | 2.22 | 2.24 |
| P/S | 9.37 | 12.81 |
| EV/EBITDA | 87654.7 | 16.3 |
| Revenue growth | +13.3% | +69.6% |
| Gross margin | — | 67.1% |
| Operating margin | — | 63.3% |
| Net margin | 62.8% | 48.5% |
| Return on equity | 14.9% | 8.5% |
| Return on assets | 6.9% | 6.7% |
| Dividend yield | — | 0.9% |
| Debt / equity | 1.14 | 0.08 |
| Current ratio | — | 3.52 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 1.27 | 5.45 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 4 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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