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 20632.3 and RGLD reads 16.2; on debt / equity, HCXY reads 1.03 and RGLD reads 0.05. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | HCXY | RGLD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $24.82 | $236.28 |
| Market cap | $4.6B | $20.1B |
| Sector | Financial Services | Financial Services |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +14.7% |
| P/E | 12.2 | 26.1 |
| P/B | 2.04 | 2.63 |
| P/S | 8.65 | 12.99 |
| EV/EBITDA | 20632.3 | 16.2 |
| Revenue growth | +12.3% | +93.2% |
| Gross margin | — | 64.6% |
| Operating margin | — | 62.1% |
| Net margin | 71.3% | 47.7% |
| Return on equity | 16.9% | 9.7% |
| Return on assets | 8.2% | 7.8% |
| Dividend yield | — | 0.8% |
| Debt / equity | 1.03 | 0.05 |
| Current ratio | — | 2.92 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 1.30 | 6.54 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 9 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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