Hercules Capital, Inc. vs SSR MINING INC., two Asset Management stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where HCXY and SSRM diverge most: on debt / equity, HCXY reads 1.14 and SSRM reads 0.01; on revenue growth, HCXY reads +13.3% and SSRM reads +78.6%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What SSRM'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 | SSRM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $25.17 | $28.57 |
| Market cap | $5.0B | $6.2B |
| Sector | Financial Services | Financial Services |
| Stage | Growth | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | -4.7% |
| P/E | 14.1 | — |
| P/B | 2.22 | — |
| P/S | 9.37 | — |
| EV/EBITDA | 87654.7 | — |
| Revenue growth | +13.3% | +78.6% |
| Operating margin | — | 51.6% |
| Net margin | 62.8% | 12.2% |
| Return on equity | 14.9% | 5.2% |
| Return on assets | 6.9% | 3.9% |
| Debt / equity | 1.14 | 0.01 |
| Current ratio | — | 5.33 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 1.27 | 3.64 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 4 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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