Hercules Capital, Inc. vs Texas Pacific Land Corporation, two Asset Management stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where HCXY and TPL diverge most: on debt / equity, HCXY reads 1.14 and TPL reads 0.00; on ev/ebitda, HCXY reads 87654.7 and TPL reads 39.5. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What TPL'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 | TPL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $25.17 | $397.72 |
| Market cap | $5.0B | $27.4B |
| Sector | Financial Services | Financial Services |
| Stage | Growth | Growth |
| P/E | 14.1 | 54.6 |
| P/B | 2.22 | 17.64 |
| P/S | 9.37 | 32.71 |
| EV/EBITDA | 87654.7 | 39.5 |
| Revenue growth | +13.3% | +15.1% |
| Operating margin | — | 77.0% |
| Net margin | 62.8% | 60.0% |
| Return on equity | 14.9% | 32.4% |
| Return on assets | 6.9% | 28.8% |
| Dividend yield | — | 0.5% |
| Debt / equity | 1.14 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | — | 4.23 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 1.27 | 8.39 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 4 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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