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HTGC vs CNS // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Hercules Capital Inc. (NYSE) VS. Cohen & Steers Inc (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: HTGC 3
— CNS 3
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: CNS
LAST: $16.59 (-1.83%) • MKT CAP: $3.16B
fcf-yield
-13.46%
LAST: $72.48 (-0.59%) • MKT CAP: $3.75B
fcf-yield
-3.37%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (HTGC VS. CNS)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | HTGC | CNS | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 15.30% | 33.70% | -18.40 | CNS | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 19.7x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | -13.46% | -3.37% | -10.09 | CNS | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | — | — | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 10.31% | 3.39% | +6.92 | HTGC | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 2/9 | 2/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 55.5 | 53.5 | +2.00 | HTGC | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 8.6x | 22.8x | -14.20 | HTGC | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $3.16B | $3.75B | -$586.1M | CNS | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | HTGC REV | CNS REV | HTGC GROSS % | CNS GROSS % | HTGC FCF | CNS FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $0 | $0 | — | — | -$425.8M | -$126.4M |
| FY 2024 | $0 | $0 | — | — | -$118.1M | $85.0M |
| FY 2023 | $0 | $0 | — | — | $68.3M | $172.0M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
HTGC // BETA —
CNS // BETA —