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Cohen & Steers Inc (CNS) vs Hercules Capital, Inc. (HTGC)

Cohen & Steers Inc and Hercules Capital, Inc. are both Asset Management companies. Cohen & Steers Inc is the larger, with a market value of $3.6B against $3.1B — 1.1× the size. Hercules Capital, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 7.8× against 21.3×. Hercules Capital, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 12.3% against 7.42%. Hercules Capital, Inc. has the higher net margin (67.7% vs 28.8%) and the lower return on invested capital (4.64% vs 285.4%). Both pay a dividend; Hercules Capital, Inc. yields more (11.5% vs 3.78%). Across the 20 metrics below, Cohen & Steers Inc leads on 10 and Hercules Capital, Inc. on 10.

Valuation

Metric CNS HTGC Asset Management median
P/E 21.29 7.83 13.99
P/S 6.15 5.36 2.76
P/B 5.49 1.34 0.85
Price to free cash flow 52.49 360.46 8.32
EV/EBITDA — — —
EV/Sales — — —
Earnings yield 4.70% 12.77% 4.72%
Free cash flow yield 1.91% 0.28% 4.44%

Profitability

Metric CNS HTGC Asset Management median
Gross margin 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Operating margin 32.90% 78.48% 33.42%
Net margin 28.82% 67.68% 13.37%
Free cash flow margin 11.71% 1.49% 12.36%
Return on equity 28.16% 17.32% 4.79%
Return on assets 20.38% 8.54% 1.55%
Return on invested capital 285.43% 4.64% 2.97%

Growth

Metric CNS HTGC Asset Management median
Revenue growth (TTM) 7.42% 12.34% 7.42%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 0.00% 14.91% (6.67%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 5.40% 13.14% 12.51%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 14.88% 8.37% 0.00%

Health

Metric CNS HTGC Asset Management median
Debt to equity 0.00 1.03 0.44
Current ratio 12.46 1.37 1.30
Net debt to EBITDA (2.97) 5.21 1.02

Dividend

Metric CNS HTGC Asset Management median
Dividend yield 3.78% 11.48% 6.60%
Payout ratio 0.81 0.94 0.94

Size

Metric CNS HTGC Asset Management median
Market cap 3.55b 3.12b 694.86m

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