Hercules Capital falls after earnings miss estimates

Hercules Capital

13/02/2026 16:27

** Shares of business development company Hercules Capital HTGC.N fall 6.2% to $15.57

** Co posted net investment income of $87 million or 48 cents per share on Thursday, below analysts' estimates of $91 million or 49 cents per share

** Piper Sandler downgrades HTGC to "neutral" from "overweight" and cuts PT to $17.50 from $20.50

** HTGC's software exposure is 35% and could face negative headlines, noise and potential difficulty in business models with AI disruption a risk, brokerage says

** 7 of 9 analysts rate stock "strong buy" or "buy" and 2 "hold"; their median PT is $19.50 - data compiled by LSEG

** Including session's move, HTGC down 25.7% in the last 12 months

(Reporting by Pragyan Kalita in Bengaluru)

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