Hercules Capital (NYSE:HTGC) reported quarterly earnings of $0.48 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $0.49 by 1.64 percent. This is a 2.04 percent decrease over earnings of $0.49 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $137.430 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $138.892 million by 1.05 percent. This is a 12.85 percent increase over sales of $121.784 million the same period last year.