Hercules Capital (NYSE:HTGC) reported quarterly earnings of $0.49 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.48 by 1.45 percent. This is a 3.92 percent decrease over earnings of $0.51 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $138.100 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $135.050 million by 2.26 percent. This is a 10.26 percent increase over sales of $125.248 million the same period last year.