Analysts Conflicted on These Financial Names: Hercules Capital (HTGC), Trupanion (TRUP) and Citizens Financial (CFG)

Companies in the Financial sector have received a lot of coverage today as analysts weigh in on Hercules Capital (HTGC – Research Report), Trupanion (TRUP – Research Report) and Citizens Financial (CFG – Research Report).

Hercules Capital (HTGC)

Piper Sandler analyst Crispin Love maintained a Buy rating on Hercules Capital today and set a price target of $21.50. The company’s shares closed last Thursday at $19.30, close to its 52-week high of $19.43.

According to TipRanks.com, Love is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 8.6% and a 59.7% success rate. Love covers the NA sector, focusing on stocks such as Ellington Residential Mortgage, Ellington Financial, and PennyMac Mortgage.

Hercules Capital has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of $19.83, representing a 2.2% upside. In a report issued on April 29, Wells Fargo also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a $19.50 price target.

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Trupanion (TRUP)

In a report released today, John Barnidge from Piper Sandler maintained a Hold rating on Trupanion, with a price target of $22.00. The company’s shares closed last Thursday at $23.78.

According to TipRanks.com, Barnidge is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 9.1% and a 57.4% success rate. Barnidge covers the Financial sector, focusing on stocks such as American Equity Investment Life, Corebridge Financial, Inc., and F&G Annuities & Life Inc.

The word on The Street in general, suggests a Moderate Buy analyst consensus rating for Trupanion with a $34.67 average price target.

Citizens Financial (CFG)

Piper Sandler analyst Scott Siefers maintained a Buy rating on Citizens Financial today and set a price target of $41.00. The company’s shares closed last Thursday at $34.99, close to its 52-week high of $36.38.

According to TipRanks.com, Siefers is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 8.7% and a 58.6% success rate. Siefers covers the Financial sector, focusing on stocks such as Old National Bancorp Capital, Huntington Bancshares, and JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Currently, the analyst consensus on Citizens Financial is a Moderate Buy with an average price target of $38.46, representing a 9.7% upside. In a report issued on April 24, Argus Research also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a $39.00 price target.

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