Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Lowers TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC (NYSE:TPVG) Price Target to $6.50

TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC (NYSE:TPVG) had its price target decreased by analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $7.00 to $6.50 in a research report issued on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a “market perform” rating on the investment management company’s stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods’ price objective would suggest a potential upside of 20.15% from the stock’s previous close.

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on TPVG. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, December 6th. Weiss Ratings raised TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Zacks Research upgraded TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, December 8th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC from $5.50 to $5.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $6.05.

TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Stock Up 2.7%

TPVG stock traded up $0.14 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $5.41. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 451,385 shares, compared to its average volume of 378,518. TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC has a 12 month low of $5.03 and a 12 month high of $7.66. The company has a 50 day moving average of $6.07 and a two-hundred day moving average of $6.10. The firm has a market capitalization of $218.56 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.36 and a beta of 1.37.

TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC (NYSE:TPVG) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 4th. The investment management company reported $0.25 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.26 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $3.42 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $23.78 million. TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC had a net margin of 36.02% and a return on equity of 12.88%. On average, analysts anticipate that TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC will post 1.4 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC

In other TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC news, insider Sajal Srivastava purchased 47,741 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 5th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $6.81 per share, with a total value of $325,116.21. Following the transaction, the insider owned 1,318,220 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,977,078.20. This trade represents a 3.76% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO James Labe purchased 47,741 shares of TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 5th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $6.81 per share, with a total value of $325,116.21. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,318,220 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,977,078.20. This represents a 3.76% increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders have bought 1,318,182 shares of company stock worth $8,540,309. Insiders own 1.46% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in TPVG. XTX Topco Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC during the 4th quarter worth about $354,000. Oxford Asset Management LLP purchased a new position in TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC in the 4th quarter valued at $74,000. Millennium Management LLC boosted its stake in TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC by 20.3% during the 4th quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 28,036 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $183,000 after purchasing an additional 4,729 shares during the last quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC by 13.1% during the fourth quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. now owns 59,383 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $388,000 after buying an additional 6,864 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Trexquant Investment LP raised its position in shares of TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC by 48.1% in the fourth quarter. Trexquant Investment LP now owns 190,996 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $1,249,000 after buying an additional 62,023 shares during the last quarter. 12.77% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC

Here are the key news stories impacting TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Management outlined a push toward AI-related investments and set a quarterly fundings target of $25M–$50M for 2026, signaling a clearer growth deployment plan that could lift future yield and portfolio growth. TriplePoint outlines $25M–$50M fundings target
• Positive Sentiment: Despite a slight quarterly earnings miss, the stock rose after the report — suggesting investors prioritized the strategic shift and forward deployment targets over the headline miss. Earnings miss but stock rises
• Neutral Sentiment: The full Q4 2025 earnings call transcript is available for investors wanting details on portfolio composition, credit performance, and management commentary. Reviewing the transcript can clarify how the firm plans to source and price new deals. Earnings call transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Company press release and conference call materials are posted (detailed P&L metrics, conference call recording). Useful for modeling near-term dividend coverage and loan portfolio trends. Press release and financial results
• Negative Sentiment: Wells Fargo lowered its price target to $5.00 and moved TPVG to an “underweight” rating, which increases selling pressure and signals reduced analyst conviction. Wells Fargo cuts price target to $5.00
• Negative Sentiment: Q4 results showed EPS of $0.25 (missed consensus $0.26) and revenue of $3.42M vs. consensus ~$23.78M — the revenue shortfall and the small EPS decline from prior year are material negatives for near-term earnings visibility. Q4 misses on EPS and revenue

About TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC

TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Inc is a closed-end management investment company externally managed by TriplePoint Capital LLC. The firm specializes in providing customized debt and equity financing to growth-stage, venture capital– and private equity–backed companies. Its financing solutions include senior secured loans, unitranche facilities, subordinated debt and selective equity co-investments tailored to support expansion, working capital needs and strategic initiatives.

Launched in September 2018 and listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TPVG, TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC leverages the deep industry expertise and established underwriting capabilities of TriplePoint Capital, a venture lender since 2003.