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Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (HRZN) Stock: Price, Forecast & Analyst Target

Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (HRZN) — MoonshotScore 74/100 (Strong band), calculated Oct 5, 2026. Price $4.58 (-0.87%), as of the Oct 5, 2026 trading session; market cap $229M.

Educational signal · not a buy or sell recommendation · How to read this

$4.58 −$0.04 (-0.87%) Market Cap $229M

Horizon Technology Finance Corporation · HRZN · NASDAQ

Horizon Technology Finance Corporation is a business development company (BDC) that provides financing to venture capital-backed companies. They specialize in secured debt and venture lending within the technology, life science, healthcare, and cleantech sectors.

Price as of Oct 5, 2026

Key Statistics

74 of 100

MoonshotScore v2 · Horizon Technology Finance (HRZN)

Strong
Business Quality Elite (88)
Financial Safety Okay (41)
Valuation Cheap (98)
Growth Durability Fading (37)
Momentum Slipping (20)
Why this rating? Method, drivers & history

Bands for the MoonshotScore: Exceptional 80-100 · Strong 65-79 · Fair 45-64 · Weak below 45.

  • Business Quality — Is this a genuinely good business?
  • Financial Safety — Could this blow up on me?
  • Valuation — Am I paying a fair price?
  • Growth Durability — Is the growth real and likely to last?
  • Momentum — Is the market already moving on this?
The ten-second read ·

Elite quality, at a dirt-cheap price, but weak growth, and the price trend has turned against it. Business Quality: Elite; Financial Safety: Okay; Valuation: Cheap; Growth Durability: Fading; Momentum: Slipping.

  • quarterly revenue $25M (Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 2026)
  • EPS beat 1 of 8
  • Altman Z 0.16 · Piotroski F 7

Holding back: weak price trend

Helping: business quality, an attractive price

What has the MoonshotScore done over time?

MoonshotScore snapshots recorded for HRZN (30 recorded, newest six shown)
RecordedScoreBand
77Strong
74Strong
74Strong
78Strong
78Strong
74Strong

The score moved from 77 in the stored Oct 4, 2026 snapshot to 74 in the current publication computed Oct 5, 2026 (-3); the largest pillar moves were Growth Durability -13.

Calculation uses the most recent completed US trading session. Live price changes do not update the score immediately.

Computed · Educational signal · not a buy or sell recommendation · How the MoonshotScore is computed →

Price & valuation

Dates shown where recorded
MeasureValueAs of
Latest provided price$4.58
Change on the day-0.87%
52-week range$3.80 – $6.85
Market capitalisation$229M
Price / earnings (trailing)11.59
Shares traded on the day384.4K

Price & events

Council Score · weighted blend of 2 available disciplines

Council score for Horizon Technology Finance (HRZN): Bullish Lean

74/100 · A

Council is a separate blend of available disciplines; MoonshotScore above remains the five-pillar research rating.

5-Factor Breakdown

Growth Durability Neutral
Momentum Weak
Business Quality Strong
Financial Safety Neutral
Valuation Strong

Legends Council

5 lenses, 5 current

AI simulations built from the named investors' published principles. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or the opinion of these individuals. How these lenses are built

Dalio-style lens (simulated) Ray Dalio Favorable read
Griffin-style lens (simulated) Ken Griffin Favorable read
Englander-style lens (simulated) Izzy Englander Favorable read
Klarman-style lens (simulated) Seth Klarman Favorable read
Moon AI lens (model) Favorable read

Read on: Oct 5, 2026

Munger's Mindset

Balance Sheet & Valuation · historical

Financial Health Neutral
Margin of Safety Fairly Valued
Profit Margin Weak
Revenue Growth Moderate
Debt/Equity Weak
ROE Neutral
Gross Margin Strong

Read on: Sep 9, 2026 · older than the 27 hours refresh window; not a current reading

How to read these bars and different assessments

Council is a separate blend of available disciplines; MoonshotScore above remains the five-pillar research rating.

Bars show each model's ordered assessment on its own scale, not a probability or a comparable investment return. The adjacent words give the assessment; more filled segments indicate a stronger model reading.

On Sep 9, 2026, the Munger lens read the price at that time as fairly valued against its own estimate of value.

Readings on this page are from Oct 6, 2026, except a card that shows its own read date.

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1 · What is it?

What is Horizon Technology Finance (HRZN), and what does it report?

Short answer · as of

A current FMP business description is unavailable; the listing and provider classification below are the available identity facts. Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (HRZN) is listed on NASDAQ. It is led by Michael Phillip Balkin. In Q2 FY2026 it reported revenue of $25M and net income of -$37M. The market values it at $229M.

2 · Latest results

What do the latest results show for Horizon Technology Finance (HRZN)?

Short answer · as of

The most recent reported quarter, Q2 FY2026, carried revenue of $25M. Against analyst estimates the company has EPS beat 1 of 8 reports.

Quarterly income statement — 4 quarters
Revenue, net income and earnings per share by quarter
PeriodRevenueNet incomeEPS
Q2 FY2026$25M-$37M-$0.57 (diluted)
Q1 FY2026$24M$3M$0.06 (diluted)
Q4 FY2025$19M$9M$0.21 (diluted)
Q3 FY2025$42M$31M$0.67 (diluted)
3 · Financial strengths and risks

What are the financial strengths and risks for Horizon Technology Finance (HRZN)?

Short answer

The MoonshotScore pillars rate business quality, an attractive price as strengths. What is holding it back is weak price trend. The distress and quality screens read Altman Z 0.16 · Piotroski F 7. Trailing ratios: ROE 1.5% · ROA 0.6% · current ratio 1.97 · earnings yield 1.7% · free-cash-flow yield 65.6%.

Data-derived red flags

  • Financial-distress signal — its Altman Z-Score of 0.16 sits in the distress zone (elevated bankruptcy risk).
  • Inconsistent delivery — missed Wall Street EPS estimates in 5 of the last 8 reported quarters.
4 · What to check next?

What should you watch next at Horizon Technology Finance (HRZN)?

Short answer · as of

Current published price targets run low $4.50 · high $5.50 · consensus $5.00 · median $5.00 against a quoted price of $4.58 (as of Oct 5, 2026).

What the records here don't tell us

  • No forward revenue or earnings estimate is on file.
  • The next earnings date is not yet scheduled in the calendar we read.

Checked against the records this page reads, on the dates shown above.

5 · Peer comparison

How does Horizon Technology Finance compare with its peers?

Short answer

Horizon Technology Finance's score ranks 6th of 13 in the bounded comparison shown, against 12 same-model peers. These are company scores, not expected investment returns. The set lists named competitors first, then companies in the same data-provider industry classification closest in market value; that classification is the provider's, not our judgment of business similarity.

Peer set — price, market value and MoonshotScore
CompanyPriceMarket valueScore
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation (OCSL) Named competitor$11.83 Oct 5, 2026$1.05B94 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026
Prospect Capital Corporation (PSEC) Named competitor$1.93 Oct 5, 2026$987M91 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026
WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. (WHF) Same industry, near in market value$7.07 Oct 5, 2026$152M89 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026
Chicago Atlantic BDC, Inc. (LIEN) Same industry, near in market value$9.57 Oct 5, 2026$219M80 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026
CION Investment Corporation (CION) Same industry, near in market value$6.93 Oct 5, 2026$349M79 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026
Horizon Technology Finance (HRZN) — this page$4.58$229M74
Saratoga Investment Corp 7.50% (SAV) Same industry, near in market value$24.70 Oct 5, 2026$401M63 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026
Rice Acquisition Corporation 3 (KRSP) Same industry, near in market value$10.55 Oct 5, 2026$485M63 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026
GSR IV Acquisition Corp. (GSRF) Same industry, near in market value$10.27 Oct 5, 2026$244M54 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026
Trailblazer Acquisition Corp. Class A Ordinary Shares (BLZR) Same industry, near in market value$10.23 Oct 5, 2026$352M53 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026
Galata Acquisition Corp. II Class A Ordinary Shares (LATA) Same industry, near in market value$10.21 Oct 5, 2026$176M52 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026
GigCapital8 Corp. (GIW) Same industry, near in market value$10.18 Oct 5, 2026$261M51 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026
FutureCrest Acquisition Corp. (FCRS) Same industry, near in market value$10.24 Oct 5, 2026$368M50 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026

Only 5-pillar scores are ranked together. Other models are not directly comparable. Price and score dates are shown separately; market-value dates are unavailable.

The records behind this page

Analyst targets & estimates

What analysts have on file

Price target, low to high
$4.50 – $5.50
Consensus target
$5.00
Median target
$5.00

Consensus record · Captured .

Measured against a quoted price of $4.58 (as of Oct 5, 2026).

Insider activity

Form 4 records via FMP · Available records within the last 180 days, newest dated Jun 10, 2026 (coverage not recorded)

Transactions
10
Identified insiders
6
Purchases
7
Sales
0
Other transactions
3

Purchases and sales use the reported transaction category. Other transactions include awards, exercises, gifts, withholding and unclassified activity; an acquisition or disposition alone is not a purchase or sale. These records do not establish intent.

What has been published about Horizon Technology Finance (HRZN)?

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Investor Questions: HRZN Stock

These answers are editorial: 1 of these 9 answers is drawn from the HRZN research dossier (written May 10, 2026 by gemini-2.0-flash); the other 8 are question templates that restate figures shown above. Figures in this section are not part of the source register.

What does the MoonshotScore mean for HRZN?

HRZN carries the MoonshotScore stated above — the Strong band. This is an educational research signal, not a buy or sell recommendation. The number comes from the five-pillar engine (business quality, financial safety, valuation, growth durability, momentum), re-ranked daily against sector peers. Horizon Technology Finance Corporation is a business development company (BDC) that provides financing to venture capital-backed companies.

Is HRZN a good stock to buy?

Stock Expert AI does not rate HRZN buy, sell or hold. Horizon Technology Finance Corporation carries a MoonshotScore, in the Strong band, a research rating against its peers rather than a forecast. Whether it fits is your call: check what it sells, whether it earns and what the price assumes. This is educational content, not investment advice.

What is the HRZN stock price today?

The last price recorded on this page for Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (HRZN) is $4.58, as of the Oct 5, 2026 trading session (source: Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote). It is a provider snapshot, not a live exchange feed, so check a brokerage quote before you trade.

What is the HRZN price target?

The analyst consensus price target for Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (HRZN) is $5.00 (range $4.50 to $5.50, median $5.00), per FMP data captured Oct 5, 2026. Targets are analyst opinions and change often; they are not a Stock Expert AI forecast.

What do analysts say about HRZN stock?

Key valuation metrics such as P/E ratio and dividend yield are closely monitored. Analyst ratings and price targets reflect expectations for the company's future performance, but investors should conduct their own due diligence and consider their own investment objectives before making any decisions.

What are the key factors to evaluate for HRZN?

Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (HRZN) holds a MoonshotScore in the high range. P/E: 11.59x. Analysts target $5.00 (+9%). Not financial advice.

How frequently does HRZN data refresh on this page?

HRZN's price is the last quote we recorded, from the Oct 5, 2026 trading session. Pages are served from a cache, so the copy you are reading can lag that quote. The quote is a provider snapshot, not an exchange feed. Fundamentals follow quarterly filings. V2 is recalculated from the most recent completed US trading session; the score's own date shows its last successful run.

What has driven HRZN's recent stock price performance?

Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (HRZN) moves on earnings results, analyst revisions, sector rotation, and market sentiment. Notable catalyst: High dividend yield provides attractive income for investors. See the News tab for the latest drivers. Past performance does not predict future results.

Should investors consider HRZN overvalued or undervalued right now?

Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (HRZN) trades at 11.59x earnings. Analysts target $5.00 (+9%) — near fair value. Compare P/E, P/S, and EV/EBITDA against sector peers for a full view.

Disclaimer: This content is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research and consult a financial advisor.

Machine-generated analysis by Stock Expert AI — model gemini-2.0-flash, generated May 10, 2026. Editorial oversight is systemic, not page-by-page. Editorially accountable: Sedat ANAK, Founder and Editor-in-Chief.

Sources — records for every figure on this page (21 figures)

The 21 rows below are exactly the facts the evidence-backed sections of this page printed — the 10-second verdict, the MoonshotScore, price and market value, the five questions with their receipts, and the records behind this page. Known dates and sources are recorded on their own rows; an em dash or UNRECORDED tier preserves a stored observation without inventing either. The quarterly income statement is provider-standardized (FMP) under one row, and scale definitions — a 0-100 rating, the band ladder, the Piotroski 0–9 range — are fixed rather than measured. No number in those sections was generated by a model. The register does not cover quoted third-party headlines, the dated council readings, or the Frequently Asked Questions; each of those says where it came from where it stands.

"As of" is the date the value is true for where the source carries one — a quarter end, a filing date, a price close, the day the score was computed. A cached observation with no source date remains undated; the page publication date is not used as a substitute.

FMP — 14 facts from Financial Modeling Prep endpoint families

FMP facts used on this page
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px.lastLatest provided price$4.58FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote — Dated to the US trading session the price belongs to, derived from the quote record's timestamp (weekend and pre-open reads roll back to the previous weekday; exchange holidays are not modelled). The record does not establish an exchange execution time. Retrieved 2026-10-05T21:44:28.377Z.
px.changeChange on the day-0.87%FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote
px.mcapMarket capitalisation$229MFMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote — Date unknown Market cap record date: 2026-10-05. FMP quote timestamp: 2026-10-05T20:00:02.000Z. Captured from FMP at 2026-10-05T21:44:27.371Z. No share-count basis is inferred; this page preserves the reported amount instead of recalculating it from shares.
px.change_absChange on the day, in dollars−$0.04FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote
fin.q_revenueRevenue, Q2 FY2026$25MFMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) · income statement (quarterly)
px.pePrice / earnings (trailing)11.59FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote
px.volumeShares traded on the day384.4KFMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote
fin.q_incomeNet income, Q2 FY2026-$37MFMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) · income statement (quarterly)
fin.q_tableQuarterly income statement4 quarters through Q2 FY2026FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) · income statement (quarterly), as filed
earn.ptStored analyst price targetslow $4.50 · high $5.50 · consensus $5.00 · median $5.00FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) · price-target consensus — Captured Oct 5, 2026 · Coverage not supplied
earn.pt_rangeAnalyst price target, low to high$4.50 – $5.50FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) · price-target consensus — Captured Oct 5, 2026 · Coverage not supplied
earn.pt_consensusConsensus analyst price target$5.00FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) · price-target consensus — Captured Oct 5, 2026 · Coverage not supplied
earn.pt_medianMedian analyst price target$5.00FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) · price-target consensus — Captured Oct 5, 2026 · Coverage not supplied
own.insidersInsider transactions via FMP10 transactions · 7 purchases, 0 sales, 3 other transactions · 6 identified insiders · available records within the last 180 days, newest dated Jun 10, 2026 (coverage not recorded)FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP), carrying Form 4 transaction records — Purchases and sales use the reported transaction category. Other transactions include awards, exercises, gifts, withholding and unclassified activity; an acquisition or disposition alone is not a purchase or sale. These records do not establish intent.

UNRECORDED — 5 facts from stored observations whose source was not recorded

UNRECORDED facts used on this page
Fact IDFactValue as shownAs ofTierSource
earn.historyReported versus estimated, recent quartersEPS beat 1 of 8UNRECORDEDStored earnings-history observation — Captured 2026-09-08 · Expired observation
fin.scoresDistress and quality screensAltman Z 0.16 · Piotroski F 7UNRECORDEDStored financial-scores observation — Captured 2026-10-03 · Expired observation
px.range5252-week range$3.80 – $6.85UNRECORDEDStored company-profile observation — Captured 2026-10-01
id.ceoChief executiveMichael Phillip BalkinUNRECORDEDStored company-profile observation — Captured 2026-10-01
fin.ratiosReturn and yield ratios (trailing twelve months)ROE 1.5% · ROA 0.6% · current ratio 1.97 · earnings yield 1.7% · free-cash-flow yield 65.6%—UNRECORDEDStored key metrics — Date unknown

OURS — 2 facts from Stock Expert AI's own score and rank

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ours.moonshotMoonshotScore v274 of 100 · Strong · pillars 88 / 41 / 98 / 37 / 20OURSStock Expert AI MoonshotScore v2 engine
ours.moonshot_changeMoonshotScore movement77 (stored snapshot Oct 4, 2026) → 74 (current publication computed Oct 5, 2026) (-3)OURSStock Expert AI current score publication and immutable score snapshots
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