Scotiabank Has Bearish Outlook for AvePoint FY2026 Earnings

AvePoint, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVPT) – Analysts at Scotiabank reduced their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of AvePoint in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, March 5th. Scotiabank analyst J. Vandrick now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.13 for the year, down from their prior estimate of $0.14. Scotiabank has a “Sector Outperform” rating and a $17.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for AvePoint’s current full-year earnings is ($0.03) per share.

AvePoint (NASDAQ:AVPT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported $0.07 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.09 by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $114.69 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $110.94 million. AvePoint had a net margin of 8.34% and a return on equity of 8.19%.

AVPT has been the topic of several other reports. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of AvePoint in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Cantor Fitzgerald cut their target price on AvePoint from $18.00 to $15.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Evercore decreased their target price on AvePoint from $22.00 to $18.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Zacks Research downgraded AvePoint from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Citigroup cut their price objective on shares of AvePoint from $15.00 to $13.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $17.11.

AvePoint Stock Performance

AVPT opened at $11.09 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $2.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 69.32 and a beta of 1.12. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $11.86 and its 200 day moving average is $13.53. AvePoint has a fifty-two week low of $9.85 and a fifty-two week high of $20.25.

Insider Activity at AvePoint

In related news, Chairman Xunkai Gong sold 27,998 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $13.39, for a total transaction of $374,893.22. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman directly owned 14,920,668 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $199,787,744.52. This represents a 0.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 26.19% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Global Retirement Partners LLC bought a new position in AvePoint during the third quarter valued at $26,000. Kestra Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of AvePoint during the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd raised its position in shares of AvePoint by 698.8% during the 3rd quarter. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd now owns 2,069 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 1,810 shares in the last quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of AvePoint by 68.4% in the 2nd quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,263 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,000 after acquiring an additional 919 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vestcor Inc bought a new position in shares of AvePoint in the 3rd quarter valued at about $45,000. 44.49% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About AvePoint

AvePoint, Inc (NASDAQ:AVPT) is a leading software provider specializing in data management, governance, and compliance solutions for Microsoft 365 and related cloud platforms. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey, the company offers a comprehensive suite of cloud-based and on-premises tools designed to help organizations migrate, manage, and protect their collaboration data. AvePoint’s flagship Cloud Platform delivers backup, governance, reporting, and migration services for SharePoint, Teams, Exchange, OneDrive, and Salesforce environments.

With a customer base spanning thousands of organizations across more than 100 countries, AvePoint serves enterprises, government agencies, and educational institutions seeking to ensure data security, regulatory compliance, and operational resilience.