What is Scotiabank’s Forecast for AvePoint FY2026 Earnings?

AvePoint, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVPT) – Investment analysts at Scotiabank lowered their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of AvePoint in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, August 19th. Scotiabank analyst J. Vandrick now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.21 for the year, down from their previous estimate of $0.22. Scotiabank currently has a “Sector Outperform” rating and a $15.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for AvePoint’s current full-year earnings is $0.25 per share.

AvePoint (NASDAQ:AVPT) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $0.12 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.08 by $0.04. AvePoint had a net margin of 15.33% and a return on equity of 15.97%. The business had revenue of $124.50 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $121.38 million.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $16.00 target price on shares of AvePoint in a research report on Friday, August 7th. DA Davidson reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $18.00 price target on shares of AvePoint in a report on Monday, July 6th. Zacks Research downgraded AvePoint from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, August 10th. TD Cowen upped their price objective on AvePoint from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut AvePoint from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 1st. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $16.44.

AvePoint Stock Down 1.3%

NASDAQ AVPT opened at $13.07 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.85 and a beta of 1.16. AvePoint has a 52-week low of $8.84 and a 52-week high of $16.77. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $12.38 and a 200 day moving average price of $11.03.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Brian Michael Brown sold 5,176 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $13.06, for a total value of $67,598.56. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 809,664 shares in the company, valued at $10,574,211.84. This represents a 0.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 22.66% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in AvePoint by 118.5% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 323,055 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,665,000 after buying an additional 175,194 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its position in shares of AvePoint by 4.6% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 76,639 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,107,000 after acquiring an additional 3,340 shares in the last quarter. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of AvePoint during the first quarter valued at $276,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of AvePoint by 11.2% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 759,647 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,969,000 after acquiring an additional 76,403 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Focus Partners Wealth purchased a new stake in AvePoint during the 1st quarter worth about $737,000. 44.49% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

AvePoint Company Profile

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.