--- title: "Franklin Resources Inc. Boosts Stock Position in AvePoint, Inc. $AVPT" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/267674441.md" description: "Franklin Resources Inc. increased its stake in AvePoint, Inc. by 72.2% in Q2, owning 2,130,124 shares worth $41,133,000. Insider sales included Director John Chi On Ho and Chairman Xunkai Gong, reducing their positions by 14.83% and 11.97%, respectively. AvePoint's stock opened at $12.95, with analysts providing mixed ratings and price targets ranging from $17 to $22.50. The company reported Q3 earnings of $0.06 per share, missing estimates by $0.01, with revenue of $109.73 million." datetime: "2025-11-27T10:57:03.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/267674441.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/267674441.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/267674441.md) --- # Franklin Resources Inc. Boosts Stock Position in AvePoint, Inc. $AVPT Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its position in shares of AvePoint, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVPT - Free Report) by 72.2% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 2,130,124 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 893,384 shares during the quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. owned about 1.05% of AvePoint worth $41,133,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Summit Securities Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of AvePoint by 621.7% during the 1st quarter. Summit Securities Group LLC now owns 2,627 shares of the company's stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 2,263 shares during the period. Quarry LP lifted its holdings in AvePoint by 2,028.3% during the first quarter. Quarry LP now owns 3,831 shares of the company's stock valued at $55,000 after purchasing an additional 3,651 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC boosted its holdings in AvePoint by 109.4% in the 1st quarter. CWM LLC now owns 7,328 shares of the company's stock worth $106,000 after buying an additional 3,829 shares during the period. Covestor Ltd lifted its stake in AvePoint by 3,458.5% in the 1st quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 8,825 shares of the company's stock worth $127,000 after purchasing an additional 8,577 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc. purchased a new position in AvePoint during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $161,000. 44.49% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors. ## Insider Transactions at AvePoint In other AvePoint news, Director John Chi On Ho sold 650,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $15.21, for a total value of $9,886,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 3,732,679 shares in the company, valued at $56,774,047.59. This represents a 14.83% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Chairman Xunkai Gong sold 2,068,966 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $15.21, for a total transaction of $31,468,972.86. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman owned 15,220,668 shares in the company, valued at approximately $231,506,360.28. This represents a 11.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders sold 5,720,780 shares of company stock valued at $86,945,866. Company insiders own 26.19% of the company's stock. ## AvePoint Trading Up 2.8% Shares of AVPT stock opened at $12.95 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $14.27 and a 200 day moving average of $16.54. AvePoint, Inc. has a twelve month low of $11.49 and a twelve month high of $20.25. AvePoint (NASDAQ:AVPT - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 6th. The company reported $0.06 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.07 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $109.73 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $105.72 million. AvePoint had a return on equity of 0.66% and a net margin of 0.55%. AvePoint has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that AvePoint, Inc. will post -0.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. ## Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades Several research firms recently weighed in on AVPT. Morgan Stanley set a $18.30 price target on AvePoint in a report on Monday, October 20th. Scotiabank decreased their target price on AvePoint from $22.00 to $17.00 and set a "sector outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of AvePoint from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Sunday, November 9th. DA Davidson began coverage on shares of AvePoint in a report on Monday, September 22nd. They issued a "buy" rating and a $20.00 target price for the company. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald decreased their price objective on AvePoint from $22.50 to $18.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 7th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $19.03. **Get Our Latest Stock Report on AvePoint** ## AvePoint Company Profile (Free Report) AvePoint, Inc provides cloud-native data management software platform in North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific. It also offers software-as-a-service solutions and productivity applications. The company offers modularity and cloud services architecture to address critical challenges and the management of data to organizations that leverage third-party cloud vendors, including Microsoft, Salesforce, Google, AWS, Box, DropBox, and others; license and support; and maintenance services. ## Read More - Five stocks we like better than AvePoint - Why Invest in 5G? 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