Aware (NASDAQ:AWRE) Now Covered by Analysts at StockNews.com

StockNews.com initiated coverage on shares of Aware (NASDAQ:AWRE) in a research report sent to investors on Tuesday. The brokerage issued a buy rating on the software maker’s stock.

Aware Stock Performance

Aware stock opened at $1.95 on Tuesday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $1.61 and its two-hundred day moving average is $1.90. The firm has a market cap of $41.35 million, a P/E ratio of -5.42 and a beta of 0.77. Aware has a 52 week low of $1.35 and a 52 week high of $2.97.

Institutional Trading of Aware

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AWRE. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its stake in shares of Aware by 3.7% in the 2nd quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 717,773 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $1,414,000 after purchasing an additional 25,800 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Aware by 28.9% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 168,740 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $316,000 after acquiring an additional 37,828 shares during the period. Finally, Corsair Capital Management L.P. acquired a new position in Aware during the third quarter valued at approximately $146,000. 24.39% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Aware Company Profile

Aware, Inc, an authentication company, provides biometrics software products and solutions for government agencies and commercial entities in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company offers biometric software solution, including Knomi, a mobile biometric framework which provides multiple biometric modality options; AwareABIS, an automated biometric identification system used for large-scale biometric identification and deduplication; AFIX suite used for small-scale law enforcement focused biometric identification; and AFIX Tracker for fingerprint, palmprint, and latent print identification, as well as AFIX Face, AFIX Verifier, AFIX Identifier, AFIX Comparator, AFIX Engine, and AFIX NIST Transaction Engine.