Geode Capital Management LLC Raises Stake in Aware, Inc. (NASDAQ:AWRE)

Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in Aware, Inc. (NASDAQ:AWRE) by 28.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 168,740 shares of the software maker’s stock after buying an additional 37,828 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC owned approximately 0.80% of Aware worth $316,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Separately, Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its holdings in shares of Aware by 3.7% during the second 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. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 24.39% of the company’s stock.

Aware Price Performance

AWRE opened at $1.67 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $35.41 million, a P/E ratio of -4.64 and a beta of 0.72. Aware, Inc. has a 1-year low of $1.35 and a 1-year high of $2.97. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $1.57 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $1.89.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, StockNews.com initiated coverage on shares of Aware in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. They set a “buy” rating for the company.

Aware 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.