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

Analysts at StockNews.com began coverage on shares of Aware (NASDAQ:AWRE) in a report issued on Sunday. The firm set a “buy” rating on the software maker’s stock.

Aware Price Performance

Shares of AWRE stock opened at $1.52 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $32.22 million, a P/E ratio of -4.22 and a beta of 0.77. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $1.71 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $1.92. Aware has a one year low of $1.35 and a one year high of $2.97.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Aware

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in AWRE. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Aware by 28.9% in the third 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 in the last quarter. Corsair Capital Management L.P. bought a new stake in shares of Aware in the 3rd quarter valued at about $146,000. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its holdings 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 in the last quarter. 24.39% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.