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

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

Aware Stock Down 1.8 %

Shares of NASDAQ AWRE opened at $1.65 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $34.99 million, a P/E ratio of -4.58 and a beta of 0.72. Aware has a twelve month low of $1.35 and a twelve month high of $2.97. The company has a 50 day moving average of $1.58 and a 200 day moving average of $1.90.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of AWRE. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in Aware by 28.9% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 168,740 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $316,000 after buying an additional 37,828 shares during the last quarter. Corsair Capital Management L.P. purchased a new position in shares of Aware during the third quarter valued at approximately $146,000. Finally, 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. 24.39% of the stock is owned by 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.