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

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

Aware Trading Up 0.7 %

NASDAQ AWRE opened at $1.50 on Monday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $1.65 and its 200 day simple moving average is $1.91. The firm has a market capitalization of $31.81 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -4.17 and a beta of 0.77. Aware has a 1 year low of $1.35 and a 1 year high of $2.97.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Aware

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Corsair Capital Management L.P. bought a new stake in shares of Aware during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $146,000. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in 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 buying an additional 37,828 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its stake 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 worth $1,414,000 after buying an additional 25,800 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 24.39% of the company’s stock.

About Aware

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.