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

StockNews.com assumed coverage on shares of Aware (NASDAQ:AWRE) in a research note published on Wednesday. The firm issued a buy rating on the software maker’s stock.

Aware Stock Down 4.0 %

NASDAQ:AWRE opened at $1.44 on Wednesday. Aware has a 52 week low of $1.42 and a 52 week high of $2.97. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $1.88 and its two-hundred day moving average is $1.98. The company has a market capitalization of $30.53 million, a P/E ratio of -4.00 and a beta of 0.82.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Aware

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its position in 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 acquiring an additional 25,800 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew 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 purchasing an additional 37,828 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Corsair Capital Management L.P. purchased a new stake in Aware during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $146,000. 24.39% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.