Aware (NASDAQ:AWRE) Coverage Initiated at StockNews.com

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

Aware Stock Performance

NASDAQ AWRE opened at $1.50 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $31.80 million, a PE ratio of -4.17 and a beta of 0.82. Aware has a 52-week low of $1.35 and a 52-week high of $2.97. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $1.81 and a 200 day simple moving average of $1.96.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Aware

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of AWRE. Corsair Capital Management L.P. purchased a new stake in Aware in the third quarter worth $146,000. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Aware by 28.9% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 168,740 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $316,000 after acquiring an additional 37,828 shares during the period. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC increased its holdings in Aware by 3.7% in the 2nd quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 717,773 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $1,414,000 after acquiring an additional 25,800 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 24.39% of the company’s stock.

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.