Geode Capital Management LLC Grows Position in Aware, Inc. (NASDAQ:AWRE)

Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Aware, Inc. (NASDAQ:AWRE) by 28.9% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 168,740 shares of the software maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 37,828 shares during the quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Aware were worth $316,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Separately, Corsair Capital Management L.P. purchased a new stake in shares of Aware in the third quarter valued at $146,000. 24.39% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Aware Trading Up 4.4 %

NASDAQ AWRE opened at $1.67 on Tuesday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $1.57 and its 200-day moving average price is $1.89. The stock has a market cap of $35.41 million, a PE ratio of -4.64 and a beta of 0.72. Aware, Inc. has a 12 month low of $1.35 and a 12 month high of $2.97.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, StockNews.com initiated coverage on shares of Aware in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. They issued a “buy” rating on the 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.