Aware, Inc. (NASDAQ:AWRE) Short Interest Down 19.3% in August

Aware, Inc. (NASDAQ:AWRE) saw a large decrease in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 35,600 shares, a decrease of 19.3% from the August 15th total of 44,100 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 30,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.2 days.

Aware Stock Down 1.9 %

Shares of Aware stock traded down $0.03 during trading on Monday, reaching $1.53. 2,575 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 24,990. Aware has a twelve month low of $1.32 and a twelve month high of $2.10. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $1.54 and a 200-day moving average price of $1.62.

Aware (NASDAQ:AWRE) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 1st. The software maker reported ($0.13) earnings per share for the quarter. Aware had a negative net margin of 23.20% and a negative return on equity of 22.90%. The firm had revenue of $3.18 million during the quarter.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Aware

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in AWRE. HRT Financial LP bought a new position in Aware during the fourth quarter worth about $36,000. GMT Capital Corp bought a new position in shares of Aware during the 1st quarter valued at about $42,000. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. acquired a new position in shares of Aware in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $73,000. Morgan Stanley increased its stake in Aware by 47.8% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 49,451 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $85,000 after purchasing an additional 15,999 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Aware by 60.2% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 79,072 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $125,000 after buying an additional 29,705 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 24.97% of the company’s stock.

Aware Company Profile

Aware, Inc, a authentication company, provides biometrics software products and solutions for government agencies and commercial entities in the United States, Brazil, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company offers biometric software solution, which includes 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.