Equities research analysts at StockNews.com initiated coverage on shares of Aware (NASDAQ:AWRE – Get Free Report) in a report released on Saturday. The firm set a “buy” rating on the software maker’s stock.
Aware Trading Up 2.1 %
Shares of Aware stock opened at $1.67 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $1.61 and its 200-day simple moving average is $1.86. The company has a market cap of $35.30 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -4.62 and a beta of 0.72. Aware has a 1 year low of $1.35 and a 1 year high of $2.97.
Institutional Trading of Aware
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its stake 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 raised 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 purchasing an additional 37,828 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Corsair Capital Management L.P. bought a new stake in shares of Aware during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $146,000. 24.39% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
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.
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