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

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

Aware Stock Performance

Shares of AWRE stock opened at $1.51 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $32.02 million, a P/E ratio of -4.19 and a beta of 0.71. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $1.63 and a 200 day moving average price of $1.77. Aware has a fifty-two week low of $1.35 and a fifty-two week high of $2.97.

Aware (NASDAQ:AWRE) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 5th. The software maker reported ($0.06) earnings per share for the quarter. Aware had a negative net margin of 44.06% and a negative return on equity of 14.46%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Aware stock. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Aware, Inc. (NASDAQ:AWRE) by 28.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 168,740 shares of the software maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 37,828 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC owned about 0.80% of Aware worth $316,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. 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.