Aware (NASDAQ:AWRE) Now Covered by Analysts at StockNews.com

StockNews.com initiated coverage on shares of Aware (NASDAQ:AWRE) in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday. The firm set a “buy” rating on the software maker’s stock.

Aware Stock Down 0.7 %

NASDAQ AWRE opened at $1.49 on Wednesday. Aware has a 52 week low of $1.43 and a 52 week high of $2.97. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $1.92 and a 200 day moving average price of $1.99. The firm has a market cap of $31.59 million, a PE ratio of -4.14 and a beta of 0.82.

Institutional Trading of Aware

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Aware stock. Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its holdings in Aware, Inc. (NASDAQ:AWRE) by 3.7% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 717,773 shares of the software maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 25,800 shares during the quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC owned 3.40% of Aware worth $1,414,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. 24.39% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.