Aware, Inc. (NASDAQ:AWRE) Short Interest Update

Aware, Inc. (NASDAQ:AWRE) was the target of a large growth in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 47,300 shares, a growth of 10.3% from the September 30th total of 42,900 shares. Currently, 0.4% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 57,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.8 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Aware

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Aware stock. Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its stake in shares of Aware, Inc. (NASDAQ:AWRE) by 3.7% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 717,773 shares of the software maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 25,800 shares during the quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC owned approximately 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.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, StockNews.com started coverage on shares of Aware in a report on Tuesday, September 24th. They set a “buy” rating for the company.

Aware Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ AWRE opened at $2.07 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $2.05 and its 200-day moving average price is $1.99. The stock has a market capitalization of $43.65 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -6.27 and a beta of 0.80. Aware has a 12-month low of $1.05 and a 12-month high of $2.97.

Aware (NASDAQ:AWRE) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 8th. The software maker reported ($0.05) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Aware had a negative net margin of 26.49% and a negative return on equity of 9.01%. The business had revenue of $4.32 million for the quarter.

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.