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

by · The Markets Daily

Aware, Inc. (NASDAQ:AWRE – Get Free Report) was the target of a significant decline in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 38,300 shares, a decline of 8.4% from the November 30th total of 41,800 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 51,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.7 days. Approximately 0.3% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Aware

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Corsair Capital Management L.P. purchased a new position in shares of Aware during the 3rd quarter valued at $146,000. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Aware by 28.9% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 168,740 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $316,000 after purchasing an additional 37,828 shares during the period. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its stake in shares of Aware by 3.7% during the 2nd quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 717,773 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $1,414,000 after buying an additional 25,800 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 24.39% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, StockNews.com started coverage on Aware in a research report on Tuesday. They set a “buy” rating for the company.

Check Out Our Latest Research Report on AWRE

Aware Trading Up 15.5 %

Shares of NASDAQ:AWRE traded up $0.25 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $1.86. The company had a trading volume of 218,584 shares, compared to its average volume of 52,287. Aware has a 52-week low of $1.35 and a 52-week high of $2.97. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $1.61 and its 200 day moving average price is $1.90. The stock has a market cap of $39.44 million, a P/E ratio of -5.17 and a beta of 0.77.

About Aware

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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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