Short Interest in Aware, Inc. (NASDAQ:AWRE) Increases By 7.3%

Aware, Inc. (NASDAQ:AWRE) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 41,100 shares, an increase of 7.3% from the December 31st total of 38,300 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 62,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.7 days. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Aware Stock Performance

Shares of AWRE stock traded down $0.03 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $1.61. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 13,229 shares, compared to its average volume of 53,074. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $1.61 and a 200 day moving average price of $1.86. The stock has a market cap of $34.03 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -4.46 and a beta of 0.71. Aware has a 52-week low of $1.35 and a 52-week high of $2.97.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, StockNews.com began coverage on shares of Aware in a research report on Saturday. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock.

Institutional Trading of Aware

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Corsair Capital Management L.P. purchased a new stake in Aware during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $146,000. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings 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 worth $316,000 after purchasing an additional 37,828 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its stake in Aware by 3.7% during the second 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 during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 24.39% of the company’s stock.

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.