Aware, Inc. (NASDAQ:AWRE) Sees Large Decrease in Short Interest

Aware, Inc. (NASDAQ:AWRE) was the recipient of a significant drop in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 44,500 shares, a drop of 28.7% from the January 15th total of 62,400 shares. Approximately 0.4% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 64,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.7 days.

Aware Stock Down 3.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ AWRE traded down $0.05 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $1.61. The company had a trading volume of 36,473 shares, compared to its average volume of 38,169. Aware has a 12 month low of $1.35 and a 12 month high of $2.97. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $1.62 and its 200-day simple moving average is $1.83.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, StockNews.com began coverage on Aware in a report on Sunday, February 9th. They set a “buy” rating on the stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Aware

A hedge fund recently raised its stake 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 and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 168,740 shares of the software maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 37,828 shares during the quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC owned about 0.80% of Aware worth $316,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 24.39% of the stock is 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.