Aware, Inc. (NASDAQ:AWRE – Get Free Report) CEO Ajay Amlani acquired 10,433 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 3rd. The shares were bought at an average cost of $1.21 per share, with a total value of $12,623.93. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer directly owned 949,167 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,148,492.07. The trade was a 1.11% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link.
Aware Trading Up 5.8%
NASDAQ:AWRE traded up $0.07 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $1.28. The company had a trading volume of 34,763 shares, compared to its average volume of 43,939. The firm has a market cap of $27.71 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -3.20 and a beta of 1.01. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $1.33 and its 200-day moving average price is $1.43. Aware, Inc. has a 52 week low of $1.02 and a 52 week high of $2.95.
Aware (NASDAQ:AWRE – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The software maker reported ($0.12) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.10) by ($0.02). Aware had a negative return on equity of 33.56% and a negative net margin of 51.92%.The firm had revenue of $3.25 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.70 million.
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Institutional Trading of Aware
Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Aware by 14.3% during the third quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 80,000 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $193,000 after acquiring an additional 10,000 shares during the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its position in shares of Aware by 1.6% during the 1st quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 655,712 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $820,000 after acquiring an additional 10,139 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Aware by 1.6% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 840,650 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $2,026,000 after purchasing an additional 13,070 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Aware by 71.6% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 34,595 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $55,000 after buying an additional 14,436 shares in the last quarter. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Aware in the 4th quarter worth about $30,000. Institutional investors own 24.39% of the company’s stock.
About Aware
Aware, Inc is a technology company specializing in biometric software and image processing solutions. Its core offerings include fingerprint, face and iris recognition algorithms, biometric template management, and mobile enrolment tools designed to capture and verify identities in secure environments. The company’s software development kits (SDKs) and web services APIs enable system integrators, device manufacturers and application developers to embed biometric and forensic capabilities into their products and services.
Founded in 1986 and headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts, Aware evolved from an imaging technology provider into a leading vendor of biometric software.
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