Aware (NASDAQ:AWRE) Director John Stafford III Purchases 16,754 Shares of Stock

Aware, Inc. (NASDAQ:AWRE) Director John Stafford III bought 16,754 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, March 13th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $1.28 per share, for a total transaction of $21,445.12. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 5,121,954 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,556,101.12. The trade was a 0.33% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website.

Aware Price Performance

NASDAQ:AWRE opened at $1.17 on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $1.73 and a 200 day moving average price of $2.11. The stock has a market cap of $25.27 million, a P/E ratio of -4.18 and a beta of 0.84. Aware, Inc. has a one year low of $1.10 and a one year high of $2.95.

Aware (NASDAQ:AWRE) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, March 4th. The software maker reported ($0.07) earnings per share for the quarter. Aware had a negative net margin of 33.97% and a negative return on equity of 21.19%. The company had revenue of $4.66 million during the quarter.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Aware in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Sell rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Sell”.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Aware

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new position in Aware in the fourth quarter valued at about $30,000. Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc. bought a new stake in Aware in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $42,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in Aware by 71.6% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 34,595 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $55,000 after purchasing an additional 14,436 shares in the last quarter. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Aware in the third quarter valued at about $193,000. Finally, CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Aware by 14.3% during the 3rd quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 80,000 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $193,000 after purchasing an additional 10,000 shares in the last quarter. 24.39% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Aware Company Profile

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.