John Stafford III Buys 57,937 Shares of Aware (NASDAQ:AWRE) Stock

Aware, Inc. (NASDAQ:AWRE) Director John Stafford III acquired 57,937 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were bought at an average price of $1.25 per share, for a total transaction of $72,421.25. Following the completion of the purchase, the director owned 5,221,954 shares in the company, valued at $6,527,442.50. This trade represents a 1.12% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

Aware Stock Down 3.2%

AWRE traded down $0.04 during trading on Thursday, reaching $1.21. 85,925 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 42,700. Aware, Inc. has a 12-month low of $1.02 and a 12-month high of $2.95. The company’s 50-day moving average is $1.31 and its two-hundred day moving average is $1.77. The company has a market cap of $26.17 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -3.36 and a beta of 0.89.

Aware (NASDAQ:AWRE) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The software maker reported ($0.16) earnings per share for the quarter. Aware had a negative net margin of 45.31% and a negative return on equity of 29.66%. The company had revenue of $3.39 million for the quarter.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Aware in a report on Monday, April 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Sell rating, According to MarketBeat.com, Aware currently has a consensus rating of “Sell”.

Institutional Trading of Aware

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Aware by 71.6% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 34,595 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $55,000 after purchasing an additional 14,436 shares in 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. Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc. bought a new stake in Aware during the third quarter valued at approximately $42,000. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. bought a new position in shares of Aware in the 3rd quarter worth $193,000. Finally, CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Aware by 14.3% in the 3rd quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 80,000 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $193,000 after buying an additional 10,000 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 24.39% of the company’s stock.

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.