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

Aware, Inc. (NASDAQ:AWRE) was the target of a large drop in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 33,300 shares, a drop of 24.8% from the March 31st total of 44,300 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 53,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Aware Stock Performance

AWRE traded down $0.02 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $1.71. 11,619 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 28,829. Aware has a 1 year low of $1.05 and a 1 year high of $2.10. The stock has a market capitalization of $36.05 million, a PE ratio of -4.89 and a beta of 0.78. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $1.80 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $1.65.

Aware (NASDAQ:AWRE) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 12th. The software maker reported ($0.07) earnings per share for the quarter. Aware had a negative net margin of 40.09% and a negative return on equity of 14.28%. The firm had revenue of $4.37 million for the quarter.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Aware

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in Aware stock. Thompson Davis & CO. Inc. acquired a new position in Aware, Inc. (NASDAQ:AWRE) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 93,666 shares of the software maker’s stock, valued at approximately $156,000. Thompson Davis & CO. Inc. owned about 0.45% of Aware at the end of the most recent quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.