Key Points
- Aware CEO Ajay Amlani bought 9,480 shares on May 8 at an average price of $1.30, a total purchase of $12,324. After the trade, he owned 892,374 shares, a 1.07% increase in his stake.
- The stock opened at $1.26 and remains well below its 52-week high of $2.95, with a market cap of $27.25 million and a 200-day moving average of $1.78.
- Aware reported a quarterly loss of $0.16 per share on $3.39 million in revenue, and the stock currently carries an average Sell rating from analysts, including a recent “sell (d-)” from Weiss Ratings.
Aware, Inc. (NASDAQ:AWRE - Get Free Report) CEO Ajay Amlani bought 9,480 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 8th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $1.30 per share, with a total value of $12,324.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 892,374 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,160,086.20. The trade was a 1.07% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link.
Aware Stock Performance
AWRE stock opened at $1.26 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $27.25 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -3.50 and a beta of 0.89. Aware, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $1.02 and a fifty-two week high of $2.95. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $1.32 and a 200-day moving average of $1.78.
Aware (NASDAQ:AWRE - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The software maker reported ($0.16) earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $3.39 million for the quarter. Aware had a negative return on equity of 29.66% and a negative net margin of 45.31%.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Separately, Weiss Ratings restated a "sell (d-)" rating on shares of Aware in a research note on Monday, April 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Sell rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Sell".
Read Our Latest Analysis on AWRE
Institutional Trading of Aware
Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. XTX Topco Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Aware during the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC boosted its stake 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 valued at $193,000 after purchasing an additional 10,000 shares in the last quarter. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Aware in the 3rd quarter valued at $193,000. Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc. purchased a new position in Aware in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $42,000. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Aware by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 840,650 shares of the software maker's stock worth $2,026,000 after purchasing an additional 13,070 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 24.39% of the company's stock.
Aware Company Profile
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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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