Aware, Inc. (NASDAQ:AWRE) Shares Sold by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP decreased its holdings in Aware, Inc. (NASDAQ:AWRE) by 0.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 903,999 shares of the software maker’s stock after selling 7,082 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP’s holdings in Aware were worth $1,763,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Aware Stock Down 1.2%

AWRE opened at $1.63 on Thursday. Aware, Inc. has a 52-week low of $1.35 and a 52-week high of $2.97. The company has a 50 day moving average of $1.59 and a two-hundred day moving average of $1.60. The company has a market cap of $34.38 million, a P/E ratio of -4.53 and a beta of 0.82.

Aware (NASDAQ:AWRE) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The software maker reported ($0.08) EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of $3.61 million for the quarter. Aware had a negative net margin of 44.06% and a negative return on equity of 14.46%.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Ajay K. Amlani bought 28,950 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 7th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $1.50 per share, for a total transaction of $43,425.00. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer now owns 234,439 shares in the company, valued at $351,658.50. This trade represents a 14.09% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Over the last three months, insiders bought 54,713 shares of company stock worth $83,558. 29.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, StockNews.com initiated coverage on shares of Aware in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. They set a “buy” rating for the company.

About Aware

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.