Aware (AWRE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Aware, Inc. is a biometric software and technology company that develops solutions for identity management, authentication and biometric recognition. Its products are designed to help organizations enroll, verify and identify individuals using biometric characteristics such as fingerprints, facial features and irises.

The company offers biometric software development tools, identity management platforms and automated biometric identification systems. Its technologies support applications including border management, immigration, law enforcement, defense, government identification programs, workforce access and mobile authentication. Aware also provides related professional services, integration support and software maintenance.

Founded in 1986 and headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts, Aware serves government agencies, systems integrators and commercial organizations in the United States and international markets. Its offerings are used in identity and security programs where reliable biometric enrollment, matching and authentication are required.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $1.08 to $1.14
• 50-Day Range: $1.07 to $1.28
• 52-Week Range: $1.02 to $2.84
• Volume: 2,795 shs
• Average Volume: 40,988 shs
• Market Capitalization: $24.43 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Sell

Aware Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Aware scored higher than 21% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 501st out of 598 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Sell

Consensus Rating

Aware has received a consensus rating of Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Aware has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Aware is -2.80, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Aware is -2.80, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Aware has a P/B Ratio of 0.92. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.70% of the float of Aware has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Aware has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.36, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Aware has recently increased by 20.86%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Aware does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Aware does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.11

News Sentiment

Aware has a news sentiment score of -0.11. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.47 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Aware this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $32,104.00 in company stock, which represents 0.1314% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Aware insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $32,104.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

34.30% of the stock of Aware is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

24.39% of the stock of Aware is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Today: 10/05/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/28/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Software
• Sub-Industry: Application Software
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:AWRE
• CIK: 1015739
• Web: www.aware.com
• Phone: (781) 382-5160
• Fax: 781-276-4001
• Employees: 80
• Year Founded: 1986

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.40)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$5.87 million
• Net Margins: -51.92%
• Pretax Margin: -50.49%
• Return on Equity: -35.21%
• Return on Assets: -24.33%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 3.73
• Quick Ratio: 3.73

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $17.29 million
• Price / Sales: 1.41
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $1.22 per share
• Price / Book: 0.92

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 21,810,000
• Free Float: 14,331,000
• Market Cap: $24.43 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.04