Aware (AWRE) Competitors $1.66 +0.03 (+1.84%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.64 -0.01 (-0.90%) As of 04:30 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AWRE vs. KVHI, CMTL, CSCO, QCOM, PANW, MSI, FFIV, JNPR, CIEN, and SATSShould you be buying Aware stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Aware include KVH Industries (KVHI), Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL), Cisco Systems (CSCO), QUALCOMM (QCOM), Palo Alto Networks (PANW), Motorola Solutions (MSI), F5 (FFIV), Juniper Networks (JNPR), Ciena (CIEN), and EchoStar (SATS). These companies are all part of the "communications equipment" industry. Aware vs. KVH Industries Comtech Telecommunications Cisco Systems QUALCOMM Palo Alto Networks Motorola Solutions F5 Juniper Networks Ciena EchoStar KVH Industries (NASDAQ:KVHI) and Aware (NASDAQ:AWRE) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends. Does the media prefer KVHI or AWRE? In the previous week, Aware had 17 more articles in the media than KVH Industries. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Aware and 1 mentions for KVH Industries. KVH Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Aware's score of 0.28 indicating that KVH Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment KVH Industries 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Aware 2 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is KVHI or AWRE more profitable? KVH Industries has a net margin of -15.99% compared to Aware's net margin of -44.06%. KVH Industries' return on equity of -3.96% beat Aware's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets KVH Industries-15.99% -3.96% -3.38% Aware -44.06%-14.46%-10.72% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in KVHI or AWRE? 73.7% of KVH Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.4% of Aware shares are held by institutional investors. 20.7% of KVH Industries shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.7% of Aware shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, KVHI or AWRE? KVH Industries has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aware has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation & earnings, KVHI or AWRE? Aware has lower revenue, but higher earnings than KVH Industries. KVH Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aware, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKVH Industries$109.98M0.95-$15.42M-$0.49-10.90Aware$16.58M2.11-$7.31M-$0.25-6.64 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KVHI or AWRE? KVH Industries received 114 more outperform votes than Aware when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.94% of users gave Aware an outperform vote while only 64.50% of users gave KVH Industries an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformKVH IndustriesOutperform Votes25864.50% Underperform Votes14235.50% AwareOutperform Votes14470.94% Underperform Votes5929.06% SummaryAware beats KVH Industries on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Aware News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AWRE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AWRE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAwarePrepackaged software IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$35.01M$26.39B$25.09B$8.39BDividend YieldN/A1.74%2.89%4.11%P/E Ratio-4.61118.7844.3819.71Price / Sales2.1122.372,068.55120.55Price / CashN/A86.0634.7834.62Price / Book1.029.276.704.50Net Income-$7.31M$436.62M$739.31M$248.22M7 Day PerformanceN/A0.03%-0.32%0.56%1 Month Performance7.79%22.57%13.46%13.17%1 Year Performance-10.75%19.24%52,670.39%7.30% Aware Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AWREAware0.7054 of 5 stars$1.66+1.8%N/A-12.4%$35.01M$16.58M-4.6180Trending NewsGap UpKVHIKVH Industries1.3032 of 5 stars$5.19flatN/A+1.3%$101.72M$109.98M-5.35650Positive NewsCMTLComtech Telecommunications3.1797 of 5 stars$2.02+11.0%$6.38+215.6%-12.9%$59.28M$496.64M-0.201,990Gap UpCSCOCisco Systems4.7571 of 5 stars$63.92+0.5%$68.00+6.4%+34.6%$254.29B$55.62B27.9183,300Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeQCOMQUALCOMM4.941 of 5 stars$153.70+0.8%$192.08+25.0%-24.7%$168.76B$42.29B16.4251,000Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionPANWPalo Alto Networks4.3897 of 5 stars$194.30+0.7%$203.46+4.7%+16.3%$128.65B$8.57B109.4712,600Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionMSIMotorola Solutions4.6405 of 5 stars$425.26+0.3%$513.25+20.7%+15.4%$70.98B$10.96B46.1220,000Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeFFIVF53.6944 of 5 stars$285.70+0.3%$282.56-1.1%+65.0%$16.41B$2.94B28.407,090Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeJNPRJuniper Networks4.3726 of 5 stars$36.13+0.2%$40.00+10.7%+4.1%$12.08B$5.20B42.0110,900Positive NewsCIENCiena4.2633 of 5 stars$81.01-0.3%$77.62-4.2%+61.6%$11.55B$4.05B142.138,080Positive NewsInsider TradeGap DownSATSEchoStar1.4115 of 5 stars$22.00-5.9%$23.75+8.0%+17.1%$6.30B$15.68B-2.402,300 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies KVH Industries Competitors Comtech Telecommunications Competitors Cisco Systems Competitors QUALCOMM Competitors Palo Alto Networks Competitors Motorola Solutions Competitors F5 Competitors Juniper Networks Competitors Ciena Competitors EchoStar Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:AWRE) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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