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Track AWRE free→NASDAQInformation TechnologySoftware - ApplicationSnapshot 2026-06-15
Recent financial performance sits well below its industry cohort — worth keeping an eye on, though it has not freshly broken.
Recent financial performance is weak, and earnings quality is fragile, reported profits aren't backed by cash. Management's recent track record has been fairly steady, and the company has a capital-friendly stance. Risk is high, and compared with sector peers, it is below typical. Peer multiples imply a price about 82% above where it trades (it looks cheap on this basis); the read is cheap, value-trap risk, as it trades below peer multiples while recent financials are weak. This analysis is provisional.
Daily closes. Earnings/event dots are placed inline.
A consensus fair price across 2 valuation methods, at three horizons. Current price $1.43. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
No-growth: today's peer multiple on trailing earnings. The headline read.
Embeds projected growth. Leans optimistic by design. Upside context.
We take the 12-month fair value above and grade our own number — how the market prices this name versus what we'd justify, and where the two diverge.
At $1.43 AWRE trades at 2× p/s, below its 3× p/s peer median. Our $8.19 fair value sits above the price; medium confidence. Not investment advice.
One valuation read at a 12-month horizon, plus how price compares to peers and the company's own history.
The price implies about 83% below a flat-multiple fair value, below our forecast of about 9%. This describes what's priced in, not a forecast of the move.
TTM earnings are negative, so the read leans on sales- and cash-flow-based methods rather than P/E. This is a data condition, not a forward call.
Only weak execution quality, a turbulent sector regime (Heating) — not the full expensive x weak x turbulent stack.
Each factor is a parallel diagnostic with a clear read of what it shows and how names like it have historically fared. Never aggregated into a single score.
Operating income rose in 1 of the last 3 quarter-over-quarter moves. Historically, Information Technology names rated weak grew net income 63% of the time over the next year (vs 62% for the rest of the cohort, n=2777).
Over the trailing year it converted -1.28x of net income into operating cash flow. Historically, Information Technology names rated fragile grew net income 46% of the time over the next year (vs 65% for the rest of the cohort, n=2129).
Not enough signal yet.
Not enough signal to read sensitivity to the broad stock market, the US dollar, long-term interest rates, Fed net liquidity, real (inflation-adjusted) rates.
6 material management or governance events in the past 24 months, led by executive changes. Historically, Information Technology names rated neutral grew net income 64% of the time over the next year (vs 57% for the rest of the cohort, n=1040).
The next print and the backdrop around it (sector regime and the AI cycle). Context for the path, not a forecast of returns.
via XLK
Tailwind = sector leading the S&P 500; headwind = trailing. Both can be constructive. Historically, headwind regimes have averaged stronger forward returns than tailwind.
How management runs the business: capital, margins, balance sheet, and how reliably they guide and deliver.
A guidance track record builds as the company issues and delivers on guidance.
What a normal day, a bad day, and the worst of the last year would mean for a $10,000 position.
On a typical day, $10k can swing ±$313.
How much price usually moves either way.
On a bad day, this stock has moved -$661.
A rough but not unusual down day (about the 95th percentile).
In the worst 12 months, $10k could have lost $6,122.
Deepest peak-to-trough drop in the last year.
Past results, not a forecast. Not investment advice.
The most important moves since the prior daily snapshot.
No material changes since the prior snapshot.
as of 2026-06-15
Specific, dated things to watch for, each with what would confirm it and what would prove it wrong.
Why it matters: The earnings report will show if Aware Inc can improve its weak financial status. Investors will look for signs of recovery.
Confirms one read:Earnings show a profit. They also show a big drop in losses from last quarters.
Confirms the other:Earnings report shows more losses. Financial metrics have gotten worse.
Recent news graded against this company's own objectives — whether it reinforces or challenges the thesis, and how confirmed it is.
No graded news catalysts for AWRE yet.
Conditional scenarios: if X happens, the view would shift in this direction. These are not predictions.
Recent SEC 8-K filings ranked by likely impact, confidence, and recency.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION. On April 29, 2026, Aware, Inc. issued the press release, attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1, describing the results of operations and financial condition of the company as of and for the quarter ended March 31, 2026.
Whether the overall read has been drifting up or down lately, and how it's changed since last week.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
Long-thesis check; widest uncertainty.
TTM earnings are negative. P/E-based methods drop out and the estimate leans on sales- and cash-flow-based methods. A data condition, not a forward call.
For similar setups historically (n=20,154): about 33% saw a 20%+ drawdown, and roughly 76% of those did not recover within the year. These are historical base rates for the cohort, not a forecast of this stock.
Looks cheaper than most peers in the same business.
Self-history needs ~20 months of data.
Trailing four: 2025-Q1, 2025-Q2, 2025-Q3, 2026-Q1
A side-by-side read on sector standing, valuation, and risk versus Application Software.
| Stock | Sector standing | Valuation | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
AWRE Aware Inc/MA | Below typical Show detailsSector percentile: 10 of 100 | inexpensive | high |
ORCL Oracle Corporation | Typical Show detailsSector percentile: 66 of 100 | expensive | elevated |
PLTR Palantir Technologies | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 82 of 100 | expensive | elevated |
SAP SAP SE | — | — | elevated |
APP AppLovin | Typical Show detailsSector percentile: 60 of 100 | expensive | elevated |
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-15.
Context label only: describes the market state (e.g. real bear vs narrative panic, healthy uptrend vs late-stage froth). It is not a per-ticker buy/sell signal and does not predict factor performance.
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-15.
Priorities management has stated in recent disclosures, with status and evidence drawn from earnings calls, filings, and press releases.
Management aims to reduce operating expenses by $4 million annually starting Q2 2026.
Newly stated in 2026-Q1. Operating income was negative at -$3.65M in 2026-Q1, indicating a need for cost reduction. Management's plan to cut $4M annually is a new initiative, with no prior quarters for comparison yet.
“We expect to reduce operating expenses by $4.0 million on an annualized basis, starting in Q2 2026.”
Focus on large, durable opportunities to drive multi-year recurring revenue and product leverage.
Newly stated in 2025-Q4. Revenue declined from $5.13M in 2025-Q3 to $3.39M in 2026-Q1, showing limited progress in achieving growth through large opportunities. Management's focus on durable opportunities is yet to show substantive revenue impact.
“We remain focused on pursuing large, durable opportunities that translate into multi-year recurring revenue.”
Engage in M&A activities to strengthen strategic positioning.
Newly stated in 2026-Q1. The company entered into a material definitive agreement, indicating strategic M&A activity. However, the financial impact is not yet reflected in the revenue, which decreased to $3.39M in 2026-Q1 from $4.66M in 2025-Q4.
“Entry into a material definitive agreement as part of M&A activity.”
Why it matters: If sector revenue growth slows, it may impact Aware Inc's performance. Investors will assess how this affects the company.
Confirms:Sector revenue growth reported below its median for the last year.
Disproves:Sector revenue growth remains above its median.
DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS, ELECTION OF DIRECTOR; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS. On April 13, 2026, the Compensation Committee of our board of directors (the “Compensation Committee”) approved the Aware, Inc. Executive Bonus Plan for 2026 (the “Plan”) and established performance goals and target bonuses thereunder. Pursuant to the Plan, each of Ajay Amlani, our Chief Executive Officer and President, Brian Krause, our Chief Reven…
ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION. On March 4, 2026, Aware, Inc. issued the press release, attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1, describing the results of operations and financial condition of the company as of and for the quarter ended December 31, 2025.
DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS, ELECTION OF DIRECTOR; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS. Mohamed Lazzouni, the Chief Technology Officer of Aware, Inc. (the “Company”), has left the Company, effective March 10, 2026. In connection with Mr. Lazzouni’s departure, the Company entered into a separation agreement with Mr. Lazzouni on March 10, 2026 (the “Separation Agreement”), which provides for the implementation of the severance arrangemen…