Aware (AWRE) Competitors $1.69 +0.06 (+3.68%) Closing price 03/27/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.62 -0.08 (-4.44%) As of 03/27/2025 06:37 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider 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 compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, profitability and media sentiment. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in KVHI or AWRE? 73.7% of KVH Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.4% of Aware shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.7% of KVH Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 28.0% of Aware shares are owned 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. 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% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KVHI or AWRE? KVH Industries received 121 more outperform votes than Aware when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.90% 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 Votes13769.90% Underperform Votes5930.10% Which has more risk & volatility, KVHI or AWRE? KVH Industries has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aware has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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$113.83M0.94-$15.42M-$0.56-9.63Aware$17.39M2.06-$7.31M-$0.22-7.68 Does the media favor KVHI or AWRE? In the previous week, Aware had 8 more articles in the media than KVH Industries. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Aware and 1 mentions for KVH Industries. KVH Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Aware's score of 0.09 indicating that KVH Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment KVH Industries Very Positive Aware Neutral SummaryKVH Industries beats Aware on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$34.56M$23.40B$23.52B$8.06BDividend YieldN/A2.07%2.83%4.01%P/E Ratio-4.69108.7542.7319.03Price / Sales2.0620.541,994.7493.17Price / CashN/A86.0634.6134.64Price / Book1.048.336.234.33Net Income-$7.31M$436.62M$735.89M$247.06M7 Day PerformanceN/A-0.95%-0.12%-0.37%1 Month Performance5.62%-6.36%49,592.41%-3.85%1 Year Performance-9.63%6.71%52,115.23%1.27% Aware Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AWREAware0.7101 of 5 stars$1.69+3.7%N/A-6.1%$34.56M$17.39M-4.6980Short Interest ↑KVHIKVH Industries2.7839 of 5 stars$4.82-8.9%N/A+5.7%$95.26M$113.83M-4.97650Positive NewsCMTLComtech Telecommunications3.6221 of 5 stars$2.08+18.2%$6.38+206.5%-48.7%$61.04M$496.64M-0.211,990Positive NewsCSCOCisco Systems4.7208 of 5 stars$60.89+0.6%$66.63+9.4%+23.4%$242.24B$54.18B26.5990,400Positive NewsQCOMQUALCOMM4.9712 of 5 stars$157.95+0.9%$205.32+30.0%-6.6%$174.69B$40.70B16.8851,000Short Interest ↑Positive NewsPANWPalo Alto Networks4.5055 of 5 stars$185.00+1.5%$205.06+10.8%+23.6%$122.49B$8.57B104.2315,289News CoverageMSIMotorola Solutions4.5013 of 5 stars$421.51+0.9%$505.88+20.0%+22.5%$70.37B$10.82B45.7220,000Positive NewsFFIVF54.0419 of 5 stars$267.45+1.9%$295.00+10.3%+43.0%$15.42B$2.89B26.597,090Positive NewsJNPRJuniper Networks4.1595 of 5 stars$36.12+1.0%$39.80+10.2%-2.8%$12.03B$5.07B41.9910,900Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↓Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCIENCiena4.8035 of 5 stars$65.70+2.9%$81.38+23.9%+24.3%$9.34B$4.05B115.278,080Insider TradeGap UpSATSEchoStar0.6061 of 5 stars$26.30+0.6%$23.75-9.7%+86.7%$7.53B$15.83B-2.872,300Positive News Remove Ads 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 3/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Warns: Exec Order 14024 Targets DollarExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth,...Priority Gold | SponsoredNew “Trump” currency proposed in DCAccording to one of the most connected men in Washington… A surprising new bill was just introduced in Wash...Paradigm Press | SponsoredWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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