Duolingo (DUOL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Duolingo, Inc. operates as a mobile learning platform in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company offers courses in 40 different languages, including Spanish, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, and Chinese through its Duolingo app. It also provides a digital English language proficiency assessment exam. Duolingo, Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $513.21 to $528.07
• 50-Day Range: $292.88 to $540.68
• 52-Week Range: $145.05 to $544.93
• Volume: 120,834 shs
• Average Volume: 706,855 shs
• Market Capitalization: $23.49 billion
• P/E Ratio: 282.17
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $435.57
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Duolingo Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Duolingo scored higher than 68% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 116th out of 320 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Duolingo has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.56, and is based on 9 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Duolingo has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 49.26%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Duolingo are expected to grow by 49.26% in the coming year, from $2.03 to $3.03 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Duolingo is 283.24, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.31.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Duolingo is 283.24, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 33.33.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Duolingo has a P/B Ratio of 33.38. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.18% of the float of Duolingo has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Duolingo has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Duolingo has recently decreased by 6.30%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

Duolingo does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.18% of the float of Duolingo has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Duolingo has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Duolingo has recently decreased by 6.30%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.82

News Sentiment

Duolingo has a news sentiment score of 0.82. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 27 news articles for Duolingo this week, compared to 18 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

32 people have searched for DUOL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 167% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

15 people have added Duolingo to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 25% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Duolingo insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $31,627,441.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

15.67% of the stock of Duolingo is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

91.59% of the stock of Duolingo is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

DUOL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have DUOL shares performed this year?

Duolingo's stock was trading at $324.23 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, DUOL stock has increased by 58.7% and is now trading at $514.4410.
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How were Duolingo's earnings last quarter?

Duolingo, Inc. (NASDAQ:DUOL) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 1st. The company reported $0.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.52 by $0.20. The business's revenue was up 37.6% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Duolingo IPO?

Duolingo (DUOL) raised $460 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Wednesday, July 28th 2021. The company issued 5,106,113 shares at a price of $85.00-$95.00 per share.

Who are Duolingo's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Duolingo include Vanguard Group Inc. (7.81%), Baillie Gifford & Co. (5.48%), Durable Capital Partners LP (3.73%) and Invesco Ltd. (2.96%). Insiders that own company stock include Durable Capital Partners Lp, Natalie Glance, Robert Meese, Matthew Skaruppa, Stephen C Chen, Amy Bohutinsky, Gillian Munson, Sara Clemens, James H Shelton, Severin Hacker and Ahn Luis Von.
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How do I buy shares of Duolingo?

Shares of DUOL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Duolingo own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Duolingo investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Adobe (ADBE), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Arista Networks (ANET) and ServiceNow (NOW).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/01/2025
• Today: 6/02/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/31/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: Prepackaged software
• Sub-Industry: Computer Software
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:DUOL
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:DUOL
• CIK: 1562088
• Web: www.duolingo.com
• Phone: 412-567-6602
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 600
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $435.57
• High Stock Price Target: $600.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $275.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -15.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.56
• Research Coverage: 16 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $2.03
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 283.01
• Forward P/E Ratio: 255.13
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $16.07 million
• Net Margins: 12.59%
• Pretax Margin: 13.79%
• Return on Equity: 11.74%
• Return on Assets: 7.92%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.07
• Current Ratio: 3.09
• Quick Ratio: 3.09

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $811.21 million
• Price / Sales: 29.02
• Cash Flow: $0.67 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 774.40
• Book Value: $15.41 per share
• Price / Book: 33.61

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 45,454,000
• Free Float: 35,936,000
• Market Cap: $23.54 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.88