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Duolingo, Inc. (NASDAQ:DUOL) Stake Boosted by China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd.

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China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Duolingo, Inc. (NASDAQ:DUOL - Free Report) by 66.5% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 3,800 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 1,518 shares during the period. China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd.'s holdings in Duolingo were worth $1,180,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of DUOL. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in Duolingo during the first quarter worth approximately $25,000. Quarry LP increased its position in Duolingo by 250.0% during the 4th quarter. Quarry LP now owns 91 shares of the company's stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Garde Capital Inc. acquired a new stake in Duolingo during the 1st quarter worth approximately $31,000. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd increased its position in Duolingo by 5,050.0% during the 4th quarter. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd now owns 103 shares of the company's stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 101 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc increased its position in Duolingo by 323.1% during the 1st quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 110 shares of the company's stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 84 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.59% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Robert Meese sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $367.65, for a total transaction of $3,676,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 123,805 shares in the company, valued at approximately $45,516,908.25. This represents a 7.47% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Ahn Luis Von sold 8,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $327.41, for a total value of $2,619,280.00. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 73,000 shares of company stock worth $30,265,780. 15.67% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently issued reports on DUOL shares. UBS Group reissued an "overweight" rating on shares of Duolingo in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Duolingo from $500.00 to $580.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 4th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on shares of Duolingo from $340.00 to $403.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, May 5th. Argus started coverage on shares of Duolingo in a research report on Wednesday, June 25th. They set a "buy" rating and a $575.00 target price for the company. Finally, Evercore ISI increased their target price on shares of Duolingo from $400.00 to $480.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $441.20.

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Duolingo Stock Down 2.5%

NASDAQ DUOL traded down $9.62 on Friday, reaching $370.82. The company had a trading volume of 680,253 shares, compared to its average volume of 733,191. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.85 billion, a PE ratio of 182.67, a P/E/G ratio of 2.92 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a current ratio of 2.68 and a quick ratio of 2.68. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $474.93 and a 200-day moving average of $388.24. Duolingo, Inc. has a 1 year low of $145.05 and a 1 year high of $544.93.

Duolingo (NASDAQ:DUOL - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The company reported $0.72 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.52 by $0.20. The company had revenue of $230.74 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $223.15 million. Duolingo had a return on equity of 11.70% and a net margin of 11.93%. Duolingo's revenue for the quarter was up 37.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Duolingo, Inc. will post 2.03 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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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.

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