Duolingo, Inc. $DUOL Shares Sold by Westwood Holdings Group Inc.

Key Points

• Westwood Holdings trimmed its Duolingo stake by 4.7% in Q2, selling 2,331 shares and now holds 47,783 shares worth about $19.6 million, while institutional investors own roughly 91.6% of the stock.
• Duolingo beat expectations with Q results: EPS $5.95 vs. $0.72 estimate and revenue $271.7M (up 41.1% YoY), reporting a 40.03% net margin.
• Company insiders sold a total of 75,735 shares (~$23.0M) over the past 90 days, including sizable CFO and GC sales, and analysts show mixed views with an average target price of $340.53.

Westwood Holdings Group Inc. trimmed its position in Duolingo, Inc. (NASDAQ:DUOL - Free Report) by 4.7% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 47,783 shares of the company's stock after selling 2,331 shares during the quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. owned approximately 0.11% of Duolingo worth $19,592,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Kiker Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Duolingo in the second quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Rise Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Duolingo by 43.6% during the first quarter. Rise Advisors LLC now owns 79 shares of the company's stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 24 shares during the period. Summit Securities Group LLC acquired a new stake in Duolingo in the first quarter worth about $28,000. Brooklyn Investment Group increased its stake in Duolingo by 4,750.0% during the 1st quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 97 shares of the company's stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 95 shares during the period. Finally, Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust acquired a new stake in shares of Duolingo in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $40,000. 91.59% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Duolingo Stock Performance

Shares of DUOL opened at $185.07 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $288.39 and a two-hundred day moving average of $370.28. The stock has a market cap of $8.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.46, a PEG ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 0.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 2.82 and a quick ratio of 2.82. Duolingo, Inc. has a one year low of $182.00 and a one year high of $544.93.

Duolingo (NASDAQ:DUOL - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $5.95 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.72 by $5.23. Duolingo had a net margin of 40.03% and a return on equity of 14.02%. The business had revenue of $271.71 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $260.14 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.49 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 41.1% on a year-over-year basis. Duolingo has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. FY 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Duolingo, Inc. will post 2.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, General Counsel Stephen C. Chen sold 1,515 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $321.36, for a total value of $486,860.40. Following the completion of the sale, the general counsel directly owned 32,638 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $10,488,547.68. This represents a 4.44% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Matthew Skaruppa sold 10,937 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $317.39, for a total value of $3,471,294.43. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 43,345 shares of the company's stock, valued at $13,757,269.55. The trade was a 20.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 75,735 shares of company stock valued at $22,998,736 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 15.67% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the company. UBS Group decreased their price target on Duolingo from $500.00 to $450.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, October 20th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of Duolingo from $239.00 to $185.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Citigroup lowered shares of Duolingo from a "buy" rating to a "market perform" rating in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Evercore ISI set a $330.00 price objective on shares of Duolingo and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Finally, JMP Securities cut their target price on shares of Duolingo from $475.00 to $450.00 and set a "market outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, July 28th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $340.53.

Duolingo Company Profile

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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