Duolingo, Inc. (NASDAQ:DUOL - Free Report) - Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn raised their FY2025 EPS estimates for Duolingo in a report released on Thursday, August 7th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst A. Kessler now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $3.10 for the year, up from their previous forecast of $2.90. The consensus estimate for Duolingo's current full-year earnings is $2.03 per share.
Duolingo (NASDAQ:DUOL - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The company reported $0.91 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.55 by $0.36. The firm had revenue of $252.27 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $240.84 million. Duolingo had a net margin of 13.24% and a return on equity of 13.84%. The company's revenue was up 41.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.51 EPS.
A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on DUOL. DA Davidson dropped their price objective on Duolingo from $600.00 to $500.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, June 25th. Needham & Company LLC upped their price target on shares of Duolingo from $400.00 to $460.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Duolingo from $375.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Thursday. Piper Sandler set a $375.00 price target on Duolingo in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Duolingo from $500.00 to $515.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $454.20.
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Duolingo Trading Up 2.6%
NASDAQ DUOL opened at $400.99 on Friday. Duolingo has a 52-week low of $178.87 and a 52-week high of $544.93. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $413.84 and a 200 day moving average price of $391.71. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 166.27, a P/E/G ratio of 2.64 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a quick ratio of 2.68, a current ratio of 2.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06.
Institutional Trading of Duolingo
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Kiker Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Duolingo in the second quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Rise Advisors LLC lifted its position in Duolingo by 43.6% in the 1st quarter. Rise Advisors LLC now owns 79 shares of the company's stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 24 shares in the last quarter. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in Duolingo in the 1st quarter worth $25,000. Quarry LP increased its holdings 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. Finally, Summit Securities Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Duolingo in the 1st quarter valued at about $28,000. 91.59% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other news, insider Severin Hacker sold 10,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $344.41, for a total value of $3,444,100.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 72 shares in the company, valued at $24,797.52. This trade represents a 99.29% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 50,000 shares of company stock worth $20,939,300. 15.67% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
About Duolingo
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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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