What is Seaport Res Ptn's Forecast for Duolingo Q2 Earnings?

Duolingo, Inc. (NASDAQ:DUOL - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn upped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Duolingo in a report released on Sunday, May 4th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst A. Kessler now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.57 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.47. The consensus estimate for Duolingo's current full-year earnings is $2.03 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Duolingo's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.73 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.90 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.90 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.20 EPS.

Duolingo (NASDAQ:DUOL - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The company reported $0.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.52 by $0.20. The company had revenue of $230.74 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $223.15 million. Duolingo had a net margin of 12.59% and a return on equity of 11.74%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 37.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other brokerages also recently issued reports on DUOL. UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Duolingo from $400.00 to $500.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Evercore ISI upped their target price on Duolingo from $400.00 to $480.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, May 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Duolingo from $360.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Citizens Jmp raised Duolingo from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $400.00 target price for the company in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. Finally, Scotiabank increased their price objective on Duolingo from $405.00 to $470.00 and gave the company a "sector outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $426.29.

Duolingo Stock Performance

DUOL stock traded up $5.64 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $518.39. 398,184 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 722,336. The company has a quick ratio of 3.09, a current ratio of 3.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. Duolingo has a 52 week low of $145.05 and a 52 week high of $556.33. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $342.98 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $344.74. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 283.27 and a beta of 0.88.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Duolingo

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of DUOL. Kensington Investment Counsel LLC grew its holdings in shares of Duolingo by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Kensington Investment Counsel LLC now owns 5,633 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,826,000 after buying an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Lido Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Duolingo by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 10,104 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,276,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. raised its position in shares of Duolingo by 1.2% in the first quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 2,942 shares of the company's stock valued at $914,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares during the period. Atria Investments Inc raised its position in shares of Duolingo by 3.9% in the fourth quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 1,029 shares of the company's stock valued at $334,000 after purchasing an additional 39 shares during the period. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in Duolingo by 24.4% during the 1st quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 199 shares of the company's stock worth $62,000 after acquiring an additional 39 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 91.59% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Duolingo

In other news, insider Natalie Glance sold 2,667 shares of Duolingo stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $435.28, for a total transaction of $1,160,891.76. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 129,572 shares in the company, valued at $56,400,100.16. The trade was a 2.02% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Severin Hacker sold 10,000 shares of Duolingo stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $495.95, for a total value of $4,959,500.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 72 shares in the company, valued at $35,708.40. This trade represents a 99.29% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 109,868 shares of company stock worth $38,594,200 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 15.67% of the company's stock.

About Duolingo

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.