KeyCorp Predicts Duolingo's Q3 Earnings (NASDAQ:DUOL)

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Duolingo, Inc. (NASDAQ:DUOL - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Duolingo in a research report issued to clients and investors on Sunday, August 17th. KeyCorp analyst J. Patterson anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.68 per share for the quarter. KeyCorp has a "Overweight" rating and a $460.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Duolingo's current full-year earnings is $2.03 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Duolingo's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.81 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.37 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.05 EPS.

Duolingo (NASDAQ:DUOL - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.55 by $0.36. Duolingo had a return on equity of 13.32% and a net margin of 13.24%.The firm had revenue of $252.27 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $240.84 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.51 earnings per share. Duolingo's revenue was up 41.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other brokerages have also recently weighed in on DUOL. Piper Sandler set a $375.00 target price on shares of Duolingo in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on shares of Duolingo from $480.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 7th. Wall Street Zen raised Duolingo from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, August 9th. Barclays increased their target price on Duolingo from $375.00 to $390.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Thursday, August 7th. Finally, Argus initiated coverage on Duolingo in a report on Wednesday, June 25th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $575.00 target price on the stock. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $451.35.

Duolingo Stock Down 4.0%

Shares of DUOL traded down $13.65 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $331.87. The company had a trading volume of 1,957,429 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,044,834. Duolingo has a 1 year low of $202.38 and a 1 year high of $544.93. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 136.57, a P/E/G ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a quick ratio of 2.81 and a current ratio of 2.81. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $381.06 and its 200-day simple moving average is $391.35.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Kiker Wealth Management LLC purchased 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% during the first quarter. Rise Advisors LLC now owns 79 shares of the company's stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 24 shares in the last quarter. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in Duolingo during the first quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Quarry LP raised its stake in shares of Duolingo by 250.0% in the 4th quarter. Quarry LP now owns 91 shares of the company's stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares during the period. Finally, Summit Securities Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Duolingo in the 1st quarter valued at $28,000. 91.59% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Duolingo

In other Duolingo news, insider Natalie Glance sold 2,533 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $329.03, for a total transaction of $833,432.99. Following the transaction, the insider owned 122,112 shares in the company, valued at approximately $40,178,511.36. The trade was a 2.03% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Severin Hacker sold 10,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $344.56, for a total value of $3,445,600.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 72 shares in the company, valued at $24,808.32. This represents a 99.29% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 68,056 shares of company stock worth $27,035,566 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 15.67% of the company's stock.

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.