AppLovin (APP) Competitors

AppLovin (NASDAQ:APP) and Duolingo (NASDAQ:DUOL) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Is APP or DUOL more profitable?

AppLovin has a net margin of 37.38% compared to Duolingo's net margin of 11.93%. AppLovin's return on equity of 224.65% beat Duolingo's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AppLovin	37.38%	224.65%	34.45%
Duolingo	11.93%	11.70%	7.64%

Do analysts prefer APP or DUOL?

AppLovin presently has a consensus price target of $438.43, indicating a potential upside of 19.73%. Duolingo has a consensus price target of $435.87, indicating a potential upside of 22.49%. Given Duolingo's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Duolingo is more favorable than AppLovin.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AppLovin	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91
Duolingo	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Which has more risk & volatility, APP or DUOL?

AppLovin has a beta of 2.42, suggesting that its share price is 142% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Duolingo has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, APP or DUOL?

AppLovin has higher revenue and earnings than Duolingo. AppLovin is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Duolingo, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AppLovin	$4.71B	26.31	$1.58B	$5.54	66.10
Duolingo	$748.02M	21.62	$88.57M	$2.03	175.30

Does the media prefer APP or DUOL?

In the previous week, AppLovin had 16 more articles in the media than Duolingo. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for AppLovin and 27 mentions for Duolingo. AppLovin's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Duolingo's score of 0.89 indicating that AppLovin is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AppLovin	25 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Duolingo	13 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in APP or DUOL?

41.9% of AppLovin shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Duolingo shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.7% of AppLovin shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.3% of Duolingo shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

AppLovin beats Duolingo on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.