AppLovin (APP) Competitors

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

Is DUOL or APP 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
Duolingo	11.93%	11.70%	7.64%
AppLovin	37.38%	224.65%	34.45%

Which has more risk and volatility, DUOL or APP?

Duolingo has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, AppLovin has a beta of 2.53, suggesting that its stock price is 153% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, DUOL or APP?

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
Duolingo	$748.02M	24.49	$88.57M	$2.03	198.55
AppLovin	$4.71B	24.19	$1.58B	$5.54	60.77

Does the media refer more to DUOL or APP?

In the previous week, AppLovin had 21 more articles in the media than Duolingo. MarketBeat recorded 50 mentions for AppLovin and 29 mentions for Duolingo. AppLovin's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Duolingo's score of 0.45 indicating that AppLovin is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Duolingo	6 Very Positive mention(s)	12 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
AppLovin	35 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of DUOL or APP?

91.6% of Duolingo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.9% of AppLovin shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.3% of Duolingo shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.7% of AppLovin 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.

Do analysts recommend DUOL or APP?

Duolingo currently has a consensus target price of $443.53, suggesting a potential upside of 10.04%. AppLovin has a consensus target price of $438.85, suggesting a potential upside of 30.34%. Given AppLovin's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe AppLovin is more favorable than Duolingo.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Duolingo	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.59
AppLovin	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82

Summary

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