AppLovin (APP) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, APP or DUOL?

AppLovin has a beta of 2.43, suggesting that its share price is 143% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Duolingo has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is APP or DUOL more profitable?

AppLovin has a net margin of 45.72% compared to Duolingo's net margin of 13.24%. AppLovin's return on equity of 252.67% beat Duolingo's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AppLovin	45.72%	252.67%	41.46%
Duolingo	13.24%	13.32%	8.57%

Do analysts rate APP or DUOL?

AppLovin presently has a consensus price target of $472.33, suggesting a potential upside of 2.07%. Duolingo has a consensus price target of $454.20, suggesting a potential upside of 27.52%. Given Duolingo's higher probable 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)	18 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Duolingo	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 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	$5.74B	27.29	$1.58B	$7.04	65.73
Duolingo	$885.15M	18.29	$88.57M	$2.43	146.58

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

41.8% of AppLovin shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Duolingo shares are held by institutional investors. 13.7% of AppLovin shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.7% of Duolingo shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer APP or DUOL?

In the previous week, AppLovin had 20 more articles in the media than Duolingo. MarketBeat recorded 103 mentions for AppLovin and 83 mentions for Duolingo. AppLovin's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Duolingo's score of 0.65 indicating that AppLovin is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AppLovin	43 Very Positive mention(s)	10 Positive mention(s)	29 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Duolingo	28 Very Positive mention(s)	15 Positive mention(s)	21 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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