Duolingo (DUOL) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in INFY or DUOL?

Infosys received 428 more outperform votes than Duolingo when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.34% of users gave Infosys an outperform vote while only 53.57% of users gave Duolingo an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Infosys	Outperform Votes 503 55.34%	Underperform Votes 406 44.66%
Duolingo	Outperform Votes 75 53.57%	Underperform Votes 65 46.43%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in INFY or DUOL?

16.2% of Infosys shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Duolingo shares are held by institutional investors. 22.4% of Infosys shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.7% of Duolingo shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer INFY or DUOL?

In the previous week, Duolingo had 14 more articles in the media than Infosys. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Duolingo and 22 mentions for Infosys. Duolingo's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Infosys' score of 0.59 indicating that Duolingo is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Infosys	14 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Duolingo	18 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, INFY or DUOL?

Infosys has higher revenue and earnings than Duolingo. Infosys 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
Infosys	$19.28B	3.92	$3.17B	$0.76	24.00
Duolingo	$811.21M	29.46	$16.07M	$2.03	258.98

Do analysts prefer INFY or DUOL?

Infosys presently has a consensus target price of $17.48, suggesting a potential downside of 4.19%. Duolingo has a consensus target price of $426.29, suggesting a potential downside of 18.92%. Given Infosys' higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Infosys is more favorable than Duolingo.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Infosys	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55
Duolingo	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Is INFY or DUOL more profitable?

Infosys has a net margin of 17.28% compared to Duolingo's net margin of 12.59%. Infosys' return on equity of 31.60% beat Duolingo's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Infosys	17.28%	31.60%	19.71%
Duolingo	12.59%	11.74%	7.92%

Which has more risk & volatility, INFY or DUOL?

Infosys has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Duolingo has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Infosys beats Duolingo on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.