AppLovin (APP) Competitors $355.50 +2.54 (+0.72%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$355.02 -0.48 (-0.13%) As of 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock APP vs. DUOL, U, SAP, PLTR, SHOP, CRWD, NTES, RBLX, INFY, and SNOWShould you be buying AppLovin stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AppLovin include Duolingo (DUOL), Unity Software (U), SAP (SAP), Palantir Technologies (PLTR), Shopify (SHOP), CrowdStrike (CRWD), NetEase (NTES), Roblox (RBLX), American Noble Gas (INFY), and Snowflake (SNOW). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. AppLovin vs. Its Competitors Duolingo Unity Software SAP Palantir Technologies Shopify CrowdStrike NetEase Roblox American Noble Gas Snowflake Duolingo (NASDAQ:DUOL) and AppLovin (NASDAQ:APP) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings. Does the media prefer DUOL or APP? In the previous week, AppLovin had 32 more articles in the media than Duolingo. MarketBeat recorded 55 mentions for AppLovin and 23 mentions for Duolingo. AppLovin's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Duolingo's score of 0.67 indicating that AppLovin is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Duolingo 8 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive AppLovin 38 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, DUOL or APP? Duolingo has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AppLovin has a beta of 2.42, meaning that its stock price is 142% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings & valuation, 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDuolingo$748.02M21.96$88.57M$2.03178.00AppLovin$4.71B25.54$1.58B$5.5464.17 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 Duolingo11.93% 11.70% 7.64% AppLovin 37.38%224.65%34.45% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in DUOL or APP? 91.6% of Duolingo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.9% of AppLovin shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.7% of Duolingo shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.7% of AppLovin shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer DUOL or APP? Duolingo presently has a consensus target price of $441.20, suggesting a potential upside of 22.10%. AppLovin has a consensus target price of $438.43, suggesting a potential upside of 23.33%. Given AppLovin's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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) 6 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63AppLovin 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 16 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.91 SummaryAppLovin beats Duolingo on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get AppLovin News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for APP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding APP and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart APP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAppLovinTechnology Services IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$119.44B$2.46B$15.04B$9.31BDividend YieldN/A1.45%2.73%4.03%P/E Ratio63.7131.0228.1719.73Price / Sales25.5435.01569.41173.11Price / Cash59.0943.7126.3357.96Price / Book111.096.086.445.67Net Income$1.58B$33.22M$196.70M$257.79M7 Day Performance0.78%0.88%0.50%0.52%1 Month Performance-4.10%7.46%5.42%8.84%1 Year Performance310.84%33.62%21.87%14.18% AppLovin Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)APPAppLovin4.0396 of 5 stars$355.50+0.7%$438.43+23.3%+301.4%$119.44B$4.71B63.711,710Positive NewsDUOLDuolingo3.4318 of 5 stars$377.60+1.8%$441.20+16.8%+97.0%$17.17B$811.21M186.13600UUnity Software2.695 of 5 stars$29.41+1.6%$24.80-15.7%+75.9%$12.21B$1.81B-26.234,987News CoverageAnalyst ForecastGap UpSAPSAP3.4012 of 5 stars$301.59+0.2%$271.83-9.9%+48.1%$370.44B$36.99B57.77109,973Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsPLTRPalantir Technologies2.6984 of 5 stars$148.38+4.4%$90.37-39.1%+418.2%$350.10B$2.87B645.013,936Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeSHOPShopify4.1361 of 5 stars$116.52+3.9%$115.77-0.6%+79.1%$151.34B$9.38B75.2611,600Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCRWDCrowdStrike4.4447 of 5 stars$476.68-0.4%$456.40-4.3%+25.4%$118.94B$3.95B-691.5810,118Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastNTESNetEase4.1628 of 5 stars$129.80+1.2%$119.38-8.0%+42.0%$82.24B$107.27B18.6826,028Positive NewsRBLXRoblox2.6321 of 5 stars$111.45+5.4%$86.45-22.4%+173.4%$75.59B$3.60B-83.172,474Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastINFYAmerican Noble Gas2.1351 of 5 stars$18.00-1.1%$17.48-2.9%-10.4%$74.56B$19.28B23.68323,578Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsSNOWSnowflake3.7811 of 5 stars$214.48+1.7%$225.36+5.1%+59.2%$71.57B$3.63B-50.927,834Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DUOL Competitors U Competitors SAP Competitors PLTR Competitors SHOP Competitors CRWD Competitors NTES Competitors RBLX Competitors INFY Competitors SNOW Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:APP) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | Sponsored3..2..1.. 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