Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates for Duolingo (DUOL)

Duolingo (NASDAQ: DUOL) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 3/3/2025 – Duolingo had its price target raised by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $275.00 to $340.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 2/28/2025 – Duolingo had its price target raised by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $400.00 to $410.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 2/28/2025 – Duolingo had its price target raised by analysts at Piper Sandler from $351.00 to $390.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 2/28/2025 – Duolingo had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $295.00 to $330.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 2/28/2025 – Duolingo had its price target raised by analysts at DA Davidson from $350.00 to $400.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 2/28/2025 – Duolingo had its price target raised by analysts at Needham & Company LLC from $385.00 to $400.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 2/14/2025 – Duolingo had its “market perform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at JMP Securities.
• 1/27/2025 – Duolingo had its price target raised by analysts at UBS Group AG from $408.00 to $410.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/24/2025 – Duolingo is now covered by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc.. They set a “hold” rating and a $370.00 price target on the stock.

Duolingo Stock Up 8.4 %

Shares of DUOL stock traded up $22.79 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $295.56. 1,586,558 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 827,632. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a quick ratio of 3.09 and a current ratio of 3.09. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $355.60 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $312.65. Duolingo, Inc. has a one year low of $145.05 and a one year high of $441.77. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 161.51 and a beta of 0.92.

Duolingo (NASDAQ:DUOL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 27th. The company reported $0.31 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.50 by ($0.19). The firm had revenue of $209.55 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $205.49 million. Duolingo had a net margin of 12.59% and a return on equity of 11.74%. Sell-side analysts predict that Duolingo, Inc. will post 2.03 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Duolingo

In other news, insider Severin Hacker sold 188,901 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $339.54, for a total value of $64,139,445.54. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 72 shares in the company, valued at approximately $24,446.88. The trade was a 99.96 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Ahn Luis Von sold 41,759 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $340.29, for a total transaction of $14,210,170.11. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 313,159 shares of company stock valued at $107,512,184 in the last three months. 18.30% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Duolingo

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Duolingo in the 4th quarter valued at about $1,994,000. Lecap Asset Management Ltd. acquired a new stake in Duolingo during the 4th quarter worth approximately $429,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Duolingo by 42.2% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 342,280 shares of the company’s stock valued at $96,530,000 after buying an additional 101,653 shares during the period. Lisanti Capital Growth LLC boosted its position in Duolingo by 17.8% during the third quarter. Lisanti Capital Growth LLC now owns 11,645 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,284,000 after acquiring an additional 1,760 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. bought a new stake in shares of Duolingo in the 3rd quarter valued at $4,350,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.59% of the company’s stock.

Duolingo, Inc operates as a mobile learning platform in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company offers courses in 40 different languages, including Spanish, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, and Chinese through its Duolingo app. It also provides a digital English language proficiency assessment exam.