The stock price of Duolingo Inc (NASDAQ: DUOL) has plunged by -1.47 when compared to previous closing price of 432.52, but the company has seen a 7.04% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-02-20 that Duolingo (DUOL) doesn’t possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Is It Worth Investing in Duolingo Inc (NASDAQ: DUOL) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Duolingo Inc (NASDAQ: DUOL) is above average at 235.02x. The 36-month beta value for DUOL is also noteworthy at 0.90. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 8 rating it as “overweight,” 8 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for DUOL is 36.23M, and at present, short sellers hold a 3.98% of that float. The average trading volume of DUOL on February 20, 2025 was 591.17K shares.
DUOL’s Market Performance
The stock of Duolingo Inc (DUOL) has seen a 7.04% increase in the past week, with a 26.35% rise in the past month, and a 38.67% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.21%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.73% for DUOL. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 10.69% for DUOL’s stock, with a 60.14% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of DUOL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for DUOL stocks, with Jefferies repeating the rating for DUOL by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for DUOL in the upcoming period, according to Jefferies is $370 based on the research report published on January 24, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Needham, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see DUOL reach a price target of $385, previously predicting the price at $370. The rating they have provided for DUOL stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on December 19th, 2024.
BofA Securities gave a rating of “Neutral” to DUOL, setting the target price at $375 in the report published on December 11th of the previous year.
DUOL Trading at 19.65% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought DUOL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -3.53% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.73%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.21%, as shares surge +26.39% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +13.85% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, DUOL rose by +6.68%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +85.55% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $384.92. In addition, Duolingo Inc saw 31.44% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at DUOL starting from Chen Stephen C., who sale 2,064 shares at the price of $435.12 back on Feb 18 ’25. After this action, Chen Stephen C. now owns 34,634 shares of Duolingo Inc, valued at $898,091 using the latest closing price.
Glance Natalie, the Chief Engineering Officer of Duolingo Inc, sale 2,667 shares at $435.28 during a trade that took place back on Feb 18 ’25, which means that Glance Natalie is holding 129,572 shares at $1,160,892 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for DUOL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.08 for the present operating margin
- 0.73 for the gross margin
The net margin for Duolingo Inc stands at 0.13. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 12.08, with 8.30 for asset returns.
Based on Duolingo Inc (DUOL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.06 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 4.6.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -5.83 million with net debt to EBITDA at -13.28. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 25.95. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.32for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.57. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.09.
Conclusion
In summary, Duolingo Inc (DUOL) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
