Duolingo Inc (NASDAQ: DUOL) is -0.34% lower on its value in year-to-date trading and has touched a low of $145.05 and a high of $378.48 in the current 52-week trading range. The question becomes, what are the chances the stock will make a comeback and enjoy potential growth. Why not look at analysts view on what the future holds for the stock. The DUOL stock was last observed hovering at around $320.35 in the last trading session, with the day’s gains setting it 2.79%.
Currently trading at $323.14, the stock is -4.19% and -2.57% below its SMA20 and SMA50 respectively. However, with a daily trading volume of 0.43 million and changing 0.87% at the moment leaves the stock 32.08% off its SMA200. DUOL registered 53.58% gain for a year compared to 6-month gain of 71.79%. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average (SMA 50) of $331.0451 and a 200-day simple moving average (SMA200) of $244.20438.
The stock witnessed a -12.31% loss in the last 1 month and extending the period to 3 months gives it a 13.40%, and is -0.34% down over the last 5 days. If we measure the stock’s price variations over the week and the month, we find that the volatility rates stand at 4.76% over the week and 4.27% over the month.
Duolingo Inc (DUOL) has around 720 employees, a market worth around $14.21B and $689.46M in sales. Current P/E ratio is 178.21 and Fwd P/E is 110.99. Profit margin for the company is 12.59%. Distance from 52-week low is 122.78% and -14.62% from its 52-week high. The company has generated returns on investments over the last 12 months (9.89%).
The EPS is expected to grow by 475.68% this year
538.0 institutions hold shares in Duolingo Inc (DUOL), with institutional investors hold 96.85% of the company’s shares. The shares outstanding are 37.86M, and float is at 35.80M with Short Float at 3.42%. Institutions hold 95.95% of the Float.
The top institutional shareholder in the company is BLACKROCK INC. with over 3.47 million shares valued at $724.78 million. The investor’s holdings represent 8.1191 of the DUOL Shares outstanding. As of 2024-06-30, the second largest holder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with 3.46 million shares valued at $721.33 million to account for 8.0804 of the shares outstanding. The other top investors are BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO which holds 3.42 million shares representing 7.9853 and valued at over $712.84 million, while DURABLE CAPITAL PARTNERS LP holds 6.8808 of the shares totaling 2.94 million with a market value of $614.25 million.
Duolingo Inc (DUOL) Insider Activity
The most recent transaction is an insider sale by Hacker Severin, the company’s Chief Tech Officer, Co-Founder. SEC filings show that Hacker Severin sold 10,000 shares of the company’s common stock on Jan 06 ’25 at a price of $336.23 per share for a total of $3.36 million. Following the sale, the insider now owns 72.0 shares.
Duolingo Inc disclosed in a document filed with the SEC on Jan 02 ’25 that Skaruppa Matthew (Chief Financial Officer) sold a total of 5,000 shares of the company’s common stock. The trade occurred on Jan 02 ’25 and was made at $324.48 per share for $1.62 million. Following the transaction, the insider now directly holds 67730.0 shares of the DUOL stock.
Still, SEC filings show that on Dec 19 ’24, Hacker Severin (Chief Tech Officer, Co-Founder) disposed off 10,000 shares at an average price of $336.82 for $3.37 million. The insider now directly holds 72 shares of Duolingo Inc (DUOL).
