KeyCorp Forecasts Duolingo’s Q4 Earnings (NASDAQ:DUOL)

Duolingo, Inc. (NASDAQ:DUOL) – Equities researchers at KeyCorp reduced their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Duolingo in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, November 5th. KeyCorp analyst J. Patterson now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.78 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.81. KeyCorp has a “Sector Weight” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Duolingo’s current full-year earnings is $2.03 per share.

Several other analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. UBS Group cut their target price on Duolingo from $500.00 to $450.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 20th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of Duolingo in a research note on Tuesday, August 26th. Barclays decreased their price target on shares of Duolingo from $390.00 to $230.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Needham & Company LLC cut their price objective on Duolingo from $460.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Scotiabank reduced their target price on Duolingo from $600.00 to $300.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Duolingo has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $348.58.

Duolingo Trading Up 1.5%

NASDAQ:DUOL traded up $2.89 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $196.63. 1,045,224 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,238,094. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.87, a PEG ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 0.83. Duolingo has a 12 month low of $182.00 and a 12 month high of $544.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a quick ratio of 2.81 and a current ratio of 2.81. The company has a fifty day moving average of $299.69 and a 200 day moving average of $377.44.

Duolingo (NASDAQ:DUOL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $5.95 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.72 by $5.23. The firm had revenue of $271.71 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $260.14 million. Duolingo had a return on equity of 15.61% and a net margin of 40.03%.The business’s revenue was up 41.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.49 earnings per share. Duolingo has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. FY 2025 guidance at EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Duolingo

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in DUOL. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Duolingo by 3.3% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,647,951 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,495,733,000 after purchasing an additional 116,135 shares during the period. Baillie Gifford & Co. grew its position in Duolingo by 28.6% during the third quarter. Baillie Gifford & Co. now owns 2,827,834 shares of the company’s stock valued at $910,110,000 after buying an additional 628,943 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in Duolingo by 24.1% during the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,346,278 shares of the company’s stock valued at $418,073,000 after buying an additional 261,212 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its position in Duolingo by 0.5% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,164,387 shares of the company’s stock worth $477,422,000 after acquiring an additional 6,109 shares during the period. Finally, T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Duolingo by 110.5% during the 1st quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 990,903 shares of the company’s stock worth $307,716,000 after acquiring an additional 520,069 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.59% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Robert Meese sold 1,444 shares of Duolingo stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $329.03, for a total transaction of $475,119.32. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 120,080 shares in the company, valued at approximately $39,509,922.40. This trade represents a 1.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Natalie Glance sold 3,283 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $312.30, for a total value of $1,025,280.90. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 116,171 shares in the company, valued at $36,280,203.30. The trade was a 2.75% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 83,791 shares of company stock valued at $25,649,401. Insiders own 15.67% of the company’s stock.

About Duolingo

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.