Head to Head Survey: Duolingo (NASDAQ:DUOL) versus Monex Group (OTCMKTS:MNXBF)

Monex Group (OTCMKTS:MNXBF) and Duolingo (NASDAQ:DUOL) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, dividends and valuation.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Monex Group and Duolingo”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Monex Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	$11.59	0.36
Duolingo	$1.04 billion	7.16	$414.07 million	$8.44	18.81

Duolingo has higher revenue and earnings than Monex Group. Monex Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Duolingo, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Monex Group and Duolingo’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Monex Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Duolingo	35.88%	12.10%	8.24%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Monex Group and Duolingo, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Monex Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Duolingo	1	15	8	1	2.36

Duolingo has a consensus price target of $133.53, suggesting a potential downside of 15.90%. Given Duolingo’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Duolingo is more favorable than Monex Group.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

9.7% of Monex Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Duolingo shares are held by institutional investors. 16.6% of Duolingo shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Duolingo beats Monex Group on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Monex Group

Monex Group, Inc., an online financial institution, provides retail online brokerage services in Japan, the United States, China, and Australia. It offers international forex, asset management, investor education, M&A advisory, and cryptocurrency exchange services; investment and trading, and investment education services; asset building and management services; custodial trust service; private banking services for high net worth clients; investment advisory services; management and utilization services for genomic, medical, and healthcare data; and education and childcare services. In addition, it involved in development and operation of marketing SaaS ChatBook'; research and design, study, development, and consultation on cryptocurrency; and development of trading technology. The company was formerly known as Monex Beans Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Monex Group, Inc. in July 2008. Monex Group, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

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. Duolingo, Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.