Duolingo, Inc. (NASDAQ:DUOL) Stock Has Consensus Target Price of $141.56

Duolingo, Inc. (NASDAQ:DUOL) has received an average rating of “Hold” from the twenty-three research firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have issued a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $148.75.

Several research firms have recently weighed in on DUOL. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded shares of Duolingo from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $80.00 to $120.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 4th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Duolingo from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 3rd. Argus reissued a “hold” rating and set a $146.00 target price on shares of Duolingo in a research note on Tuesday, August 25th. Bank of America restated an “underperform” rating and set a $108.00 target price on shares of Duolingo in a report on Thursday, November 5th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Duolingo from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 4th.

Duolingo Trading Up 4.8%

Shares of Duolingo stock opened at $164.12 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $146.05 and a 200-day simple moving average of $124.32. Duolingo has a fifty-two week low of $87.89 and a fifty-two week high of $213.37. The firm has a market cap of $7.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 54.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a quick ratio of 2.75, a current ratio of 2.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06.

Duolingo (NASDAQ:DUOL) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, November 3rd. The company reported $0.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.57 by ($0.03). Duolingo had a return on equity of 10.35% and a net margin of 12.33%. The firm had revenue of $309.01 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $303.20 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $5.95 earnings per share. Duolingo’s revenue was up 13.7% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts forecast that Duolingo will post 2.72 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Key Stories Impacting Duolingo

These are some of the DUOL stories that stood out recently:

• Neutral Sentiment: Duolingo has moved to a new Pittsburgh headquarters. The article focuses on the relocation and office space, with no reported financial impact. Duolingo relocates to new Pittsburgh headquarters
• Neutral Sentiment: Duolingo is among the companies discussed in coverage of the EU’s new digital fairness rules. The article details are limited, so the potential compliance or business effects are unclear. EU digital fairness rules coverage
• Negative Sentiment: Several law firms reiterated that a securities class action has been filed for investors who bought DUOL shares from May 2, 2025, through February 26, 2026. The complaint alleges that Duolingo failed to disclose issues including a friction-heavy monetization push and AI-generated content that allegedly hurt user growth. The allegations are unproven, but the litigation could add reputational and legal risk; investors have until December 7, 2026, to seek lead-plaintiff status. Class action allegations and deadline

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Natalie Glance sold 1,539 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $137.80, for a total transaction of $212,074.20. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 169,111 shares in the company, valued at approximately $23,303,495.80. This represents a 0.90% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, General Counsel Stephen Chen sold 3,700 shares of Duolingo stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $175.00, for a total value of $647,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the general counsel owned 40,069 shares in the company, valued at $7,012,075. The trade was a 8.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 264,440 shares of company stock worth $39,697,193 over the last quarter. 16.62% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Duolingo

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Childress Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in Duolingo by 5.3% in the 3rd quarter. Childress Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,925 shares of the company’s stock worth $274,000 after purchasing an additional 97 shares in the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its stake in Duolingo by 73.4% during the third quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 267 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 113 shares in the last quarter. Joel Isaacson & Co. LLC lifted its stake in Duolingo by 6.5% during the third quarter. Joel Isaacson & Co. LLC now owns 2,071 shares of the company’s stock valued at $295,000 after buying an additional 127 shares in the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC lifted its stake in Duolingo by 194.1% during the first quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 250 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 165 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Voya Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Duolingo by 6.1% in the third quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC now owns 3,126 shares of the company’s stock worth $445,000 after buying an additional 181 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.59% of the company’s stock.

Duolingo Company Profile

Duolingo, Inc. is an educational technology company best known for its mobile and web-based language-learning platform. The app offers courses in numerous languages and uses interactive lessons, practice activities and game-like features to help learners build skills. Founded in 2011 by Luis von Ahn and Severin Hacker, the company is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and serves learners around the world. Its products also include the Duolingo English Test, an online English-proficiency assessment, and learning apps focused on subjects such as math and music.