Contrasting Duolingo (NASDAQ:DUOL) & Banzai International (NASDAQ:BNZI)

Duolingo (NASDAQ:DUOL) and Banzai International (NASDAQ:BNZI) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.

Risk & Volatility

Duolingo has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banzai International has a beta of -0.63, indicating that its share price is 163% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Duolingo and Banzai International”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Duolingo	$634.49 million	19.27	$16.07 million	$0.97	292.26
Banzai International	$4.56 million	0.34	-$14.41 million	N/A	N/A

Duolingo has higher revenue and earnings than Banzai International.

Profitability

This table compares Duolingo and Banzai International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Duolingo	10.44%	9.64%	6.57%
Banzai International	N/A	N/A	-127.56%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

91.6% of Duolingo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.8% of Banzai International shares are held by institutional investors. 18.3% of Duolingo shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 57.7% of Banzai International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Duolingo and Banzai International, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Duolingo	1	2	8	1	2.75
Banzai International	0	0	1	0	3.00

Duolingo presently has a consensus target price of $255.50, indicating a potential downside of 9.87%. Banzai International has a consensus target price of $2.50, indicating a potential downside of 29.78%. Given Duolingo’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Duolingo is more favorable than Banzai International.

Summary

Duolingo beats Banzai International on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Banzai International

Banzai International, Inc., a marketing technology company, provides data-driven marketing and sales solutions for various businesses in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. Its products include Demio, a browser-based webinar platform with data and marketing features designed to help businesses engage with their audience through live events and on-demand, interactive video content; Boost, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution for social sharing by event registrants; and Reach, a SaaS and managed service to increase registration and attendance of marketing events. The company serves healthcare, financial services, e-commerce, technology, media, and other industries. Banzai International, Inc. was founded in 2015 and is based in Bainbridge Island, Washington.