What is Seaport Res Ptn’s Estimate for Duolingo Q4 Earnings?

Duolingo, Inc. (NASDAQ:DUOL) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn decreased their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Duolingo in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, November 5th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst A. Kessler now anticipates that the company will earn $0.76 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.80. The consensus estimate for Duolingo’s current full-year earnings is $2.03 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Duolingo’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.01 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.10 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.10 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.06 EPS.

Duolingo (NASDAQ:DUOL) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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 business had revenue of $271.71 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $260.14 million. Duolingo had a net margin of 40.03% and a return on equity of 15.61%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 41.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.49 EPS. Duolingo has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. FY 2025 guidance at EPS.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on DUOL. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of Duolingo from $239.00 to $185.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Evercore ISI set a $330.00 price objective on shares of Duolingo and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday. Needham & Company LLC cut their target price on Duolingo from $460.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. UBS Group dropped their price objective on Duolingo from $500.00 to $450.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, October 20th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Duolingo from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 30th. 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 company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $348.58.

Duolingo Trading Up 1.5%

NASDAQ:DUOL traded up $2.89 on Friday, reaching $196.63. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,045,224 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,238,094. Duolingo has a 12-month low of $182.00 and a 12-month high of $544.93. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $299.69 and a 200 day moving average price of $377.44. The firm has a market cap of $9.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 0.83. The company has a quick ratio of 2.81, a current ratio of 2.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10.

Insider Activity at Duolingo

In other Duolingo news, insider Natalie Glance sold 3,283 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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 sale, the insider directly owned 116,171 shares in the company, valued at $36,280,203.30. This trade represents a 2.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Severin Hacker sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $288.94, for a total value of $2,889,400.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 72 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,803.68. This represents a 99.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 83,791 shares of company stock valued at $25,649,401 over the last quarter. 15.67% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Duolingo

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of DUOL. Baillie Gifford & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Duolingo by 28.6% in the 3rd quarter. Baillie Gifford & Co. now owns 2,827,834 shares of the company’s stock valued at $910,110,000 after purchasing an additional 628,943 shares during the last quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. increased its position in Duolingo by 110.5% during the first quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 990,903 shares of the company’s stock worth $307,716,000 after buying an additional 520,069 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Duolingo in the second quarter valued at approximately $192,965,000. Invesco Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Duolingo by 24.1% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,346,278 shares of the company’s stock valued at $418,073,000 after acquiring an additional 261,212 shares during the period. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Duolingo by 105.9% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 415,221 shares of the company’s stock worth $170,249,000 after acquiring an additional 213,529 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.59% 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.