Duolingo (NASDAQ:DUOL) Price Target Cut to $110.00 by Analysts at Barclays

Duolingo (NASDAQ:DUOL) had its target price cut by analysts at Barclays from $230.00 to $110.00 in a report issued on Monday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has an “equal weight” rating on the stock. Barclays‘s price objective points to a potential upside of 13.34% from the stock’s current price.

DUOL has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Citigroup restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $101.00 price target (down from $270.00) on shares of Duolingo in a report on Friday. DA Davidson reduced their target price on shares of Duolingo from $170.00 to $85.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $95.00 price target (down from $200.00) on shares of Duolingo in a report on Friday. BMO Capital Markets raised shares of Duolingo to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Finally, Bank of America reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $100.00 price objective on shares of Duolingo in a research report on Friday. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Duolingo presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $213.95.

Duolingo Stock Performance

NASDAQ:DUOL opened at $97.05 on Monday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $144.48 and its 200 day simple moving average is $223.10. The company has a current ratio of 2.61, a quick ratio of 2.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. Duolingo has a twelve month low of $91.99 and a twelve month high of $544.93. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.42, a PEG ratio of 0.54 and a beta of 0.90.

Duolingo (NASDAQ:DUOL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported $0.91 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.79 by $0.12. Duolingo had a return on equity of 14.88% and a net margin of 39.91%.The company had revenue of $282.87 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $275.95 million. Duolingo’s revenue for the quarter was up 35.0% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Duolingo will post 2.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Duolingo

In other Duolingo news, General Counsel Stephen C. Chen sold 1,901 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $113.26, for a total transaction of $215,307.26. Following the sale, the general counsel directly owned 30,545 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,459,526.70. This represents a 5.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Matthew Skaruppa sold 3,986 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $113.52, for a total transaction of $452,490.72. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 31,631 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,590,751.12. The trade was a 11.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 14,939 shares of company stock worth $1,676,291 in the last ninety days. 18.30% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Duolingo

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of DUOL. EFG International AG bought a new stake in Duolingo during the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp purchased a new position in shares of Duolingo in the third quarter worth approximately $32,000. AlphaCentric Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Duolingo during the 4th quarter valued at $33,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Duolingo by 82.2% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 133 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new position in Duolingo during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $43,000. 91.59% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Headlines Impacting Duolingo

Here are the key news stories impacting Duolingo this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 financial beat and strong free cash flow reinforce profitability thesis—Duolingo delivered solid sales, FCF and an EPS beat, evidence the business can still generate cash despite user-growth headwinds. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Many brokerages (Bank of America, Scotiabank, Citigroup, Evercore, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan) reiterated Neutral/Hold/Equal‑Weight ratings—signaling consensus caution rather than bullish conviction. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst writeups flag Duolingo’s AI investments and product roadmap as key watch items—management is balancing AI ambition with slower top‑line growth, making execution and monetization the next catalysts to watch. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: DA Davidson cut its price target to $85, signaling a materially lower valuation expectation and contributing to selling pressure. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Needham trimmed its price target to $145 and Truist cut the stock to Hold—additional downgrades and lower targets are reinforcing negative sentiment. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst commentary and coverage emphasize decelerating DAU/MAU and guidance for only ~11% bookings growth in FY2026 with EBITDA margin compression—raising concerns about saturation and limited upside from reinvestment. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction: shares already gapped down after the earnings/guidance headline and subsequent analyst actions; coverage frames the results as trading short-term bookings for MAU gains. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Media pieces highlight pressure on the freemium conversion model—investors should watch ARPU vs. retention metrics closely as higher monetization could hurt engagement. Read More.

Duolingo Company Profile

Duolingo, Inc (NASDAQ:DUOL) is a technology-driven education company that operates a widely used language-learning platform. Founded in 2011 by Luis von Ahn and Severin Hacker, Duolingo offers a freemium service featuring bite-sized lessons, gamified exercises and adaptive learning algorithms. The company’s core product is its mobile and web application, which supports instruction in more than 40 languages, ranging from widely spoken tongues such as English and Spanish to lesser-taught options including Irish and Swahili.

In addition to its flagship language courses, Duolingo has expanded its product suite to include the Duolingo English Test, an on-demand, computer-based English proficiency exam designed for academic and professional admissions.