8,624 Duolingo, Inc. $DUOL Shares Purchased by Investment House LLC

Investment House LLC lifted its position in Duolingo, Inc. (NASDAQ:DUOL) by 49.7% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 25,975 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 8,624 shares during the period. Investment House LLC’s holdings in Duolingo were worth $3,699,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in Duolingo by 511.2% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,332,301 shares of the company’s stock worth $131,325,000 after purchasing an additional 1,114,315 shares during the period. State of Michigan Retirement System raised its position in Duolingo by 112.9% during the 1st quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System now owns 1,193,307 shares of the company’s stock valued at $117,624,000 after purchasing an additional 632,807 shares in the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its position in Duolingo by 91.3% during the 1st quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 603,806 shares of the company’s stock valued at $59,517,000 after purchasing an additional 288,252 shares in the last quarter. Amundi lifted its holdings in shares of Duolingo by 1,351.7% in the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 449,068 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,265,000 after buying an additional 418,134 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Duolingo by 2.6% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 249,634 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,606,000 after buying an additional 6,233 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 91.59% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Duolingo

In related news, CEO Luis van Ahn sold 110,046 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $151.70, for a total transaction of $16,693,978.20. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 110,046 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $16,693,978.20. This trade represents a 50.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director William B. Gordon sold 10,000 shares of Duolingo stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $145.67, for a total value of $1,456,700.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 68,415 shares in the company, valued at $9,966,013.05. This trade represents a 12.75% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last quarter, insiders sold 250,740 shares of company stock worth $37,685,893. Company insiders own 16.62% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on DUOL. Citigroup raised Duolingo from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 18th. Wells Fargo & Company initiated coverage on Duolingo in a report on Tuesday, August 18th. They issued an “overweight” rating for the company. Wedbush upped their price objective on shares of Duolingo from $139.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 20th. Truist Financial increased their target price on shares of Duolingo from $100.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Duolingo from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Thursday, October 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $125.31.

Duolingo Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:DUOL opened at $141.39 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $145.72 and a 200 day moving average of $127.32. The company has a quick ratio of 2.72, a current ratio of 2.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. The company has a market capitalization of $6.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.05. Duolingo, Inc. has a 52 week low of $87.89 and a 52 week high of $322.09.

Duolingo (NASDAQ:DUOL) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.60 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $298.45 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $295.58 million. Duolingo had a return on equity of 12.10% and a net margin of 35.88%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.91 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Duolingo, Inc. will post 2.62 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Key Headlines Impacting Duolingo

Here are the key news stories impacting Duolingo this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Duolingo is expanding creator partnerships and paid advertising to strengthen global brand awareness and attract additional language learners, supporting its longer-term user-growth strategy. Duolingo’s Expanding Marketing Reach Fuels Long-Term Growth Prospects
• Neutral Sentiment: Several law firms, including Rosen, Kaplan Fox, ClaimsFiler, Faruqi & Faruqi and Pomerantz, are soliciting investors who purchased Duolingo Class A shares between May 2, 2025, and February 26, 2026. Investors have until December 7, 2026, to seek lead-plaintiff status in the federal securities case. These notices largely repeat the same information rather than represent new company-specific developments. Rosen Duolingo Securities Class Action Notice
• Neutral Sentiment: An outage affecting Duolingo users was also reported, but the available report does not indicate the duration, scope, financial impact or whether the issue was fully resolved. Duolingo Outage Report
• Negative Sentiment: The class-action complaint alleges that Duolingo made material misstatements or omissions about its monetization and growth strategies, including claims that heavier advertising and mass-produced AI-generated lessons were hurting user engagement and sustainable growth. One announcement referenced a prior 25.49% stock decline. If the case advances, potential litigation costs, management distraction and reputational damage could weigh on valuation. Duolingo Class Action Lawsuit Allegations

About Duolingo

Duolingo, Inc develops technology-based learning products designed to make education accessible and engaging. Its flagship Duolingo mobile and web platform offers gamified courses in languages including Spanish, English, French, German and Japanese, among others. Lessons incorporate interactive exercises, personalized practice and achievement-based features intended to support regular learning.

The company also operates the Duolingo English Test, an online English-proficiency assessment that can be taken remotely and is accepted by educational institutions and other organizations.