--- title: "Duolingo (NASDAQ:DUOL) Receives \"Market Perform\" Rating from JMP Securities" description: "JMP Securities has reiterated a \"market perform\" rating on Duolingo (NASDAQ:DUOL) shares. Other brokerages have also provided mixed ratings, with UBS raising its target price to $410 and maintaining a" type: "news" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/228436285.md" published_at: "2025-02-15T15:44:18.000Z" --- # Duolingo (NASDAQ:DUOL) Receives "Market Perform" Rating from JMP Securities > JMP Securities has reiterated a "market perform" rating on Duolingo (NASDAQ:DUOL) shares. Other brokerages have also provided mixed ratings, with UBS raising its target price to $410 and maintaining a "buy" rating, while Barclays increased its target to $295 with an "equal weight" rating. Duolingo's stock recently traded down 1.5% to $423.90, with a market cap of $18.65 billion. Insiders have sold significant shares recently, and institutional investors hold 91.59% of the company's stock. Duolingo (NASDAQ:DUOL - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "market perform" rating reiterated by equities researchers at JMP Securities in a research note issued on Friday,Benzinga reports. - Duolingo: An Unexpected Benefactor From the TikTok Ban A number of other brokerages also recently commented on DUOL. UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of Duolingo from $408.00 to $410.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, January 27th. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Duolingo from $183.00 to $295.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Seaport Res Ptn lowered Duolingo from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Piper Sandler lifted their target price on Duolingo from $271.00 to $351.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, DA Davidson boosted their price target on shares of Duolingo from $250.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $355.55. **Check Out Our Latest Research Report on Duolingo** ## Duolingo Trading Down 1.5 % - 3 Small-Cap Stocks in the Russell 2000 Set to Rally Shares of DUOL traded down $6.43 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $423.90. The company had a trading volume of 206,410 shares, compared to its average volume of 596,975. Duolingo has a 1-year low of $145.05 and a 1-year high of $436.98. The company has a quick ratio of 3.09, a current ratio of 3.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $348.29 and a 200-day simple moving average of $292.59. The stock has a market cap of $18.65 billion, a PE ratio of 232.58 and a beta of 0.89. ## Insiders Place Their Bets In related news, insider Severin Hacker sold 10,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $391.46, for a total transaction of $3,914,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 72 shares of the company's stock, valued at $28,185.12. The trade was a 99.29 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Natalie Glance sold 1,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $369.33, for a total value of $553,995.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 132,239 shares in the company, valued at approximately $48,839,829.87. This trade represents a 1.12 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 289,624 shares of company stock worth $98,478,298 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 18.30% of the company's stock. ## Institutional Inflows and Outflows - Duolingo Speaks the Language of Growth for Investors Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in DUOL. Lecap Asset Management Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Duolingo during the 4th quarter worth $429,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in Duolingo by 42.2% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 342,280 shares of the company's stock valued at $96,530,000 after buying an additional 101,653 shares in the last quarter. Lisanti Capital Growth LLC boosted its position in shares of Duolingo by 17.8% during the 3rd quarter. Lisanti Capital Growth LLC now owns 11,645 shares of the company's stock worth $3,284,000 after acquiring an additional 1,760 shares in the last quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. purchased a new position in shares of Duolingo in the 3rd quarter valued at about $4,350,000. Finally, Diversified Trust Co acquired a new stake in shares of Duolingo during the 4th quarter worth about $784,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.59% of the company's stock. ## Duolingo Company Profile (Get Free Report) Duolingo, Inc operates as a mobile learning platform in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. 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