<div id="readability-page-1"><p>New York State Teachers Retirement System boosted its holdings in shares of  Duolingo, Inc. (NASDAQ:DUOL - Free Report) by 13.2% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities &amp; Exchange Commission. The institutional investor  owned 35,338 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 4,123 shares during the quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System owned about 0.08% of Duolingo worth $14,489,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.</p><ul><li>2 Falling Knives That Might Be Worth Catching</li></ul><p>Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of DUOL. Rise Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of  Duolingo by 43.6% in the 1st quarter. Rise Advisors LLC now owns 79 shares of the company's stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 24 shares during the last quarter.  Summit Securities Group LLC purchased a new position in  Duolingo in the first quarter worth about $28,000.  Brooklyn Investment Group increased its stake in  Duolingo by 4,750.0% during the first quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 97 shares of the company's stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 95 shares during the last quarter.  Garde Capital Inc. purchased a new stake in  Duolingo during the first quarter valued at approximately $31,000.  Finally, Kiker Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of  Duolingo in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Institutional investors own  91.59% of the company's stock. </p><h2>Analyst Ratings Changes</h2><p>DUOL has been the topic of several analyst reports. Citizens Jmp cut their target price on Duolingo from $475.00 to $450.00 and set a &#34;mkt outperform&#34; rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, July 28th. DA Davidson lowered shares of Duolingo from a &#34;buy&#34; rating to a &#34;neutral&#34; rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $500.00 to $300.00 in a research note on Thursday, September 4th. Zacks Research cut shares of Duolingo from a &#34;strong-buy&#34; rating to a &#34;hold&#34; rating in a research report on Monday, October 13th. Weiss Ratings  restated a &#34;hold (c)&#34; rating on shares of Duolingo in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Duolingo from a &#34;buy&#34; rating to a &#34;hold&#34; rating in a research note on Saturday, August 30th. Twelve analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have assigned  a Hold rating and one  has issued  a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company  has an average rating of &#34;Hold&#34; and a consensus price target of $416.68.</p><ul><li>Duolingo: This Beaten-Down Growth Stock May Bounce Back</li></ul><p><b>Read Our Latest Report on DUOL</b></p><h2>Duolingo Stock Down 2.0%</h2><p>NASDAQ:DUOL opened at $324.02 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $14.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 133.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.13 and a beta of 0.86. Duolingo, Inc. has a twelve month low of $256.63 and a twelve month high of $544.93. The company has a current ratio of 2.81, a quick ratio of 2.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $313.72 and a 200-day simple moving average of $380.86. </p><ul><li>Duolingo Stock: EdTech Growth Meets Subscription Strength</li></ul><p>Duolingo (NASDAQ:DUOL - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The company reported $0.91 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.55 by $0.36. The firm had revenue of $252.27 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $240.84 million. Duolingo had a net margin of 13.24% and a return on equity of 13.32%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 41.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.51 earnings per share.  Analysts anticipate that  Duolingo, Inc. will post 2.03 EPS for the current year. </p><h2>Insiders Place Their Bets</h2><p>In related news, insider Natalie Glance sold 3,283 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the insider owned 116,171 shares of the company's stock, valued at $36,280,203.30. This represents a 2.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities &amp; Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Severin Hacker sold 10,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on 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 owned 72 shares in the company, valued at $20,803.68. The trade was a 99.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 83,791 shares of company stock worth $26,918,301 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own  15.67% of the company's stock. </p><h2>Duolingo Profile</h2> (Free Report)<p>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.</p><h2>Further Reading</h2><ul><li>Five stocks we like better than Duolingo</li><li>2 Fintech Stocks to Buy Now and 1 to Avoid</li><li>Johnson &amp; Johnson's M&amp;A Strategy Is the Real Story for Investors</li><li>Most Volatile Stocks, What Investors Need to Know</li><li>Tesla: Some Analysts Are Calling for A 30% Drop—Time to Panic?</li><li>TSX Venture Exchange (Formerly Canadian Venture Exchange)</li><li>Hedge Funds Flip on the Dollar—A Buy Signal for These 3 Stocks?</li></ul><p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/scripts/SECFilingChart.ashx/query-UHJlZml4PU5BU0RBUSZTeW1ib2w9RFVPTA?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="650" height="350" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/scripts/SECFilingChart.ashx/query-UHJlZml4PU5BU0RBUSZTeW1ib2w9RFVPTA"/></p><p><em>This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate reporting. This story was reviewed by MarketBeat's editorial team prior to publication. Please send any questions or comments about this story to contact@marketbeat.com.</em></p><h2>Should You Invest $1,000 in Duolingo Right Now?</h2><p>Before you consider Duolingo, you'll want to hear this.</p><p>MarketBeat keeps track of Wall Street's top-rated and best performing research analysts and the stocks they recommend to their clients on a daily basis. MarketBeat has identified the five stocks that top analysts are quietly whispering to their clients to buy now before the broader market catches on... and Duolingo wasn't on the list.</p><p>While Duolingo currently has a Hold rating among analysts, top-rated analysts believe these five stocks are better buys.</p><p>View The Five Stocks Here</p>                  </div>

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<p>New York State Teachers Retirement System increased its stake in Duolingo, Inc. (NASDAQ:DUOL) by 13.2% in Q2, owning 35,338 shares valued at approximately $14.49 million. Other institutional investors also raised their positions. Analysts have mixed ratings on Duolingo, with a consensus price target of $416.68. The stock is currently priced at $324.02, down 2.0%, with a market cap of $14.85 billion. Duolingo reported strong earnings, exceeding estimates with a revenue increase of 41.5% year-over-year.</p>

New York State Teachers Retirement System Boosts Stock Position in Duolingo, Inc. $DUOL