Head to Head Analysis: Casio Computer Co.,Ltd. (OTCMKTS:CSIOF) & Duolingo (NASDAQ:DUOL)

Casio Computer Co.,Ltd. (OTCMKTS:CSIOF) and Duolingo (NASDAQ:DUOL) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Casio Computer Co.,Ltd. and Duolingo’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Casio Computer Co.,Ltd.	N/A	N/A	N/A
Duolingo	35.88%	12.10%	8.24%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Casio Computer Co.,Ltd. and Duolingo, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Casio Computer Co.,Ltd.	0	0	0	0	0.00
Duolingo	2	18	2	1	2.09

Duolingo has a consensus target price of $148.12, suggesting a potential upside of 10.74%. Given Duolingo’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Duolingo is more favorable than Casio Computer Co.,Ltd..

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Casio Computer Co.,Ltd. and Duolingo”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Casio Computer Co.,Ltd.	N/A	N/A	N/A	$77.38	0.15
Duolingo	$1.04 billion	6.01	$414.07 million	$8.44	15.85

Duolingo has higher revenue and earnings than Casio Computer Co.,Ltd.. Casio Computer Co.,Ltd. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Duolingo, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

17.1% of Casio Computer Co.,Ltd. shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Duolingo shares are held by institutional investors. 16.6% of Duolingo shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Duolingo beats Casio Computer Co.,Ltd. on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Casio Computer Co.,Ltd.

Casio Computer Co.,Ltd. develops, produces, and sells consumer, system equipment, and other products. The company operates in Timepieces, Consumer, System Equipment, and Other segments. It offers timepieces, electronic dictionaries, calculators, label printers, electronic musical instruments, handheld terminals, cash registers, management support systems, data projectors, formed parts, and molds products. The company was incorporated in 1946 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

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. Duolingo, Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.