Duolingo (NASDAQ:DUOL) CEO Ahn Luis Von Sells 110,046 Shares of Stock

Duolingo, Inc. (NASDAQ:DUOL) CEO Luis van Ahn sold 110,046 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Ahn Luis Von also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, September 24th, Luis van Ahn sold 46,682 shares of Duolingo stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $150.63, for a total value of $7,031,709.66.
• On Tuesday, September 22nd, Luis van Ahn sold 3,614 shares of Duolingo stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $151.91, for a total value of $549,002.74.
• On Monday, September 21st, Luis van Ahn sold 37,366 shares of Duolingo stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $150.53, for a total transaction of $5,624,703.98.
• On Wednesday, September 16th, Luis van Ahn sold 28,292 shares of Duolingo stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $150.22, for a total transaction of $4,250,024.24.

Duolingo Stock Performance

Duolingo stock traded down $1.30 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $149.92. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 621,449 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,831,571. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a current ratio of 2.72 and a quick ratio of 2.72. The company has a market cap of $7.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.76, a PEG ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.05. Duolingo, Inc. has a 1-year low of $87.89 and a 1-year high of $347.60. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $144.12 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $124.10.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on DUOL. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Duolingo in a research note on Monday, September 14th. Wedbush raised their target price on Duolingo from $139.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, August 20th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Duolingo from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, August 16th. Barclays boosted their price target on Duolingo from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company assumed coverage on Duolingo in a research report on Tuesday, August 18th. They set an “overweight” rating for the company. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Duolingo currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $125.31.

Institutional Trading of Duolingo

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in shares of Duolingo by 511.2% during the first 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 increased its stake 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. Amundi raised its holdings in Duolingo by 1,351.7% during the first 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 last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its holdings in Duolingo by 91.3% during the first quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 603,806 shares of the company’s stock worth $59,517,000 after buying an additional 288,252 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Altshuler Shaham Ltd lifted its stake in shares of Duolingo by 41,353.2% in the fourth quarter. Altshuler Shaham Ltd now owns 243,330 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,704,000 after buying an additional 242,743 shares in the last quarter. 91.59% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Stories Impacting Duolingo

Here are the key news stories impacting Duolingo this week:

• Neutral Sentiment: Duolingo said it will report third-quarter 2026 results after the market closes on November 3, with an investor webcast scheduled for 5:00 p.m. ET. The upcoming report could provide investors with updated information on bookings, daily active users, subscribers and forward guidance. Duolingo third-quarter 2026 results announcement

Duolingo Company Profile

Duolingo, Inc develops digital learning products designed to make education accessible through technology and gamification. Its flagship Duolingo app offers language-learning courses, practice exercises and other interactive features for learners of languages including Spanish, English, French, German and Japanese, among others.

The company also offers subscription plans, including Super Duolingo and Duolingo Max, which provide additional features and, in the case of Duolingo Max, artificial-intelligence-powered learning tools.