Duolingo (DUOL) Competitors

NetEase (NASDAQ:NTES) and Duolingo (NASDAQ:DUOL) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, dividends and community ranking.

Which has more risk & volatility, NTES or DUOL?

NetEase has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Duolingo has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor NTES or DUOL?

In the previous week, Duolingo had 6 more articles in the media than NetEase. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Duolingo and 29 mentions for NetEase. NetEase's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Duolingo's score of 0.34 indicating that NetEase is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NetEase	8 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Duolingo	19 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	4 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend NTES or DUOL?

NetEase presently has a consensus target price of $111.43, indicating a potential upside of 7.95%. Duolingo has a consensus target price of $355.55, indicating a potential downside of 7.73%. Given NetEase's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe NetEase is more favorable than Duolingo.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NetEase	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Duolingo	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in NTES or DUOL?

11.1% of NetEase shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Duolingo shares are owned by institutional investors. 54.7% of NetEase shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.3% of Duolingo shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NTES or DUOL?

NetEase received 623 more outperform votes than Duolingo when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.18% of users gave NetEase an outperform vote while only 49.14% of users gave Duolingo an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
NetEase	Outperform Votes 680 69.18%	Underperform Votes 303 30.82%
Duolingo	Outperform Votes 57 49.14%	Underperform Votes 59 50.86%

Is NTES or DUOL more profitable?

NetEase has a net margin of 26.02% compared to Duolingo's net margin of 12.59%. NetEase's return on equity of 20.82% beat Duolingo's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NetEase	26.02%	20.82%	14.68%
Duolingo	12.59%	11.74%	7.92%

Which has better earnings and valuation, NTES or DUOL?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NetEase	$14.57B	4.55	$4.14B	$5.92	17.44
Duolingo	$689.46M	24.58	$16.07M	$1.83	210.57

Summary

NetEase beats Duolingo on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.