Duolingo (DUOL) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in DUOL or NTES?

91.6% of Duolingo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.1% of NetEase shares are held by institutional investors. 18.3% of Duolingo shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 54.7% of NetEase shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, DUOL or NTES?

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
Duolingo	$689.46M	21.68	$16.07M	$1.83	185.68
NetEase	$105.69B	0.56	$4.14B	$5.92	15.67

Do analysts prefer DUOL or NTES?

Duolingo currently has a consensus price target of $353.90, suggesting a potential upside of 4.15%. NetEase has a consensus price target of $107.29, suggesting a potential upside of 15.66%. Given NetEase's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe NetEase is more favorable than Duolingo.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Duolingo	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.62
NetEase	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Which has more risk and volatility, DUOL or NTES?

Duolingo has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NetEase has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to DUOL or NTES?

In the previous week, Duolingo had 17 more articles in the media than NetEase. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Duolingo and 2 mentions for NetEase. Duolingo's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat NetEase's score of 0.59 indicating that Duolingo is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Duolingo	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NetEase	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is DUOL or NTES 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
Duolingo	12.59%	11.74%	7.92%
NetEase	26.02%	20.82%	14.68%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DUOL or NTES?

NetEase received 620 more outperform votes than Duolingo when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.05% of users gave NetEase an outperform vote while only 49.56% of users gave Duolingo an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Duolingo	Outperform Votes 56 49.56%	Underperform Votes 57 50.44%
NetEase	Outperform Votes 676 69.05%	Underperform Votes 303 30.95%

Summary

NetEase beats Duolingo on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.