Duolingo (DUOL) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, DUOL or TTD?

Duolingo has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trade Desk has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend DUOL or TTD?

Duolingo currently has a consensus price target of $353.90, indicating a potential upside of 4.93%. Trade Desk has a consensus price target of $133.13, indicating a potential upside of 6.93%. Given Trade Desk's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Trade Desk 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
Trade Desk	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	24 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Is DUOL or TTD more profitable?

Trade Desk has a net margin of 13.34% compared to Duolingo's net margin of 12.59%. Trade Desk's return on equity of 13.17% beat Duolingo's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Duolingo	12.59%	11.74%	7.92%
Trade Desk	13.34%	13.17%	6.10%

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

91.6% of Duolingo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.8% of Trade Desk shares are held by institutional investors. 18.3% of Duolingo shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of Trade Desk shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DUOL or TTD?

Trade Desk received 762 more outperform votes than Duolingo when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.31% of users gave Trade Desk 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%
Trade Desk	Outperform Votes 818 76.31%	Underperform Votes 254 23.69%

Does the media refer more to DUOL or TTD?

In the previous week, Duolingo and Duolingo both had 30 articles in the media. Trade Desk's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Duolingo's score of 0.31 indicating that Trade Desk is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Duolingo	10 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Trade Desk	15 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, DUOL or TTD?

Trade Desk has higher revenue and earnings than Duolingo. Duolingo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Trade Desk, 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	$531.11M	27.94	$16.07M	$1.83	184.31
Trade Desk	$1.95B	31.58	$178.94M	$0.61	204.10

Summary

Trade Desk beats Duolingo on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.