Grindr (GRND) Competitors

Grindr (NYSE:GRND) and Duolingo (NASDAQ:DUOL) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

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

7.2% of Grindr shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Duolingo shares are owned by institutional investors. 76.4% of Grindr shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.3% of Duolingo shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is GRND or DUOL more profitable?

Duolingo has a net margin of 12.59% compared to Grindr's net margin of -16.27%. Duolingo's return on equity of 11.74% beat Grindr's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grindr	-16.27%	-177.83%	9.57%
Duolingo	12.59%	11.74%	7.92%

Does the media prefer GRND or DUOL?

In the previous week, Duolingo had 24 more articles in the media than Grindr. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Duolingo and 4 mentions for Grindr. Grindr's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Duolingo's score of 0.81 indicating that Grindr is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Grindr	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Duolingo	12 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation & earnings, GRND or DUOL?

Duolingo has higher revenue and earnings than Grindr. Grindr 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
Grindr	$344.64M	10.79	-$55.77M	-$0.79	-22.61
Duolingo	$748.02M	20.03	$16.07M	$1.88	176.18

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GRND or DUOL?

Duolingo received 47 more outperform votes than Grindr when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 93.75% of users gave Grindr an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave Duolingo an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Grindr	Outperform Votes 15 93.75%	Underperform Votes 1 6.25%
Duolingo	Outperform Votes 62 50.00%	Underperform Votes 62 50.00%

Do analysts rate GRND or DUOL?

Grindr currently has a consensus target price of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.98%. Duolingo has a consensus target price of $376.25, suggesting a potential upside of 13.60%. Given Duolingo's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Duolingo is more favorable than Grindr.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grindr	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Duolingo	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Which has more volatility & risk, GRND or DUOL?

Grindr has a beta of 0.3, indicating that its share price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Duolingo has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Duolingo beats Grindr on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.