On August 19, Duolingo, Inc. rose 6.24% in pre-market trading, trading at $149.0/share, with turnover of $10.34 million. The stock continued its upward momentum following a key analyst upgrade.
On the news front, investment bank D.A. Davidson upgraded Duolingo from Neutral to Buy and raised its price target from $130 to $160. This follows UBS raising its target earlier this month from $125 to $150 while maintaining a Buy rating, signaling a concentrated wave of bullish institutional sentiment.
The upgrades come on the heels of solid Q2 results reported on August 5. Duolingo posted revenue of $298.5 million, beating the consensus estimate of $295.6 million, while EPS of $0.66 exceeded the $0.61 expectation. Additionally, the company recently acquired UK-based animation studio Animade to bolster its product design capabilities and appointed former Citigroup CFO Sallie Krawcheck to its board, reinforcing its governance structure.
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