The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Duolingo Inc shares valued at $3,444,076 were sold by Hacker Severin on Aug 05 ’25. At $344.41 per share, Hacker Severin sold 10,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 72 shares worth approximately $28140.48 following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Hacker Severin sold 10,000 shares, netting a total of over 3,603,336 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $360.33 each, the insider now holds 72 shares.
Before that, Hacker Severin had sold 10,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $3,928,885, the Chief Tech Officer, Co-Founder traded Duolingo Inc shares for $392.89 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 10,000 shares, worth approximately $28140.48.
As published in a research note from Citizens JMP on July 28, 2025, Duolingo Inc [DUOL] has been retained to a Mkt outperform and the price target has been revised to $450. Analysts at Argus started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late June. As of April 23, 2025, Morgan Stanley has initiated its “an Overweight” rating for DUOL. Earlier on March 18, 2025, Citizens JMP upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Mkt outperform” for DUOL stock which previously was a “a Mkt perform”.
Analyzing DUOL Stock Performance
On last trading session, Duolingo Inc [NASDAQ: DUOL] rose 13.75% to $390.84. The stock’s lowest price that day was $378.0001, but it reached a high of $468.0 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 12.78%. Over the course of the year, Duolingo Inc shares have jumped approximately 146.04%.
Is Duolingo Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Duolingo Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-15 jumping by 0.57 million shares to 2.42 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 1.85 million shares. A jump of 23.56% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.49 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.49.
Which companies own the most shares of Duolingo Inc (DUOL)?
In terms of Duolingo Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 440 in the next 12 months, up nearly 28.05% from the previous closing price of $343.61. Analysts anticipate Duolingo Inc stock to reach 575 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 375. In spite of this, 7 analysts ranked Duolingo Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On January 24, 2025, Jefferies assigned a price target of “a Hold” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $370.
