Negative sentiment towards DUOL reflected in surge in short interest

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Duolingo Inc shares valued at $486,860 were sold by Chen Stephen C. on Aug 26 ’25. At $321.36 per share, Chen Stephen C. sold 1,515 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 32,638 shares worth approximately $9.22 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Skaruppa Matthew sold 10,937 shares, netting a total of over 3,471,322 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $317.39 each, the insider now holds 43,345 shares.

Before that, STEPHEN CHEN had added 1,515 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $486,982, the Officer bought Duolingo Inc shares for $321.44 each.

As published in a research note from KeyBanc Capital Markets on August 18, 2025, Duolingo Inc [DUOL] has been rated up from a Sector weight to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $460. Analysts at Citigroup started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid August. As of July 28, 2025, Citizens JMP has reiterated its “Mkt outperform” rating for DUOL. Earlier on June 25, 2025, Argus initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for DUOL stock.

Analyzing DUOL Stock Performance

On last trading session, Duolingo Inc [NASDAQ: DUOL] plunged -2.57% to $282.52. The stock’s lowest price that day was $277.24, but it reached a high of $292.0 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -10.60%. Over the course of the year, Duolingo Inc shares have jumped approximately 36.12%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $544.93 on 05/14/25 and a 52-week low of $263.68 on 03/10/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Duolingo Inc (DUOL)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 275.84, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 269.16. In the upper region, resistance lies at 290.60. The next price resistance is at 298.68. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 32.67 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Duolingo Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Duolingo Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-15 jumping by 0.6 million shares to 3.02 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-15 was 2.42 million shares. A jump of 19.82% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.75 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 1.75.

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In terms of Duolingo Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 460 in the next 12 months, up nearly 58.63% from the previous closing price of $289.98. 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 April 23, 2025, Morgan Stanley assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $435.

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