Duolingo (NASDAQ:DUOL – Get Free Report) and Casio Computer Co.,Ltd. (OTCMKTS:CSIOF – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends.
Profitability
This table compares Duolingo and Casio Computer Co.,Ltd.’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Duolingo | 35.88% | 12.10% | 8.24% |
| Casio Computer Co.,Ltd. | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Duolingo and Casio Computer Co.,Ltd.”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Duolingo | $1.04 billion | 6.01 | $414.07 million | $8.44 | 15.85 |
| Casio Computer Co.,Ltd. | N/A | N/A | N/A | $77.38 | 0.15 |
Duolingo has higher revenue and earnings than Casio Computer Co.,Ltd.. Casio Computer Co.,Ltd. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Duolingo, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Duolingo and Casio Computer Co.,Ltd., as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Duolingo | 2 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2.09 |
| Casio Computer Co.,Ltd. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Duolingo presently has a consensus target price of $148.12, indicating a potential upside of 10.74%. Given Duolingo’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Duolingo is more favorable than Casio Computer Co.,Ltd..
Insider & Institutional Ownership
91.6% of Duolingo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.1% of Casio Computer Co.,Ltd. shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.6% of Duolingo shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Duolingo beats Casio Computer Co.,Ltd. on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Duolingo
Duolingo, Inc. operates as a mobile learning platform in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company offers courses in 40 different languages, including Spanish, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, and Chinese through its Duolingo app. It also provides a digital English language proficiency assessment exam. Duolingo, Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
About Casio Computer Co.,Ltd.
Casio Computer Co.,Ltd. develops, produces, and sells consumer, system equipment, and other products. The company operates in Timepieces, Consumer, System Equipment, and Other segments. It offers timepieces, electronic dictionaries, calculators, label printers, electronic musical instruments, handheld terminals, cash registers, management support systems, data projectors, formed parts, and molds products. The company was incorporated in 1946 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
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