Duolingo (NASDAQ:DUOL – Get Free Report) and WM Technology (NASDAQ:MAPS – Get Free Report) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Risk and Volatility
Duolingo has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WM Technology has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Duolingo and WM Technology, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Duolingo | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2.56 |
| WM Technology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Profitability
This table compares Duolingo and WM Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Duolingo | 12.59% | 11.74% | 7.92% |
| WM Technology | -1.02% | -1.68% | -1.08% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Duolingo and WM Technology”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Duolingo | $748.02 million | 29.42 | $16.07 million | $1.88 | 258.73 |
| WM Technology | $184.51 million | 1.05 | -$9.90 million | $0.07 | 18.00 |
Duolingo has higher revenue and earnings than WM Technology. WM Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Duolingo, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
91.6% of Duolingo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.0% of WM Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 18.3% of Duolingo shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.2% of WM Technology shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Duolingo beats WM Technology on 10 of the 14 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 WM Technology
WM Technology, Inc. provides ecommerce and compliance software solutions to retailers and brands in cannabis market in the United States and internationally. The company offers Weedmaps marketplace that allows cannabis users to search for and browse cannabis products from retailers and brands, and reserve products from local retailers; and education and learning information to help newer consumers learn about the types of products to purchase. It also provides monthly subscription-based business software solutions, including WM Listings, WM Orders, WM Store, WM Connectors, and WM Insights as well as other add-on products, such as WM Ads, WM AdSuite, WM Customer Relationship Management, WM Dispatch, and WM Screens. WM Technology, Inc. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.
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