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6 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
What's Dragging Duolingo Down 35% Before Q2?
Duolingo (NASDAQ:DUOL) reports Q2 2025 results after the close on August 6. Street forecasts $0.59 in EPS on $241 million in revenue, up 32% YoY. Shares are up 7% year-to-date but have fallen more than 35% since peaking in mid-May, pressured by signs of slowing daily active user (DAU) growth and broader concerns about engagement trends. Adding to the volatility, Levi & Korsinsky LLP recently announced a securities fraud investigation into the company, raising investor concerns around disclosure and governance. Investors will be watching DAU growth and monetization closely. In Q1, Duolingo posted 46.6 million DAUs (up 49% YoY), but analysts flagged a potential deceleration in Q2. Attention will fall on whether premium conversion, pricing strategy, and ad revenue remain strong amid that shift. Commentary around new products like Duolingo Music and Math will also matter, especially if they're driving time spent and long-term monetization per user, as well as the new Chess module. Margins are under pressure due to investment in generative AI and rising content refresh costs. With shares still well off their highs and sentiment fragile, Duolingo's Q2 call will need to reinforce confidence in user momentum and long-term monetization, especially in light of recent scrutiny and DAU-related concerns. Management will also need to address investor fears that generative AI could replace or cannibalize Duolingo's offerings, clarifying how its AI-enhanced features like Duolingo Max complement, rather than compete with, its core learning experience. This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
What's Dragging Duolingo Down 35% Before Q2?
Duolingo (NASDAQ:DUOL) reports Q2 2025 results after the close on August 6. Street forecasts $0.59 in EPS on $241 million in revenue, up 32% YoY. Shares are up 7% year-to-date but have fallen more than 35% since peaking in mid-May, pressured by signs of slowing daily active user (DAU) growth and broader concerns about engagement trends. Adding to the volatility, Levi & Korsinsky LLP recently announced a securities fraud investigation into the company, raising investor concerns around disclosure and governance. Investors will be watching DAU growth and monetization closely. In Q1, Duolingo posted 46.6 million DAUs (up 49% YoY), but analysts flagged a potential deceleration in Q2. Attention will fall on whether premium conversion, pricing strategy, and ad revenue remain strong amid that shift. Commentary around new products like Duolingo Music and Math will also matter, especially if they're driving time spent and long-term monetization per user, as well as the new Chess module. Margins are under pressure due to investment in generative AI and rising content refresh costs. With shares still well off their highs and sentiment fragile, Duolingo's Q2 call will need to reinforce confidence in user momentum and long-term monetization, especially in light of recent scrutiny and DAU-related concerns. Management will also need to address investor fears that generative AI could replace or cannibalize Duolingo's offerings, clarifying how its AI-enhanced features like Duolingo Max complement, rather than compete with, its core learning experience. This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Sign in to access your portfolio
Time of India
01-08-2025
- Science
- Time of India
Guj sees 120% rise in girls choosing engg disciplines
Ahmedabad: In engineering colleges of Gujarat, a silent gender revolution is taking shape. An increasing number of girls are breaking into traditionally male-dominated specialisations like mechanical and civil engineering, while maintaining their strong presence in computer science, information technology and robotics. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now In 2022, 3,313 seats in various branches (B.E/ through the Admission Committee for Professional Courses (ACPC) were taken up by girls. This year the number has already reached 7,272, a brilliant 120% rise from 2022, that too when the second round of engineering intake is still on. As more rounds take place, officials expect this number to surely rise further. Several factors are shaping these winds of change in both centralised and state admissions. Key among them are the state's push for gender parity in STEM fields, and a big boost to girl students by premier institutions in the form of scholarships, fellowships and tuition waivers. Dr Nilay Bhuptani, ACPC member-secretary and principal of LD College of Engineering (LDCE), said that at his college alone, the number of girl students has increased from 224 to 349 in three years, or a rise of 56%. "The trend we are witnessing is encouraging. While computer/ IT has remained the favoured branch for girl students, in the past few years representation has increased in other branches, from mechanical to civil as well," said Prof Rajul Gajjar, vice chancellor of Gujarat Technological University (GTU). "In robotics, for instance, girls have made a mark, and have more than 50% representation." However, the overall share of girls taking up the total available engineering seats generally hovers around 15-20%, indicate experts. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now To boost this, several premier educational institutes have announced or implemented encouraging incentives. Dhirubhai Ambani University (DAU) has seen a 49% rise in the number of female engineering students — from 49 in 2022 to 73 in 2024. "This year's early trends are also encouraging," said its executive registrar, Siddharth Swaminarayan, adding that this year, DAU has announced special fellowships for girl students. "Five fellowships have been announced wherein eligible girl students will get a 100% tuition fee waiver for all four years of study, with the fellowship's renewal subject to them maintaining a good academic performance. The fellowship will be available to the top four girls who have achieved JEE all-India rank (AIR) between 1 and 10,000, and one top girl achieving an ACPC rank between 1 and 50," he said. Prof S Sundar Manoharan, director-general of PDEU, too called the trend encouraging. "Admissions for the 2025-26 academic year are still on, and we have already admitted 342 girls including 283 from the all-India quota," Manoharan said. "Last year, the total number was 363, including 265 from the All-India quota. We believe we will cross this number. We have a minimum quota of 20% to ensure we have good representation of girl students in all engineering disciplines. Besides, meritorious girl students are offered scholarships to encourage them to pursue STEM." Prof Anup Singh, director-general of Nirma University, said the institution has observed that availability of on-campus or university-run accommodation is a major factor behind parents sending their daughters for higher studies. "There surely has been a rise in the number of girl students. This is reflected in the fact that we have nearly doubled our accommodation facilities for girl students to 1,500 this year, and aim to further increase it to 2,500 by next year to ensure that all girl students wishing to avail the facility are extended the same," he said. At IIT Gandhinagar, the number of girls has increased from 50 in 2021 to 72 in 2025, a 44% rise, but in batch composition, their share has remained around 20%, said officials.
Globe and Mail
26-06-2025
- Business
- Globe and Mail
Why Duolingo Stock Plummeted This Week
Shares of the world's largest education app, Duolingo (NASDAQ: DUOL), were down 14% this week as of 2:30 p.m. ET Thursday, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The main reason for this decline came from a Jefferies analyst highlighting that Duolingo's daily active user (DAU) growth slowed to 37% in June. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now. Learn More » Analysts expected 44% growth in DAUs for the company's second quarter, but the data shows it'll be closer to 39%, prompting the adverse reaction from the market. Duolingo learns about decelerating DAU growth While 30 days' worth of disappointing DAU data isn't bad in and of itself, it extends a worrying trend. Over the last five months, the company's DAU growth declined from 56% in February to 53% in March, 41% in April, 40% in May, and finally 37% in June. This deceleration is far from a death knell for Duolingo's stock. But the market may be justified in lowering the company's valuation until it sees improving data. Even after this drop, the company trades at 106 times free cash flow, including stock-based compensation. However, following this decline, I may find myself buying more Duolingo shares soon, thanks to its promising growth optionality. Far from just a language learning app, Duolingo has multiple potential growth outlets, like: Adding to its courses, as it has already done with ABCs for children, math, music, and now chess. Building upon its standardized test offerings, such as its Duolingo English Test (roughly 10% of sales). Growing the advertising revenue from its non-subscriber tier (around 6% of sales). Incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) into its offerings, such as its video chat with Lily. Though its days of 50% hypergrowth may be in the past, Duolingo's longer-term growth story is still in its early chapters. Should you invest $1,000 in Duolingo right now? Before you buy stock in Duolingo, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to buy now… and Duolingo wasn't one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $687,731!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $945,846!* Now, it's worth noting Stock Advisor 's total average return is818% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to175%for the S&P 500. Don't miss out on the latest top 10 list, available when you join Stock Advisor. See the 10 stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of June 23, 2025
Time of India
11-05-2025
- Automotive
- Time of India
Auto, taxi drivers in U'khand offer free rides for soldiers going back to duty amid India-Pakistan tensions
Dehradun/Pithoragarh: As tension brews along the India-Pakistan border, an unlikely group has quietly mobilised in Uttarakhand -- auto-rickshaw drivers in Dehradun and taxi operators in the hills of Pithoragarh. With an intention to do their bit to help armed forces personnel, they've begun offering free rides to soldiers rejoining their units on emergency call, and to the families seeing them Dehradun, nearly 100 auto rickshaw drivers have joined the effort, ferrying uniformed personnel and their relatives free of charge from key city junctions like the railway station and Rispana bridge. "Those participating in the initiative have pasted stickers on their vehicles mentioning the free offer," said Pankaj Arora, president of Doon Autorickshaw Union (DAU), which launched the service three days ago, following the start of Operation a ceasefire was declared on Saturday, Arora said the service would continue for at least a week. "Many might also be returning from the units after the ceasefire was announced. We believe this is the least we could do in service of the nation in this crisis situation," he Pithoragarh, Bhupendra Singh, a taxi driver, has been offering free rides to Delhi for soldiers returning to base from leave. Singh, whose father fought in the 1971 war, said, "So far, I have offered the service to more than 50 army personnel from different places of Pithoragarh to Delhi without taking any fare. My father is an Army veteran and fought in the war against Pakistan. Hence, I know the value of the men in uniform during wars. I will continue to offer this service in the coming days."Singh's company, which runs eight cars, is part of a small but growing local network of drivers responding to the call of duty in their own way. Narendra Singh, another Pithoragarh resident involved in the initiative, said, "We posted our mobile numbers on social media to enable the armed forces personnel to contact us for the service. We pick them up from their home and drop them off at their destination. Our service will continue till the tensions are completely over."Dehradun/Pithoragarh: As tension brews along the India-Pakistan border, an unlikely group has quietly mobilised in Uttarakhand -- auto-rickshaw drivers in Dehradun and taxi operators in the hills of Pithoragarh. With an intention to do their bit to help armed forces personnel, they've begun offering free rides to soldiers rejoining their units on emergency call, and to the families seeing them Dehradun, nearly 100 auto rickshaw drivers have joined the effort, ferrying uniformed personnel and their relatives free of charge from key city junctions like the railway station and Rispana bridge. "Those participating in the initiative have pasted stickers on their vehicles mentioning the free offer," said Pankaj Arora, president of Doon Autorickshaw Union (DAU), which launched the service three days ago, following the start of Operation a ceasefire was declared on Saturday, Arora said the service would continue for at least a week. "Many might also be returning from the units after the ceasefire was announced. We believe this is the least we could do in service of the nation in this crisis situation," he Pithoragarh, Bhupendra Singh, a taxi driver, has been offering free rides to Delhi for soldiers returning to base from leave. Singh, whose father fought in the 1971 war, said, "So far, I have offered the service to more than 50 army personnel from different places of Pithoragarh to Delhi without taking any fare. My father is an Army veteran and fought in the war against Pakistan. Hence, I know the value of the men in uniform during wars. I will continue to offer this service in the coming days."Singh's company, which runs eight cars, is part of a small but growing local network of drivers responding to the call of duty in their own way. Narendra Singh, another Pithoragarh resident involved in the initiative, said, "We posted our mobile numbers on social media to enable the armed forces personnel to contact us for the service. We pick them up from their home and drop them off at their destination. Our service will continue till the tensions are completely over." Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Mother's Day wishes , messages , and quotes !
