Comparing Duolingo (NASDAQ:DUOL) and CXApp (NASDAQ:CXAI)

CXApp (NASDAQ:CXAI) and Duolingo (NASDAQ:DUOL) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for CXApp and Duolingo, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CXApp	0	0	0	0	0.00
Duolingo	0	7	7	1	2.60

Duolingo has a consensus target price of $372.92, indicating a potential upside of 17.66%. Given Duolingo’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Duolingo is more favorable than CXApp.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares CXApp and Duolingo”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CXApp	-$2.45 million	-7.00	-$53.62 million	N/A	N/A
Duolingo	$748.02 million	19.17	$16.07 million	$1.88	168.59

Duolingo has higher revenue and earnings than CXApp.

Risk & Volatility

CXApp has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Duolingo has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

14.4% of CXApp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Duolingo shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.2% of CXApp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.3% of Duolingo shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares CXApp and Duolingo’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CXApp	-751.90%	-281.11%	-158.66%
Duolingo	12.59%	11.74%	7.92%

Summary

Duolingo beats CXApp on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CXApp

CXApp Inc. provides a workplace experience platform for enterprise customers. It offers CXApp, a software-as-a-service platform with native mapping, analytics, on-device positioning, and applications technologies for use in various applications, such as workplace experience, employee engagement, desk and meeting room reservations, workplace analytics, occupancy management, content delivery, corporate communications and notifications, event management, live indoor mapping, wayfinding, and navigation. The company was formerly known as KINS Technology Group Inc. and changed its name to CXApp Inc. in March 2023. The company is based in Palo Alto, California.

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.