Nexalin Technology (NASDAQ:NXL – Get Free Report) and Duolingo (NASDAQ:DUOL – Get Free Report) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Volatility and Risk
Nexalin Technology has a beta of 3.94, meaning that its share price is 294% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Duolingo has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings for Nexalin Technology and Duolingo, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Nexalin Technology | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Duolingo | 1 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 2.46 |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Nexalin Technology and Duolingo”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Nexalin Technology | $156,931.00 | 84.67 | -$7.61 million | ($0.66) | -1.08 |
| Duolingo | $748.02 million | 10.92 | $88.57 million | $7.89 | 22.39 |
Duolingo has higher revenue and earnings than Nexalin Technology. Nexalin Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Duolingo, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Nexalin Technology and Duolingo’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Nexalin Technology | -5,527.39% | -207.46% | -184.51% |
| Duolingo | 40.03% | 14.02% | 9.15% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
0.6% of Nexalin Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Duolingo shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.3% of Nexalin Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.7% of Duolingo shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Duolingo beats Nexalin Technology on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Nexalin Technology
Nexalin Technology, Inc., a medical device company, designs and develops neurostimulation products for the treatment of mental health in the United States and China. The company designs and develops Generation 2 and Generation 3, that is in clinical trials for the treatment of substance abuse issues related to opiate, cocaine, alcohol abuse, alzheimer's disease, and dementia. It also licenses and sells Nexalin Device, a non-invasive and undetectable to the human body that can provide relief to its afflicted with mental health issues. The company is based in Houston, Texas.
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.
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