Analyzing Global Arena (OTCMKTS:GAHC) & Duolingo (NASDAQ:DUOL)

Global Arena (OTCMKTS:GAHCGet Free Report) and Duolingo (NASDAQ:DUOLGet Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and risk.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

91.6% of Duolingo shares are held by institutional investors. 7.1% of Global Arena shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.3% of Duolingo shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Global Arena and Duolingo”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio
Global Arena $830,000.00 0.29 -$1.19 million N/A N/A
Duolingo $634.49 million 19.02 $16.07 million $0.97 288.59

Duolingo has higher revenue and earnings than Global Arena.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Global Arena and Duolingo, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Global Arena 0 0 0 0 N/A
Duolingo 0 4 7 1 2.75

Duolingo has a consensus price target of $277.22, suggesting a potential downside of 0.97%. Given Duolingo’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Duolingo is more favorable than Global Arena.

Profitability

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

Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Global Arena -61.77% N/A -111.08%
Duolingo 10.44% 9.64% 6.57%

Volatility & Risk

Global Arena has a beta of 1.78, suggesting that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Duolingo has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Duolingo beats Global Arena on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Global Arena

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Global Arena Holding Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides technology-enabled paper absentee/mail ballot and online election services in the United States. The company offers voter authentication and registration software, which authenticates and registers voting members in a data look-up system; and scanning and tabulation software, an advanced OMR/OCR/Barcode scanning and tabulation software, as well as an online voting platform. It also explores opportunities in the oil, gas, mineral, and energy business. The company provides its services to craft and trade organizations, labor unions, political parties, co-operatives and housing organizations, associations and professional societies, universities, and political organizations. The company was formerly known as Global Arena Holding Subsidiary Corp and changed its name to Global Arena Holding Inc. in May 2011. Global Arena Holding Inc. was founded in 2009 and is based in New York, New York.

About Duolingo

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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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