On August 5, Duolingo, Inc. rose 7.7% in after-hours trading, trading at 143.04 USD/share, with turnover of 5.3136 million USD.

The rebound was driven by the company's second quarter earnings release after market close. Notably, BofA Securities had previously indicated that Q2 bookings were likely to exceed current market estimates, even as the firm downgraded the stock to Underperform with a $93 price target just one day earlier on August 4, which had triggered a nearly 8% single-day decline.

The after-hours recovery suggests actual Q2 results alleviated investor concerns stemming from consecutive quarters of softer-than-expected forward guidance. For context, following Q1 results in May, the stock plunged over 13% despite beating both revenue ($292M vs. $288.6M estimate) and EPS ($0.89 vs. $0.79 estimate) due to weak guidance. Multiple institutions had previously slashed price targets, with Goldman Sachs cutting to $105, Morgan Stanley to $95, and Citi downgrading to Neutral at $101.

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