Jim Cramer on Duolingo: "I Have No Reason to Recommend It"

Duolingo, Inc. (NASDAQ:DUOL) is one of the stocks on which Jim Cramer gave his opinions. A caller asked what Cramer thinks of the company, and he commented:

You know, the quarter was bad. I mean, just flat out bad. And so I have no reason to recommend it because I don’t have any good numbers for it. It could bounce, but it won’t be my, it won’t be anything that I think is going to be worthwhile.

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Duolingo, Inc. (NASDAQ:DUOL) operates a mobile learning platform. It provides courses in dozens of languages. In addition, the company provides digital English proficiency assessment through its app. During the September 10, 2025, episode, a caller asked whether the company’s stock was a short contender over the next 12 months, keeping AI, Apple AirPods 3, the live translation feature, and user dissatisfaction in mind. The Mad Money host responded:

Whoa, whoa. No. It’s too good a company to short. I would sell it because I do like what Apple’s come up [with] in terms of translation. I go overseas quite a bit, do a lot of business, particularly my wife does, and we just need the buds now. That’s all we need. We don’t need the Duolingo. We tried [it]… It’s really hard. But anyway, that’s my thinking.

It is important to note that the company’s stock has declined by more than 64% since the above comment was made.

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