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Meese Robert

Chief Business Officer

Officer
6 filings analyzed · 1 company · Latest 2025-04-30

Companies

Company Buys Sells Direction
Duolingo, Inc. DUOL 0 13 Net selling

Activity

April 2025
2025-04-30 Duolingo, Inc. DUOL
medium
Sell
5,000 shares
$1,975,000
Significance 5/10

CBO Robert Meese sold 5,000 DUOL shares at $395.00 (2025-04-29); holds 118.8K post-sale

Robert Meese, Chief Business Officer, sold 5,000 shares (118.8K shares post-transaction) on 2025-04-29 at $395.00. The sale occurred near DUOL's 52-week high of $441.39, with the stock currently trading at $389.48—down 11.8% from that peak and up 25.4% over the prior 30 days. Meese's cross-ticker track record shows modest timing success (45.45% of prior sells were well-timed), but at DUOL specifically, the prior 5 trades on 2025-04-23 remain unmeasurable. The transaction itself—a modest 4.0% reduction in holdings from a CBO—does not constitute a material position liquidation, though the proximity to a 52-week high and the recent insider activity pattern warrant observation as the 90-day outcome becomes measurable.

2025-04-24 Duolingo, Inc. DUOL
medium
Sell
10,000 shares
$3,676,456
Significance 6/10

Duolingo CBO Meese sells 10.0K shares for $3.7M across 6 separate transactions at blended $367.65; retains 123.8K shares post-sale.

Robert Meese, Chief Business Officer of Duolingo, executed 6 separate sales on 2025-04-23 totaling 10,000 shares for $3,676,456.27, with prices ranging from $362.80 to $370.00 per share. His post-transaction holdings of 123.8K shares represent a 7.5% reduction from pre-transaction levels, while the current stock price of $375.02 sits 15.0% below its 52-week high. His prior trades at Duolingo show a consistent pattern: all 4 measured prior sales at this ticker recorded positive 90-day returns (ranging from +19.4% to +38.8%), meaning the stock rose after he sold—a poorly-timed outcome at the 90-day window. Against this backdrop of prior underperformance in timing at this specific ticker, the current sale occurs after the stock has already rallied +10.1% over 30 days and +14.1% over 90 days, at a valuation (P/E 39.19) elevated for a high-growth company and near—but not at—52-week peaks.

March 2025
2025-03-26 Duolingo, Inc. DUOL
medium
Sell
5,351 shares
$1,712,448
Significance 6/10

Chief Business Officer Robert Meese sold 5,351 DUOL shares at $320.02 for $1.7M on 2025-03-24; stock down 15.0% in 30 days, 25.0% from 52-week high.

Meese executed a $1,712,447.89 sale of 5,351 shares on 2025-03-24 at $320.02, reducing holdings from 139,156 to 133,805 shares (a 3.8% reduction). The current price of $331.22 indicates the stock has recovered modestly since the transaction, but remains 25.0% below its 52-week high and down 15.0% over the past 30 days. Examining his same-ticker history at DUOL reveals a pattern of poor sales timing: all 5 prior transactions at this ticker showed positive 90-day returns, meaning the stock rose after each sale—with the September 2024 sales followed by gains ranging from 19.4% to 45.3% over 90 days. The current sale follows this established pattern of selling before rallies. His cross-ticker track record shows a 45.45% well-timed rate across 11 prior sells, but the consistent failure to time exits well at DUOL suggests this insider may be less attuned to the specific dynamics of this stock or may be selling for liquidity/portfolio management reasons unrelated to conviction about valuation.

September 2024
2024-09-26 Duolingo, Inc. DUOL
medium
Sell
5,000 shares
$1,425,194
Significance 5/10

Chief Business Officer Meese sells 5,000 DUOL shares at blended $285.04; stock near 52-week high, recent 3-sale pattern in 8 days

Robert Meese, Chief Business Officer, completed 2 separate sales totaling 5,000 shares for $1,425,193.74 on 2024-09-25, executing at a blended average price of $285.04—just 2.4% below the 52-week high of $287.54. This sale reduces his holdings from 147,053 to 142,053 shares (-3.4%). The transaction occurs within a compressed timeframe: Meese executed 3 separate sells across 8 calendar days (2024-09-17 through 2024-09-25), with the prior 2024-12-11 sales at DUOL showing mixed 90-day outcomes (−1.7% and +0.8%). His cross-ticker track record across 9 prior sells shows a 90-day well-timed rate of 83.33%, though these outcomes predate the current strong price momentum: DUOL has rallied 34.0% over 30 days and 33.2% over 90 days. The company's fundamentals remain robust—annual revenue growth of +43.7%, net income of $24,351,000.00 on revenue of $178,327,000.00—providing no obvious operational distress signal. The timing of sales near all-time highs against a backdrop of sustained strong gains warrants tracking of future developments.

2024-09-23 Duolingo, Inc. DUOL
medium
Sell
5,000 shares
$1,350,000
Significance 5/10

Meese (CBO) sold 5,000 DUOL shares at $270.00 on 2024-09-20; stock at 52-week high, +27.1% in 30d.

Robert Meese, Chief Business Officer of Duolingo, sold 5,000 shares for $1,350,000.00 at $270.00 on 2024-09-20, reducing holdings from 152,053 to 147,053 shares (a -3.3% net change). The sale occurred as DUOL stock hit its 52-week high of $270.27 (+0.0% from that peak) after a sharp +27.1% 30-day rally and +31.8% 90-day climb. In Meese's cross-ticker insider history, his prior 8 open-market sells showed a 90-day well-timed rate of 83.33% (indicating favorable exit timing), though his same-ticker DUOL activity shows mixed outcomes: 2 of 3 prior measurable sells at this ticker were well-timed at the 90-day mark. The company's fundamentals remain robust with $178.3M in latest-quarter revenue, $24.4M net income, and 43.7% annual revenue growth, though the stock trades at a P/E of 67.91. This sale at an inflection point (52-week high after a sustained rally) aligns with the insider's historical pattern of well-timed exits.

2024-09-19 Duolingo, Inc. DUOL
high
Sell
9,819 shares
$2,431,645
Significance 6/10

Duolingo Chief Business Officer Meese sells 9,819 shares for $2,431,644.81 as stock hits 52-week high of $264.00

Robert Meese, Chief Business Officer of Duolingo, executed 2 separate sales totaling 9,819 shares for $2,431,644.81 (blended average price $247.65) on September 17–18, 2024, reducing his post-transaction holdings to 152,053 shares. The sales occurred as DUOL reached its 52-week high of $264.00, with the stock up 29.5% over the prior 30 days and 27.8% over 90 days. Across his 5 prior trades at DUOL, Meese's record shows 4 of 5 prior sells were well-timed at the 90-day mark (stock fell after the sale). His cross-ticker track record of 6 prior sells shows a 83.33% well-timed rate. The transaction timing—at the peak of a sharp rally—follows a consistent pattern of exit discipline, though the current elevated valuation (P/E 66.33 on $178.3M quarterly revenue and +43.7% annual growth) and the size of the sale (6.1% of pre-transaction holdings) merit attention as context.

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