Confluent (NASDAQ:CFLT) Issues Q3 2025 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• Confluent has issued Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.090-0.100, slightly below the consensus estimate of 0.097, and updated its FY 2025 EPS guidance to 0.360.
• After a decline in stock price, Confluent's shares traded at $26.40 with a market cap of $8.99 billion, alongside a P/E ratio of -26.94.
• Several analysts have downgraded Confluent's target price, with most recent adjustments suggesting a price target of $30.00 and a general rating of "Moderate Buy".

Confluent (NASDAQ:CFLT - Get Free Report) updated its third quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.090-0.100 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.097. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Confluent also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 0.360-0.360 EPS.

Confluent Stock Performance

Shares of CFLT traded down $0.73 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $17.00. 12,003,414 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,234,332. The company has a current ratio of 4.42, a quick ratio of 4.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07. Confluent has a fifty-two week low of $16.56 and a fifty-two week high of $37.90. The business's 50 day moving average is $24.43 and its two-hundred day moving average is $25.44. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.79 billion, a P/E ratio of -18.09 and a beta of 0.99.

Confluent (NASDAQ:CFLT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The company reported $0.09 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.08 by $0.01. Confluent had a negative return on equity of 27.98% and a negative net margin of 29.27%. The company had revenue of $282.29 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $278.32 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.06 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 20.1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts expect that Confluent will post -0.83 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have issued reports on the stock. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on shares of Confluent from $32.00 to $25.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 16th. Stephens started coverage on shares of Confluent in a report on Friday, July 18th. They issued an "overweight" rating and a $31.00 target price on the stock. Robert W. Baird lowered their target price on shares of Confluent from $37.00 to $24.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Stifel Nicolaus reissued a "hold" rating and set a $21.00 price target (down from $30.00) on shares of Confluent in a report on Thursday. Finally, Raymond James Financial reduced their price objective on shares of Confluent from $30.00 to $25.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating, nineteen have given a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $27.62.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Edward Jay Kreps sold 232,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.50, for a total value of $5,696,250.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 452,488 shares in the company, valued at $11,085,956. This represents a 33.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Eric Vishria sold 30,953 shares of Confluent stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $21.93, for a total value of $678,799.29. Following the sale, the director owned 1,169,876 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $25,655,380.68. This represents a 2.58% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 486,669 shares of company stock worth $11,439,593. 9.20% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Confluent stock. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its position in Confluent, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFLT - Free Report) by 133.0% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 942,303 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 537,874 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. owned about 0.28% of Confluent worth $22,088,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. 78.09% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Confluent Company Profile

Confluent, Inc operates a data streaming platform in the United States and internationally. The company provides platforms that allow customers to connect their applications, systems, and data layers, such as Confluent Cloud, a managed cloud-native software-as-a-service; and Confluent Platform, an enterprise-grade self-managed software.