Confluent (CFLT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Confluent, Inc. (NASDAQ: CFLT) is a software company specializing in real-time data streaming and event-driven architectures. Founded in 2014 by the original creators of Apache Kafka—Jay Kreps, Neha Narkhede and Jun Rao—the company has built its flagship platform on Kafka’s open-source foundation. Headquartered in Mountain View, California, Confluent aims to simplify the development and management of data pipelines that process high-throughput, low-latency data flows.

The Confluent Platform offers a suite of tools for building, deploying and managing streaming data applications. Key components include Kafka Connect for seamless integration with databases and cloud services, Kafka Streams and ksqlDB for real-time stream processing, and Confluent Schema Registry for governance and compatibility. Complementing its on-premises offerings, Confluent Cloud delivers a fully managed, cloud-native streaming service across major public clouds, enabling organizations to focus on application development rather than infrastructure management.

Confluent serves a broad range of industries including financial services, healthcare, retail, telecommunications and technology. Its solutions are used to power mission-critical use cases such as fraud detection, inventory management, data pipeline modernization and real-time analytics. The company maintains a global presence, with customers and strategic partnerships spanning North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America, supported by a network of professional services and training programs.

Leadership at Confluent is led by CEO Jay Kreps, who has guided the company through its IPO and subsequent expansion into cloud-native services. The executive team includes Chief Product Officer Neha Narkhede and other seasoned technology and business veterans who drive product innovation and go-to-market strategy. With a focus on community engagement, Confluent continues to contribute to the Kafka open-source ecosystem while advancing its commercial offerings.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $25.63 to $26.70
• 50-Day Range: $19.44 to $26.37
• 52-Week Range: $17.79 to $37.90
• Volume: 4.71 million shs
• Average Volume: 5.01 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $8.98 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $30.11
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Confluent Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Confluent scored higher than 60% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 339th out of 663 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Confluent has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.76, and is based on 21 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Confluent has been the subject of 20 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Confluent are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.83) to ($0.76) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Confluent is -26.91, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Confluent is -26.91, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Confluent has a P/B Ratio of 9.12. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.94% of the float of Confluent has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Confluent has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Confluent has recently decreased by 2.35%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Confluent does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Confluent does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.94% of the float of Confluent has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Confluent has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Confluent has recently decreased by 2.35%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.77

News Sentiment

Confluent has a news sentiment score of 1.77. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.66 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Confluent this week, compared to 12 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 7 people have searched for CFLT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -56% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 4 people have added Confluent to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -20% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Confluent insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $12,637,193.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 9.20% of the stock of Confluent is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

78.09% of the stock of Confluent is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

CFLT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CFLT shares performed this year?

Confluent's stock was trading at $27.96 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, CFLT stock has decreased by 5.7% and is now trading at $26.37.

How were Confluent's earnings last quarter?

Confluent, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFLT) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April, 30th. The company reported $0.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.07 by $0.01. The company's revenue was up 24.8% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Confluent IPO?

Confluent (CFLT) raised $713 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday, June 24th 2021. The company issued 23,000,000 shares at a price of $29.00-$33.00 per share. Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs, BofA Securities and Citigroup acted as the underwriters for the IPO and Barclays, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank Securities, UBS Securities, Wells Fargo Securities, Cowen, D.A. Davidson, JMP Securities, KeyBanc Capital Markets and Piper Sandler were co-managers.

How do I buy shares of Confluent?

Shares of CFLT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Confluent own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Confluent investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), CrowdStrike (CRWD), Arista Networks (ANET), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO) and Adobe (ADBE).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/30/2025
• Today: 7/05/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/30/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: INTERNET SOFTWARE
• Sub-Industry: Computer Software
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CFLT
• CIK: 1699838
• Web: www.confluent.io
• Phone: 800-439-3207
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 3,060
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $30.11
• High Stock Price Target: $41.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $22.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +14.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.76
• Research Coverage: 29 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.98)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$345.07 million
• Net Margins: -31.42%
• Pretax Margin: -31.93%
• Return on Equity: -29.92%
• Return on Assets: -10.78%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.07
• Current Ratio: 4.42
• Quick Ratio: 4.42

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $963.64 million
• Price / Sales: 9.31
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $2.89 per share
• Price / Book: 9.12

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 340,390,000
• Free Float: 309,074,000
• Market Cap: $8.98 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.99