Confluent (CFLT) Competitors $17.79 +0.51 (+2.95%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$17.76 -0.02 (-0.14%) As of 07:21 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CFLT vs. DDOG, MDB, NET, PCOR, PINS, HUBS, ZM, CYBR, CHKP, and GDDYShould you be buying Confluent stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Confluent include Datadog (DDOG), MongoDB (MDB), Cloudflare (NET), Procore Technologies (PCOR), Pinterest (PINS), HubSpot (HUBS), Zoom Communications (ZM), CyberArk Software (CYBR), Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP), and GoDaddy (GDDY). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Confluent vs. Its Competitors Datadog MongoDB Cloudflare Procore Technologies Pinterest HubSpot Zoom Communications CyberArk Software Check Point Software Technologies GoDaddy Confluent (NASDAQ:CFLT) and Datadog (NASDAQ:DDOG) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, risk, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations. Does the media prefer CFLT or DDOG? In the previous week, Datadog had 7 more articles in the media than Confluent. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Datadog and 21 mentions for Confluent. Datadog's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Confluent's score of 0.94 indicating that Datadog is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Confluent 12 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Datadog 24 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders believe in CFLT or DDOG? 78.1% of Confluent shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.3% of Datadog shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.2% of Confluent shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of Datadog shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is CFLT or DDOG more profitable? Datadog has a net margin of 4.13% compared to Confluent's net margin of -29.27%. Datadog's return on equity of 5.04% beat Confluent's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Confluent-29.27% -27.34% -10.07% Datadog 4.13%5.04%2.59% Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CFLT or DDOG? Datadog has higher revenue and earnings than Confluent. Confluent is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Datadog, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioConfluent$963.64M6.36-$345.07M-$0.94-18.93Datadog$2.68B17.05$183.75M$0.35374.91 Do analysts rate CFLT or DDOG? Confluent currently has a consensus price target of $27.36, indicating a potential upside of 53.78%. Datadog has a consensus price target of $153.10, indicating a potential upside of 16.68%. Given Confluent's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Confluent is more favorable than Datadog.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Confluent 1 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 19 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.69Datadog 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 24 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.77 Which has more volatility and risk, CFLT or DDOG? Confluent has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Datadog has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryDatadog beats Confluent on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Confluent News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CFLT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CFLT and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CFLT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricConfluentINTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$6.13B$19.09B$29.55B$9.74BDividend YieldN/A3.79%3.10%4.09%P/E Ratio-18.9375.7854.5225.97Price / Sales6.36202.911,253.31123.18Price / CashN/A80.9035.3358.38Price / Book5.7617.959.586.39Net Income-$345.07M$346.10M$805.43M$265.66M7 Day PerformanceN/A2.57%1.58%1.98%1 Month Performance-31.60%-2.06%-0.11%1.33%1 Year Performance-16.36%59.46%24,107.89%21.15% Confluent Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CFLTConfluent4.1266 of 5 stars$17.79+3.0%$27.36+53.8%-21.8%$6.13B$963.64M-18.933,060DDOGDatadog4.7497 of 5 stars$129.07+1.4%$153.10+18.6%+9.7%$45.01B$2.68B368.786,500Positive NewsMDBMongoDB4.4715 of 5 stars$227.06+4.0%$283.46+24.8%-19.0%$18.55B$2.01B-199.185,558News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeGap UpNETCloudflare3.9043 of 5 stars$202.31+0.7%$191.28-5.5%+134.0%$70.50B$1.67B-595.034,263Positive NewsInsider TradePCORProcore Technologies3.1811 of 5 stars$66.10+1.3%$83.06+25.6%+8.7%$9.93B$1.15B-68.864,203Positive NewsInsider TradePINSPinterest4.3363 of 5 stars$36.06+0.8%$42.40+17.6%+7.4%$24.52B$3.65B12.924,666Positive NewsInsider TradeShort Interest ↑HUBSHubSpot4.882 of 5 stars$448.55+2.1%$726.04+61.9%-7.9%$23.63B$2.63B-1,950.238,246Insider TradeZMZoom Communications4.3957 of 5 stars$73.64+0.7%$87.00+18.1%+21.5%$22.28B$4.67B22.117,412Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeGap UpCYBRCyberArk Software2.0438 of 5 stars$421.10-0.6%$435.11+3.3%+54.5%$20.81B$1.00B-124.961,205Positive NewsCHKPCheck Point Software Technologies4.8548 of 5 stars$188.64-0.1%$228.50+21.1%-0.3%$20.75B$2.57B24.566,669Positive NewsShort Interest ↓GDDYGoDaddy4.9449 of 5 stars$143.87-1.4%$202.43+40.7%-11.5%$19.92B$4.57B25.695,518News CoveragePositive NewsInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DDOG Competitors MDB Competitors NET Competitors PCOR Competitors PINS Competitors HUBS Competitors ZM Competitors CYBR Competitors CHKP Competitors GDDY Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CFLT) was last updated on 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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