Confluent (CFLT) Competitors $19.80 -0.40 (-1.96%) As of 11:45 AM Eastern This is a fair market value 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, SNOW, HUBS, ZM, PINS, PTC, and CYBRShould 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), Snowflake (SNOW), HubSpot (HUBS), Zoom Communications (ZM), Pinterest (PINS), PTC (PTC), and CyberArk Software (CYBR). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Confluent vs. Its Competitors Datadog MongoDB Cloudflare Procore Technologies Snowflake HubSpot Zoom Communications Pinterest PTC CyberArk Software Datadog (NASDAQ:DDOG) and Confluent (NASDAQ:CFLT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Which has more volatility and risk, DDOG or CFLT? Datadog has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Confluent has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, DDOG or CFLT? 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 RatioDatadog$3.02B15.84$183.75M$0.35391.29Confluent$963.64M7.13-$345.07M-$0.94-21.20 Does the media prefer DDOG or CFLT? In the previous week, Datadog had 26 more articles in the media than Confluent. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Datadog and 9 mentions for Confluent. Confluent's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Datadog's score of 1.09 indicating that Confluent is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Datadog 24 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Confluent 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer DDOG or CFLT? Datadog currently has a consensus target price of $153.10, suggesting a potential upside of 11.79%. Confluent has a consensus target price of $27.36, suggesting a potential upside of 37.28%. Given Confluent's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Confluent is more favorable than Datadog.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Datadog 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 24 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.77Confluent 1 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 19 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.65 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of DDOG or CFLT? 78.3% of Datadog shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.1% of Confluent shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.7% of Datadog shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.2% of Confluent shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is DDOG or CFLT 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 Datadog4.13% 5.04% 2.59% Confluent -29.27%-27.34%-10.07% SummaryDatadog beats Confluent on 13 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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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$6.87B$20.52B$32.08B$10.38BDividend YieldN/A3.53%3.17%4.64%P/E Ratio-21.2079.81451.4926.78Price / Sales7.13108.641,943.29167.11Price / CashN/A84.3737.2060.63Price / Book6.909.187.566.40Net Income-$345.07M$355.93M$809.77M$271.62M7 Day Performance3.58%3.32%4.08%3.33%1 Month Performance14.66%10.64%9.15%10.15%1 Year Performance-3.54%85.12%24,221.45%31.19% Confluent Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CFLTConfluent3.3194 of 5 stars$19.80-2.0%$27.36+38.2%-0.6%$6.83B$963.64M-21.093,060Positive NewsDDOGDatadog4.5597 of 5 stars$138.65+1.6%$153.10+10.4%+20.9%$48.35B$2.68B396.156,500Positive NewsInsider TradeShort Interest ↑MDBMongoDB3.5025 of 5 stars$333.97+1.2%$316.29-5.3%+12.9%$27.17B$2.01B-340.795,558Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeNETCloudflare3.8819 of 5 stars$226.32+2.3%$191.28-15.5%+186.3%$78.87B$1.67B-665.654,263Positive NewsPCORProcore Technologies3.633 of 5 stars$71.04+2.1%$83.06+16.9%+27.7%$10.67B$1.15B-74.004,203Positive NewsInsider TradeSNOWSnowflake4.3026 of 5 stars$225.51+2.0%$255.53+13.3%+100.3%$76.40B$3.63B-54.347,834Positive NewsInsider TradeShort Interest ↑HUBSHubSpot4.7593 of 5 stars$508.16+3.4%$722.93+42.3%+2.0%$26.78B$2.85B-2,209.398,246Positive NewsInsider TradeZMZoom Communications4.578 of 5 stars$84.63+0.8%$90.30+6.7%+31.5%$25.60B$4.67B22.337,412Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradePINSPinterest3.959 of 5 stars$36.25+3.5%$42.40+17.0%+21.6%$24.65B$3.65B12.994,666Positive NewsInsider TradePTCPTC4.2199 of 5 stars$204.15-0.5%$202.14-1.0%+17.7%$24.46B$2.47B48.157,501CYBRCyberArk Software1.67 of 5 stars$475.95+2.1%$435.11-8.6%+81.3%$23.52B$1.20B-141.231,205Positive NewsShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DDOG Competitors MDB Competitors NET Competitors PCOR Competitors SNOW Competitors HUBS Competitors ZM Competitors PINS Competitors PTC Competitors CYBR 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 9/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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