Confluent (CFLT) Competitors $24.02 +1.72 (+7.71%) As of 03:45 PM 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, NBIS, ZM, PTC, and TTDShould 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), Nebius Group (NBIS), Zoom Communications (ZM), PTC (PTC), and Trade Desk (TTD). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Confluent vs. Its Competitors Datadog MongoDB Cloudflare Procore Technologies Snowflake HubSpot Nebius Group Zoom Communications PTC Trade Desk Confluent (NASDAQ:CFLT) and Datadog (NASDAQ:DDOG) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations. Do insiders & institutionals 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of Datadog shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer CFLT or DDOG? In the previous week, Datadog had 9 more articles in the media than Confluent. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Datadog and 21 mentions for Confluent. Datadog's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Confluent's score of 0.52 indicating that Datadog is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Confluent 4 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Datadog 17 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate CFLT or DDOG? Confluent currently has a consensus target price of $27.43, indicating a potential upside of 14.20%. Datadog has a consensus target price of $158.46, indicating a potential downside of 4.28%. Given Confluent's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Confluent is more favorable than Datadog.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Confluent 2 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 19 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.59Datadog 2 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 24 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.73 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 higher valuation & earnings, 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$1.06B7.78-$345.07M-$0.94-25.55Datadog$2.68B21.51$183.75M$0.35472.99 Which has more volatility & risk, CFLT or DDOG? Confluent has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Datadog has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% 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. 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. Message and data rates may apply. 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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$8.25B$19.89B$33.06B$10.58BDividend YieldN/A3.68%3.17%4.71%P/E Ratio-25.4577.15495.3027.32Price / Sales7.78112.501,896.98201.92Price / CashN/A83.5937.7361.55Price / Book8.319.457.746.76Net Income-$345.07M$354.27M$820.34M$275.79M7 Day Performance17.05%1.23%1.55%2.44%1 Month Performance20.34%6.05%8.95%8.86%1 Year Performance15.20%95.58%23,992.93%35.45% Confluent Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CFLTConfluent2.7698 of 5 stars$24.02+7.7%$27.43+14.2%+12.1%$8.25B$1.06B-25.453,060Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeDDOGDatadog4.1011 of 5 stars$145.26+4.5%$153.41+5.6%+32.7%$50.66B$2.68B415.046,500Analyst ForecastInsider TradeMDBMongoDB3.3619 of 5 stars$317.00-0.4%$336.83+6.3%+25.9%$25.79B$2.01B-323.475,558Analyst UpgradeNETCloudflare3.7592 of 5 stars$218.55+1.0%$191.28-12.5%+169.0%$76.16B$1.67B-642.794,263Analyst ForecastPCORProcore Technologies2.6818 of 5 stars$74.87+2.0%$83.06+10.9%+25.3%$11.25B$1.15B-77.994,203Analyst ForecastSNOWSnowflake4.0667 of 5 stars$225.76+0.5%$255.53+13.2%+120.4%$76.49B$3.63B-54.407,834Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeHUBSHubSpot4.6899 of 5 stars$520.98+0.6%$722.93+38.8%-13.7%$27.45B$2.63B-2,265.158,246Positive NewsInsider TradeNBISNebius Group1.4309 of 5 stars$110.22+2.3%$91.20-17.3%N/A$25.98B$249.30M-193.371,371Positive NewsZMZoom Communications4.4923 of 5 stars$83.60-1.1%$91.30+9.2%+16.9%$25.29B$4.67B22.067,412Insider TradePTCPTC4.4499 of 5 stars$203.84+0.4%$202.14-0.8%+14.3%$24.42B$2.30B48.087,501Analyst UpgradeTTDTrade Desk4.0844 of 5 stars$49.64+5.3%$86.15+73.6%-52.8%$24.27B$2.44B59.813,522Trending NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DDOG Competitors MDB Competitors NET Competitors PCOR Competitors SNOW Competitors HUBS Competitors NBIS Competitors ZM Competitors PTC Competitors TTD 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 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAn $8 trillion-dollar discovery 17,000 ft underwater A strange rock pulled from the ocean floor may hold the key to a $16 trillion resource boom. 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