Confluent (CFLT) Competitors

Datadog (NASDAQ:DDOG) and Confluent (NASDAQ:CFLT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

Which has better valuation and 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Datadog	$2.68B	17.37	$183.75M	$0.46	293.50
Confluent	$963.64M	9.04	-$345.07M	-$0.98	-26.12

Which has more volatility and risk, DDOG or CFLT?

Datadog has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Confluent has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer DDOG or CFLT?

Datadog presently has a consensus target price of $143.03, indicating a potential upside of 5.94%. Confluent has a consensus target price of $30.11, indicating a potential upside of 17.62%. Given Confluent's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Confluent is more favorable than Datadog.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Datadog	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	25 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.81
Confluent	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	21 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.76

Is DDOG or CFLT more profitable?

Datadog has a net margin of 5.85% compared to Confluent's net margin of -31.42%. Datadog's return on equity of 6.39% beat Confluent's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Datadog	5.85%	6.39%	3.27%
Confluent	-31.42%	-29.92%	-10.78%

Does the media favor DDOG or CFLT?

In the previous week, Datadog had 33 more articles in the media than Confluent. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Datadog and 6 mentions for Confluent. Datadog's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Confluent's score of 1.10 indicating that Datadog is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Datadog	27 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Confluent	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Datadog beats Confluent on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.