Confluent (CFLT) Competitors $24.16 -0.34 (-1.39%) Closing price 07/11/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$24.33 +0.17 (+0.70%) As of 07/11/2025 07:58 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, SNOW, WIT, SRAD, BIDU, HUBS, 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), Snowflake (SNOW), Wipro (WIT), Sportradar Group (SRAD), Baidu (BIDU), HubSpot (HUBS), and GoDaddy (GDDY). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Confluent vs. Its Competitors Datadog MongoDB Cloudflare Procore Technologies Snowflake Wipro Sportradar Group Baidu HubSpot GoDaddy Datadog (NASDAQ:DDOG) and Confluent (NASDAQ:CFLT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings. Does the media refer more to DDOG or CFLT? In the previous week, Datadog had 48 more articles in the media than Confluent. MarketBeat recorded 65 mentions for Datadog and 17 mentions for Confluent. Confluent's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Datadog's score of 0.66 indicating that Confluent is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Datadog 33 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Confluent 8 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders 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 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 Datadog5.85% 6.39% 3.27% Confluent -31.42%-29.92%-10.78% Which has more volatility & risk, DDOG or CFLT? Datadog has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Confluent has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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$2.68B17.67$183.75M$0.46298.63Confluent$963.64M8.53-$345.07M-$0.98-24.65 Do analysts recommend DDOG or CFLT? Datadog presently has a consensus price target of $144.27, suggesting a potential upside of 5.02%. Confluent has a consensus price target of $30.19, suggesting a potential upside of 24.94%. 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) 25 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.77Confluent 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 21 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.76 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. 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$8.22B$17.85B$27.66B$9.11BDividend YieldN/A2.45%3.12%4.01%P/E Ratio-24.6571.7336.9320.26Price / Sales8.5368.611,879.66101.33Price / CashN/A90.7637.5557.67Price / Book8.368.437.285.49Net Income-$345.07M$337.83M$767.99M$250.45M7 Day Performance-8.38%-1.28%-0.26%4.78%1 Month Performance2.16%7.40%6.06%9.58%1 Year Performance-7.57%49.29%52,479.79%16.41% Confluent Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CFLTConfluent2.6611 of 5 stars$24.16-1.4%$30.19+24.9%-7.6%$8.22B$963.64M-24.653,060News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastDDOGDatadog4.1717 of 5 stars$152.41-1.8%$143.90-5.6%+7.5%$52.63B$2.68B331.336,500Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeHigh Trading VolumeMDBMongoDB4.7101 of 5 stars$210.01-0.6%$282.47+34.5%-20.0%$17.16B$2.01B-184.225,558Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeNETCloudflare3.8403 of 5 stars$193.15+1.0%$145.92-24.5%+120.3%$66.95B$1.67B-839.784,263Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradePCORProcore Technologies2.6637 of 5 stars$71.64-2.0%$80.83+12.8%+6.6%$10.69B$1.19B-83.304,203News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeSNOWSnowflake3.8219 of 5 stars$225.71+1.9%$225.36-0.2%+55.1%$75.36B$3.63B-53.617,834Trending NewsInsider TradeWITWipro2.5779 of 5 stars$3.09-0.6%N/A-56.7%$32.32B$10.43B20.60233,346News CoverageUpcoming EarningsSRADSportradar Group2.6969 of 5 stars$28.34+0.4%$28.14-0.7%+148.7%$31.54B$1.20B149.174,582News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeBIDUBaidu4.1966 of 5 stars$89.79+4.0%$107.82+20.1%-12.3%$31.02B$134.06B8.9135,900HUBSHubSpot4.8778 of 5 stars$555.24-1.0%$766.71+38.1%+9.9%$29.28B$2.63B-1,233.878,246News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeGDDYGoDaddy4.8936 of 5 stars$178.65+0.8%$214.86+20.3%+15.5%$25.46B$4.57B34.365,518Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DDOG Competitors MDB Competitors NET Competitors PCOR Competitors SNOW Competitors WIT Competitors SRAD Competitors BIDU Competitors HUBS 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 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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