Confluent (CFLT) Competitors $25.43 +0.51 (+2.05%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$25.63 +0.20 (+0.79%) As of 07:57 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, SRAD, WIT, BIDU, HUBS, and PINSShould 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), Sportradar Group (SRAD), Wipro (WIT), Baidu (BIDU), HubSpot (HUBS), and Pinterest (PINS). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Confluent vs. Its Competitors Datadog MongoDB Cloudflare Procore Technologies Snowflake Sportradar Group Wipro Baidu HubSpot Pinterest Confluent (NASDAQ:CFLT) and Datadog (NASDAQ:DDOG) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends and earnings. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CFLT or DDOG? 78.1% of Confluent shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.3% of Datadog shares are held by institutional investors. 9.2% of Confluent shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of Datadog shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, CFLT or DDOG? Confluent has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Datadog has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to CFLT or DDOG? In the previous week, Datadog had 27 more articles in the media than Confluent. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Datadog and 15 mentions for Confluent. Confluent's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Datadog's score of 0.83 indicating that Confluent is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Confluent 8 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Datadog 25 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is CFLT or DDOG 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 Confluent-31.42% -29.92% -10.78% Datadog 5.85%6.39%3.27% Do analysts recommend CFLT or DDOG? Confluent currently has a consensus target price of $30.19, suggesting a potential upside of 18.70%. Datadog has a consensus target price of $145.34, suggesting a potential upside of 1.53%. Given Confluent's higher possible upside, equities 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) 6 Hold rating(s) 21 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.76Datadog 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 24 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.77 Which has preferable 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$963.64M8.98-$345.07M-$0.98-25.95Datadog$2.68B18.42$183.75M$0.46311.20 SummaryDatadog beats Confluent on 12 of the 16 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$8.48B$18.36B$28.56B$9.38BDividend YieldN/A2.80%3.12%4.06%P/E RatioN/A74.8133.4319.86Price / Sales8.98360.651,732.8179.06Price / CashN/A91.6237.5857.53Price / Book8.808.767.675.72Net Income-$345.07M$337.83M$779.03M$257.80M7 Day Performance3.80%1.61%1.11%1.07%1 Month Performance6.00%8.67%7.42%11.31%1 Year Performance-2.42%54.85%52,958.92%17.01% Confluent Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CFLTConfluent2.6471 of 5 stars$25.43+2.0%$30.19+18.7%-4.5%$8.48B$963.64M0.003,060Positive NewsDDOGDatadog4.1717 of 5 stars$138.80+1.0%$144.27+3.9%+6.6%$47.93B$2.68B301.756,500Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeMDBMongoDB4.6917 of 5 stars$201.53-0.5%$282.39+40.1%-18.8%$16.47B$2.01B-176.785,558NETCloudflare3.9171 of 5 stars$182.73+0.7%$148.92-18.5%+125.9%$63.34B$1.67B-794.494,263Analyst ForecastPCORProcore Technologies2.8559 of 5 stars$71.59+0.0%$81.39+13.7%+0.2%$10.68B$1.15B-83.244,203Analyst ForecastSNOWSnowflake3.8072 of 5 stars$213.22+1.1%$225.36+5.7%+55.5%$71.19B$3.63B-50.657,834SRADSportradar Group2.6598 of 5 stars$29.27+2.5%$28.33-3.2%+156.4%$32.57B$1.15B154.064,582Analyst ForecastWITWipro3.0455 of 5 stars$2.88-1.2%N/A-55.7%$30.07B$890.88B19.17233,346News CoverageUpcoming EarningsBIDUBaidu4.6341 of 5 stars$85.87-1.2%$107.82+25.6%-7.9%$29.66B$18.24B8.5235,900Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeHUBSHubSpot4.8571 of 5 stars$538.95+2.8%$764.93+41.9%+10.7%$28.42B$2.63B-1,197.668,246Analyst ForecastPINSPinterest4.4866 of 5 stars$35.92+1.4%$40.52+12.8%-11.5%$24.36B$3.65B13.114,666Trending NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DDOG Competitors MDB Competitors NET Competitors PCOR Competitors SNOW Competitors SRAD Competitors WIT Competitors BIDU Competitors HUBS Competitors PINS 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 7/17/2025 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 | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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