Confluent (CFLT) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer CFLT or DDOG?

In the previous week, Datadog had 9 more articles in the media than Confluent. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Datadog and 26 mentions for Confluent. Datadog's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Confluent's score of 0.75 indicating that Datadog is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Confluent	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Datadog	28 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders 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 will outperform the market over the long term.

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 more volatility & risk, CFLT or DDOG?

Confluent has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Datadog has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer CFLT or DDOG?

Confluent presently has a consensus price target of $27.36, indicating a potential upside of 36.44%. Datadog has a consensus price target of $153.10, indicating a potential upside of 8.61%. Given Confluent's higher probable upside, research 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)	10 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69
Datadog	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	24 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Confluent	$963.64M	7.17	-$345.07M	-$0.94	-21.33
Datadog	$2.68B	18.31	$183.75M	$0.35	402.74

Summary

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