MongoDB (MDB) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer CFLT or MDB?

In the previous week, MongoDB had 12 more articles in the media than Confluent. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for MongoDB and 17 mentions for Confluent. Confluent's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat MongoDB's score of 1.02 indicating that Confluent is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Confluent	9 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MongoDB	15 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CFLT or MDB?

MongoDB has higher revenue and earnings than Confluent. MongoDB is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Confluent, 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	8.60	-$345.07M	-$0.98	-24.86
MongoDB	$2.01B	8.50	-$129.07M	-$1.14	-183.04

Is CFLT or MDB more profitable?

MongoDB has a net margin of -4.09% compared to Confluent's net margin of -31.42%. MongoDB's return on equity of -3.16% beat Confluent's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Confluent	-31.42%	-29.92%	-10.78%
MongoDB	-4.09%	-3.16%	-2.05%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CFLT or MDB?

78.1% of Confluent shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.3% of MongoDB shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.8% of Confluent shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of MongoDB shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, CFLT or MDB?

Confluent has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MongoDB has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend CFLT or MDB?

Confluent presently has a consensus price target of $30.19, suggesting a potential upside of 23.91%. MongoDB has a consensus price target of $282.39, suggesting a potential upside of 35.34%. Given MongoDB's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe MongoDB is more favorable than Confluent.

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)	2.76
MongoDB	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	26 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Summary

MongoDB beats Confluent on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.