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After finishing at $19.82 in the prior trading day, Confluent Inc (NASDAQ: CFLT) closed at $19.75, down -0.35%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.35 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6.58 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of CFLT by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 3.51 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 821.85. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 4.33 and its Current Ratio is at 4.33. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.08 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.07.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Raymond James on April 11, 2025, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $30.
On February 26, 2025, UBS Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral and also upped its target price recommendation from $34 to $38.
Morgan Stanley Downgraded its Overweight to Equal-Weight on January 16, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $33 to $30.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 02 ’25 when NEHA NARKHEDE bought 60,000 shares for $19.44 per share.
Phan Kong sold 3,175 shares of CFLT for $85,280 on Mar 20 ’25. The Chief Accounting Officer now owns 246,516 shares after completing the transaction at $26.86 per share. On Mar 06 ’25, another insider, Kreps Edward Jay, who serves as the CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER of the company, sold 232,500 shares for $29.36 each. As a result, the insider received 6,826,763 and left with 452,488 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.61 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.54.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, CFLT has reached a high of $37.90, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $17.79. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -20.37%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -22.24%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 285.23M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 269.64M. Insiders hold about 20.68% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 68.19% stake in the company.
