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Confluent Inc (NASDAQ: CFLT) closed the day trading at $21.84 down -0.23% from the previous closing price of $21.89. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.23 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.72 million shares were traded. CFLT stock price reached its highest trading level at $22.0 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $21.61.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of CFLT, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 3.88 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 908.82. 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 20 ’25 when EDWARD JAY KREPS bought 270,207 shares for $21.89 per share.
Kreps Edward Jay sold 23,500 shares of CFLT for $532,745 on May 15 ’25. The CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER now owns 452,488 shares after completing the transaction at $22.67 per share. On May 19 ’25, another insider, THE KHAKAL TRUST U/T/A DTD07/2, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 1,906 shares for $22.54 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CFLT now has a Market Capitalization of 7434118144 and an Enterprise Value of 6626459648. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 7.31 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.24. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.512 whereas that against EBITDA is -17.123.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CFLT is 0.94, which has changed by -0.3166458 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11936104 over the same period for the S&P500. 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 -5.26%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -13.52%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, CFLT traded about 6.30M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, CFLT traded about 5947700 shares per day. A total of 285.23M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 269.56M. Insiders hold about 20.81% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 75.15% stake in the company. Shares short for CFLT as of 1745971200 were 17650579 with a Short Ratio of 2.80, compared to 1743379200 on 15730291. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 17650579 and a Short% of Float of 6.23.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
