Q1 Earnings Estimate for Confluent Issued By William Blair

Confluent, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFLT) – Equities researchers at William Blair issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Confluent in a report released on Wednesday, February 12th. William Blair analyst J. Ader forecasts that the company will post earnings of ($0.20) per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Confluent’s current full-year earnings is ($0.90) per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Confluent’s Q2 2025 earnings at ($0.20) EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.17) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.15) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($0.72) EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($0.58) EPS.

Confluent (NASDAQ:CFLT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 11th. The company reported ($0.23) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.05 by ($0.28). Confluent had a negative return on equity of 34.05% and a negative net margin of 38.35%.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their price objective on Confluent from $38.00 to $33.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 25th. JMP Securities reiterated a “market outperform” rating and issued a $40.00 price objective on shares of Confluent in a report on Tuesday, October 29th. Bank of America lifted their price objective on Confluent from $26.00 to $31.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 12th. Needham & Company LLC boosted their price target on Confluent from $31.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Confluent from $35.00 to $38.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating, nineteen have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $35.00.

Confluent Price Performance

NASDAQ CFLT opened at $34.85 on Monday. Confluent has a one year low of $17.79 and a one year high of $37.90. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $29.71 and a 200 day moving average of $25.63. The company has a market capitalization of $11.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -31.40 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.17, a quick ratio of 4.24 and a current ratio of 4.24.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Credit Industriel ET Commercial purchased a new stake in shares of Confluent during the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. Blue Trust Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Confluent by 354.0% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,061 shares of the company’s stock worth $58,000 after acquiring an additional 1,607 shares in the last quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Confluent during the 4th quarter worth approximately $59,000. Point72 Hong Kong Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Confluent during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $68,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in shares of Confluent by 85.3% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,467 shares of the company’s stock worth $69,000 after acquiring an additional 1,136 shares in the last quarter. 78.09% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Matthew Craig Miller sold 53,512 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $33.64, for a total value of $1,800,143.68. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CAO Kong Phan sold 3,947 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $28.74, for a total value of $113,436.78. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 179,939 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,171,446.86. This represents a 2.15 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 1,444,907 shares of company stock valued at $45,452,624. Corporate insiders own 13.82% of the company’s stock.

About Confluent

Confluent, Inc operates a data streaming platform in the United States and internationally. The company provides platforms that allow customers to connect their applications, systems, and data layers, such as Confluent Cloud, a managed cloud-native software-as-a-service; and Confluent Platform, an enterprise-grade self-managed software.