Confluent Inc [CFLT] Stock trading around $31.29 per share: What’s Next?

Confluent Inc [NASDAQ: CFLT] loss -2.92% or -0.94 points to close at $31.29 with a heavy trading volume of 5728163 shares.

The daily chart for CFLT points out that the company has recorded 3.44% gains over the past six months.

If we look at the average trading volume of 4.08M shares, CFLT reached to a volume of 5728163 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.

Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about Confluent Inc [CFLT]:

Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for CFLT shares is $31.93 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on CFLT stock is a recommendation set at 1.61. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.

Robert W. Baird have made an estimate for Confluent Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Neutral, with their previous recommendation back on September 04, 2024. The new note on the price target was released on August 09, 2024, representing the official price target for Confluent Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $35, while Evercore ISI analysts kept a Outperform rating on CFLT stock.

The Average True Range (ATR) for Confluent Inc is set at 1.32, with the Price to Sales ratio for CFLT stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 11.21. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 10.96, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 5.67.

Trading performance analysis for CFLT stock

Confluent Inc [CFLT] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 10.60. With this latest performance, CFLT shares gained by 38.45% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 3.44% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 67.24% in the past year of trading.

Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for CFLT stock in for the last two-week period is set at 71.15, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 71.02, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 69.85 for Confluent Inc [CFLT]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 23.79, while it was recorded at 30.84 for the last single week of trading, and 26.45 for the last 200 days.

Confluent Inc [CFLT]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis

Confluent Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 4.15 and a Current Ratio set at 4.15.

Confluent Inc [CFLT]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis

With the latest financial reports released by the company, Confluent Inc posted 0.09/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at 0.05/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company surpassed the estimates by a Surprise Factor of 0.04. The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for CFLT. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Confluent Inc go to 75.00%.

An analysis of Institutional ownership at Confluent Inc [CFLT]

There are presently around $87.82%, or 91.00%% of CFLT stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of CFLT stocks are: BLACKROCK INC. with ownership of 31.11 million shares, which is approximately 9.9011%. JPMORGAN CHASE & CO, holding 23.51 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$694.19 million in CFLT stocks shares; and JPMORGAN CHASE & CO, currently with $$651.79 million in CFLT stock with ownership which is approximately 7.0248%.