The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Confluent Inc shares valued at $3,076,736 were purchased by ERICA F SCHULTZ on Aug 06 ’25. At $17.17 per share, ERICA F SCHULTZ acquired 179,155 shares.
Also, ERICA F SCHULTZ purchased 100,291 shares, netting a total of over 2,654,502 in proceeds.
Before that, MELANIE VINSON had added 242,501 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $6,227,426, the Officer bought Confluent Inc shares for $25.68 each.
As published in a research note from TD Cowen on July 31, 2025, Confluent Inc [CFLT] has been rated down from a Buy to a Hold and the price target has been revised to $24. Analysts at Stifel downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in late July. As of July 18, 2025, Stephens has initiated its “an Overweight” rating for CFLT. Earlier on April 11, 2025, Raymond James initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Outperform” for CFLT stock.
Analyzing CFLT Stock Performance
On last trading session, Confluent Inc [NASDAQ: CFLT] plunged -1.80% to $16.93. The stock’s lowest price that day was $16.53, but it reached a high of $17.62 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -4.49%. Over the course of the year, Confluent Inc shares have dropped approximately -9.32%.
Is Confluent Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Confluent Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-15 jumping by 3.65 million shares to 22.34 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 18.69 million shares. A jump of 16.36% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.12 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.12.
Which companies own the most shares of Confluent Inc (CFLT)?
In terms of Confluent Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 21 in the next 12 months, up nearly 21.81% from the previous closing price of $17.24. Analysts anticipate Confluent Inc stock to reach 21 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 21. In spite of this, 11 analysts ranked Confluent Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On February 26, 2025, UBS assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $38.
