Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Confluent Inc shares valued at $136,168 were sold by Phan Kong on Dec 22 ’25. At $29.96 per share, Phan Kong sold 4,545 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 220,505 shares worth approximately $6.73 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Mac Ban Ryan Norris sold 3,053 shares, netting a total of over 91,468 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $29.96 each, the insider now holds 332,679 shares.
Before that, Mac Ban Ryan Norris had sold 1,218 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $36,491, the Chief Revenue Officer traded Confluent Inc shares for $29.96 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,218 shares, worth approximately $10.24 million.
As published in a research note from Citizens JMP on January 09, 2026, Confluent Inc [CFLT] has been rated down from a Mkt outperform to a Mkt perform. Analysts at Wells Fargo started covering the stock with ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in early October. As of July 31, 2025, TD Cowen has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Hold” for CFLT. Earlier on July 31, 2025, Stifel downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Hold” for CFLT stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing CFLT Stock Performance
On last trading session, Confluent Inc [NASDAQ: CFLT] rose 0.20% to $30.5. The stock’s lowest price that day was $30.44, but it reached a high of $30.545 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.26%. Over the course of the year, Confluent Inc shares have jumped approximately 14.23%.
Is Confluent Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Confluent Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-31 dropping by -0.89 million shares to 18.16 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 19.05 million shares. A decline of -4.88% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.01 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 1.01.
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In terms of Confluent Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 31 in the next 12 months, up nearly 1.84% from the previous closing price of $30.44. Analysts anticipate Confluent Inc stock to reach 32 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 21. In spite of this, 11 analysts ranked Confluent Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On July 18, 2025, Stephens assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $31.
