Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Has $2.16 Million Stock Holdings in Confluent, Inc. $CFLT

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH decreased its holdings in shares of Confluent, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFLT) by 61.3% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 86,483 shares of the company’s stock after selling 137,274 shares during the period. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH’s holdings in Confluent were worth $2,156,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. AlphaQuest LLC raised its holdings in shares of Confluent by 21.7% in the 2nd quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 4,636 shares of the company’s stock worth $116,000 after buying an additional 826 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its position in Confluent by 252.3% in the second quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,448 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 1,037 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its stake in Confluent by 39.3% during the first quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 4,053 shares of the company’s stock worth $95,000 after acquiring an additional 1,143 shares in the last quarter. New York Life Investment Management LLC raised its stake in Confluent by 5.0% during the second quarter. New York Life Investment Management LLC now owns 27,134 shares of the company’s stock worth $676,000 after acquiring an additional 1,291 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Teacher Retirement System of Texas lifted its holdings in shares of Confluent by 1.6% during the second quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 86,022 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,145,000 after acquiring an additional 1,338 shares during the period. 78.09% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Confluent Price Performance

Shares of CFLT stock opened at $21.06 on Tuesday. Confluent, Inc. has a 1 year low of $15.64 and a 1 year high of $37.90. The company has a current ratio of 4.01, a quick ratio of 4.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $21.95 and its 200-day moving average is $22.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -23.40 and a beta of 0.98.

Confluent (NASDAQ:CFLT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 27th. The company reported $0.13 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.10 by $0.03. Confluent had a negative net margin of 27.32% and a negative return on equity of 25.40%. The business had revenue of $298.52 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $292.69 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.10 earnings per share. Confluent’s revenue for the quarter was up 19.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Confluent has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.090-0.100 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 0.390-0.400 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Confluent, Inc. will post -0.83 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CFLT has been the topic of several analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Confluent from $24.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Confluent from $24.00 to $27.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on shares of Confluent from $25.00 to $27.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. New Street Research set a $29.00 target price on shares of Confluent in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and set a $30.00 price target (up from $25.00) on shares of Confluent in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have issued a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $27.97.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Edward Jay Kreps sold 37,707 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $22.20, for a total transaction of $837,095.40. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 339,367 shares in the company, valued at $7,533,947.40. The trade was a 10.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CRO Ban Ryan Norris Mac sold 15,062 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $22.51, for a total value of $339,045.62. Following the transaction, the executive directly owned 381,064 shares in the company, valued at $8,577,750.64. This trade represents a 3.80% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders sold 839,139 shares of company stock worth $17,816,358. 13.82% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.