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Confluent (CFLT) Stock Trades Up, Here Is Why

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What Happened?

Shares of data streaming platform provider Confluent (NASDAQ: CFLT) jumped 3.5% in the afternoon session after Wells Fargo initiated coverage on the company with an 'Overweight' rating and a $24 price target. 

The bank viewed Confluent as establishing "the standard for data streaming in an AI world." This positive outlook was supported by the company's solid financial performance, which included a reported 23% year-over-year revenue growth. Adding to the positive news, Confluent also announced a new multi-year partnership with the Visa Cash App Racing Bulls Formula 1 team. The collaboration aimed to bring Confluent's data streaming platform to the high-stakes environment of Formula 1, providing the racing team with real-time information to inform its decisions.

After the initial pop the shares cooled down to $20.57, up 4.3% from previous close.

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What Is The Market Telling Us

Confluent’s shares are very volatile and have had 24 moves greater than 5% over the last year. In that context, today’s move indicates the market considers this news meaningful but not something that would fundamentally change its perception of the business.

The previous big move we wrote about was 1 day ago when the stock dropped on the news that the company announced a new multi-year partnership with the Visa Cash App Racing Bulls (VCARB) Formula 1 team. 

Confluent is down 27.2% since the beginning of the year, and at $20.57 per share, it is trading 45.4% below its 52-week high of $37.65 from February 2025. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of Confluent’s shares at the IPO in June 2021 would now be looking at an investment worth $457.00.

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