Wall Street analysts don't always get things right, but it can pay to listen when they reach a consensus on a particular stock. The Wall Street Journal tracks 34 analysts who cover Confluent (CFLT -1.15%) stock, and the majority have assigned it a buy rating, with no analysts recommending selling. Confluent's subscription revenue came in at $260.9 million during the first quarter of 2025 (ended March 31), a 26% increase from the year-ago period. It marked an acceleration from the 24% growth the company deli ...

Data streaming is a technology investors might want to learn more about, because it's powering more digital experiences each day. Businesses can use it to show live inventory information on their websites so people know if a product is available before they buy, and stock trading platforms can use it to feed live prices directly to investors' smartphones. Confluent (CFLT -0.10%) is one of the world's top providers of data streaming technologies, and it values its addressable market at an eye-popping $100 bi ...