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Confluent price target lowered to $34 from $40 at Piper Sandler 06:12 CFLT Piper Sandler analyst Rob Owens lowered the firm's price target on Confluent to $34 from $40 and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares. After a difficult first six months of returns in the market, investors now discount the potential for and magnitude of the looming recession as well as any early weakness in Europe, Owens tells investors in a research note. Checks in his security and infrastructure software coverage sector suggest that it is "unlikely to show up in results relative to the strong backdrop still enjoyed by our universe." However, "game theory" and guidance will overshadow "solid" Q2 results, writes Owens. He "more prudently approached" 2023 expectations and rationalized some of his price targets, but continues to note that earnings should be strong across the group.