Toast (TOST) Competitors $34.59 +0.51 (+1.50%) As of 04/14/2025 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock TOST vs. PYPL, WCN, TCOM, IQV, GIB, CPAY, GFL, RBA, AER, and KSPIShould you be buying Toast stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Toast include PayPal (PYPL), Waste Connections (WCN), Trip.com Group (TCOM), IQVIA (IQV), CGI (GIB), Corpay (CPAY), GFL Environmental (GFL), RB Global (RBA), AerCap (AER), and Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz (KSPI). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Toast vs. PayPal Waste Connections Trip.com Group IQVIA CGI Corpay GFL Environmental RB Global AerCap Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) and Toast (NYSE:TOST) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership and community ranking. Which has higher valuation and earnings, PYPL or TOST? PayPal has higher revenue and earnings than Toast. Toast is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PayPal, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPayPal$31.80B1.94$4.15B$4.0115.53Toast$4.96B3.45-$246M-$0.01-3,459.00 Does the media favor PYPL or TOST? In the previous week, PayPal had 40 more articles in the media than Toast. MarketBeat recorded 77 mentions for PayPal and 37 mentions for Toast. Toast's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat PayPal's score of 0.74 indicating that Toast is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment PayPal 33 Very Positive mention(s) 11 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 12 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Toast 20 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, PYPL or TOST? PayPal has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Toast has a beta of 2, meaning that its share price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PYPL or TOST? PayPal received 1765 more outperform votes than Toast when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.39% of users gave PayPal an outperform vote while only 38.62% of users gave Toast an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPayPalOutperform Votes183875.39% Underperform Votes60024.61% ToastOutperform Votes7338.62% Underperform Votes11661.38% Do analysts recommend PYPL or TOST? PayPal presently has a consensus price target of $88.00, indicating a potential upside of 41.32%. Toast has a consensus price target of $40.27, indicating a potential upside of 16.43%. Given PayPal's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe PayPal is more favorable than Toast.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score PayPal 0 Sell rating(s) 15 Hold rating(s) 20 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.61Toast 0 Sell rating(s) 13 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43 Do insiders & institutionals believe in PYPL or TOST? 68.3% of PayPal shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.9% of Toast shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of PayPal shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.3% of Toast shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is PYPL or TOST more profitable? PayPal has a net margin of 13.04% compared to Toast's net margin of 0.40%. PayPal's return on equity of 23.67% beat Toast's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets PayPal13.04% 23.67% 5.83% Toast 0.40%1.54%0.93% SummaryPayPal beats Toast on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Toast News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for TOST and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart TOST vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricToastData processing & preparation IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$16.84B$3.77B$22.19B$18.51BDividend YieldN/A4.37%3.00%4.25%P/E Ratio-3,455.5464.4939.0531.06Price / Sales3.45678.882,145.3326.47Price / CashN/A33.7434.6617.54Price / Book12.315.825.724.29Net Income-$246M$42.75M$737.35M$1.02B7 Day Performance16.18%10.27%6.15%6.72%1 Month Performance0.54%-4.53%-5.51%-6.79%1 Year Performance53.70%7.77%52,740.95%1.22% Toast Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TOSTToast3.1296 of 5 stars$34.59+1.5%$40.27+16.4%+45.2%$16.84B$4.96B-3,455.544,500Positive NewsGap UpPYPLPayPal4.8645 of 5 stars$58.26-0.2%$89.13+53.0%-3.6%$57.58B$31.80B14.5229,900Analyst ForecastWCNWaste Connections4.0189 of 5 stars$184.19-1.5%$204.00+10.8%+17.2%$47.69B$8.92B77.2422,100TCOMTrip.com Group4.7313 of 5 stars$53.17-4.9%$77.08+45.0%+16.2%$34.22B$53.29B15.9136,249Positive NewsGap UpIQVIQVIA4.9019 of 5 stars$153.03-1.1%$249.05+62.7%-35.6%$26.91B$15.41B20.3586,000Short Interest ↓Gap UpGIBCGI3.597 of 5 stars$97.41+1.0%$156.75+60.9%-1.1%$22.10B$14.86B17.6290,000Short Interest ↑Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCPAYCorpay4.2927 of 5 stars$285.75-1.0%$401.54+40.5%+3.0%$20.09B$3.97B20.4610,500Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpGFLGFL Environmental2.6453 of 5 stars$43.01-3.8%$51.38+19.4%+46.5%$16.94B$7.86B-32.3719,500Short Interest ↑Positive NewsGap DownRBARB Global3.8773 of 5 stars$90.52-1.4%$107.64+18.9%+33.9%$16.72B$4.28B45.014,200Positive NewsAERAerCap3.7716 of 5 stars$89.28-0.1%$117.43+31.5%+15.5%$16.70B$8.00B7.08740Analyst ForecastPositive NewsKSPIJoint Stock Company Kaspi.kz4.2412 of 5 stars$83.31+0.2%$150.67+80.8%-23.0%$16.64B$2.52T8.058,772Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓Gap Up Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PYPL Alternatives WCN Alternatives TCOM Alternatives IQV Alternatives GIB Alternatives CPAY Alternatives GFL Alternatives RBA Alternatives AER Alternatives KSPI Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:TOST) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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