Toast (TOST) Competitors $43.58 +1.04 (+2.44%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:52 PM EasternExtended Trading$43.58 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/3/2025 04:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock TOST vs. PYPL, WCN, TCOM, RDDT, IQV, CPAY, GIB, AER, GRAB, and RBAShould 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), Reddit (RDDT), IQVIA (IQV), Corpay (CPAY), CGI Group (GIB), Aercap (AER), Grab (GRAB), and RB Global (RBA). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Toast vs. Its Competitors PayPal Waste Connections Trip.com Group Reddit IQVIA Corpay CGI Group Aercap Grab RB Global PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) and Toast (NYSE:TOST) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends. Is PYPL or TOST more profitable? PayPal has a net margin of 14.26% compared to Toast's net margin of 3.04%. PayPal's return on equity of 24.59% beat Toast's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets PayPal14.26% 24.59% 6.06% Toast 3.04%11.01%6.97% Do insiders and 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 13.3% of Toast shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, PYPL or TOST? PayPal has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Toast has a beta of 2, indicating that its stock price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate PYPL or TOST? PayPal presently has a consensus price target of $83.42, indicating a potential upside of 9.17%. Toast has a consensus price target of $41.21, indicating a potential downside of 5.44%. Given PayPal's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe PayPal is more favorable than Toast.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score PayPal 3 Sell rating(s) 15 Hold rating(s) 18 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.46Toast 0 Sell rating(s) 12 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has better valuation & earnings, PYPL or TOST? PayPal has higher revenue and earnings than Toast. PayPal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Toast, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPayPal$31.80B2.34$4.15B$4.4717.09Toast$4.96B4.38$19M$0.23189.48 Does the media refer more to PYPL or TOST? In the previous week, PayPal had 25 more articles in the media than Toast. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for PayPal and 12 mentions for Toast. PayPal's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Toast's score of 1.07 indicating that PayPal is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment PayPal 30 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Toast 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryPayPal beats Toast on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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 TOST 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 ExcelMetricToastINTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$21.70B$18.13B$27.66B$20.65BDividend YieldN/A2.46%3.13%3.72%P/E Ratio189.4874.9937.1928.08Price / Sales4.3871.962,051.3338.45Price / Cash139.6386.8134.7518.22Price / Book13.298.667.224.61Net Income$19M$337.49M$763.57M$983.39M7 Day Performance-1.69%2.12%1.91%2.57%1 Month Performance-1.09%2.03%5.54%5.08%1 Year Performance69.84%64.56%52,329.19%15.10% Toast Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TOSTToast2.7504 of 5 stars$43.58+2.4%$41.21-5.4%+69.8%$21.70B$4.96B189.485,700Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradePYPLPayPal4.399 of 5 stars$76.52+0.3%$83.42+9.0%+27.9%$74.36B$31.80B17.1124,400Positive NewsWCNWaste Connections4.7405 of 5 stars$180.60+1.4%$212.29+17.5%+1.5%$46.67B$8.92B74.3223,854Analyst RevisionTCOMTrip.com Group4.8942 of 5 stars$58.75-0.6%$77.25+31.5%+18.2%$38.38B$7.30B17.0341,073RDDTReddit2.2941 of 5 stars$156.92-1.5%$139.70-11.0%+115.6%$28.93B$1.30B265.742,233Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeIQVIQVIA4.9159 of 5 stars$163.14-0.9%$226.32+38.7%-21.1%$28.22B$15.50B22.2388,000CPAYCorpay3.9305 of 5 stars$338.10+0.3%$401.86+18.9%+25.4%$23.83B$3.97B23.7111,200Positive NewsGIBCGI Group3.8901 of 5 stars$106.19+0.9%$156.75+47.6%+4.7%$23.83B$10.79B19.3490,250Positive NewsAERAercap2.5359 of 5 stars$115.86+0.7%$119.25+2.9%+23.9%$21.64B$8.00B10.28740Gap UpGRABGrab1.7803 of 5 stars$4.89-0.3%$5.71+16.8%+37.9%$19.67B$2.80B244.3711,267Trending NewsRBARB Global4.1636 of 5 stars$105.86+0.4%$115.79+9.4%+37.3%$19.60B$4.28B52.157,800Positive NewsAnalyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PYPL Alternatives WCN Alternatives TCOM Alternatives RDDT Alternatives IQV Alternatives CPAY Alternatives GIB Alternatives AER Alternatives GRAB Alternatives RBA 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 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA grave, grave error.I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. 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