Toast (TOST) Competitors $42.73 +0.23 (+0.54%) (As of 10:31 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends TOST vs. WCN, TCOM, IQV, CPAY, GIB, RDDT, GRAB, KSPI, AER, and TRUShould you be buying Toast stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Toast include Waste Connections (WCN), Trip.com Group (TCOM), IQVIA (IQV), Corpay (CPAY), CGI (GIB), Reddit (RDDT), Grab (GRAB), Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz (KSPI), AerCap (AER), and TransUnion (TRU). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Toast vs. Waste Connections Trip.com Group IQVIA Corpay CGI Reddit Grab Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz AerCap TransUnion Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN) and Toast (NYSE:TOST) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, WCN or TOST? Waste Connections has higher revenue and earnings than Toast. Toast is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Waste Connections, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWaste Connections$8.02B6.01$762.80M$3.6451.31Toast$3.87B5.21-$246M-$0.13-328.69 Which has more risk & volatility, WCN or TOST? Waste Connections has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Toast has a beta of 1.74, meaning that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of WCN or TOST? 86.1% of Waste Connections shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.9% of Toast shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Waste Connections shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.3% of Toast shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor WCN or TOST? In the previous week, Waste Connections had 3 more articles in the media than Toast. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Waste Connections and 22 mentions for Toast. Toast's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Waste Connections' score of 0.27 indicating that Toast is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Waste Connections 8 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Toast 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is WCN or TOST more profitable? Waste Connections has a net margin of 10.81% compared to Toast's net margin of -1.05%. Waste Connections' return on equity of 15.43% beat Toast's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Waste Connections10.81% 15.43% 6.41% Toast -1.05%-3.84%-2.34% Do analysts recommend WCN or TOST? Waste Connections presently has a consensus target price of $195.56, indicating a potential upside of 4.70%. Toast has a consensus target price of $33.86, indicating a potential downside of 20.76%. Given Waste Connections' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Waste Connections is more favorable than Toast.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Waste Connections 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.76Toast 1 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.45 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WCN or TOST? Waste Connections received 796 more outperform votes than Toast when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.20% of users gave Waste Connections an outperform vote while only 38.92% of users gave Toast an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWaste ConnectionsOutperform Votes86175.20% Underperform Votes28424.80% ToastOutperform Votes6538.92% Underperform Votes10261.08% SummaryWaste Connections beats Toast on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$20.13B$4.37B$23.84B$19.90BDividend YieldN/A3.00%2.76%3.49%P/E Ratio-328.6923.52229.3636.63Price / Sales5.215.513,404.3317.98Price / CashN/A31.3933.0621.28Price / Book14.205.966.814.58Net Income-$246M$42.17M$658.63M$985.06M7 Day Performance5.87%-0.93%0.46%0.51%1 Month Performance44.75%4.04%1.08%1.13%1 Year Performance209.41%8.24%19.39%24.80% Toast Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TOSTToast3.0456 of 5 stars$42.73+0.5%$33.86-20.8%+193.7%$20.13B$3.87B-328.695,500Analyst ForecastWCNWaste Connections4.5095 of 5 stars$186.78+0.1%$195.56+4.7%+38.8%$48.20B$8.02B51.2422,539Analyst RevisionTCOMTrip.com Group4.4655 of 5 stars$65.28+0.8%$74.18+13.6%+76.7%$42.05B$6.27B19.4036,249Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap UpIQVIQVIA4.9855 of 5 stars$194.01-0.2%$256.50+32.2%-5.3%$35.21B$14.98B25.5187,000Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCPAYCorpay4.1201 of 5 stars$372.40+0.9%$363.93-2.3%N/A$25.96B$3.76B26.3410,500GIBCGI3.3866 of 5 stars$110.93+1.0%$137.00+23.5%+8.0%$25.28B$10.79B20.4291,500RDDTReddit1.3959 of 5 stars$143.88+5.6%$91.67-36.3%N/A$25.26B$804.03M0.002,013Analyst ForecastInsider TradeGap UpGRABGrab2.1451 of 5 stars$5.59-1.2%$5.47-2.1%+75.2%$21.93B$2.36B0.009,490Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↓Gap DownKSPIJoint Stock Company Kaspi.kz4.0237 of 5 stars$103.96-2.1%$156.40+50.4%N/A$20.74B$4.19B0.008,772AERAerCap3.9082 of 5 stars$96.25+1.0%$112.00+16.4%+40.5%$19.05B$7.58B7.55740Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsTRUTransUnion4.657 of 5 stars$97.07+0.3%$106.38+9.6%+61.4%$18.92B$3.83B84.1213,200Analyst ForecastAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies WCN Alternatives TCOM Alternatives IQV Alternatives CPAY Alternatives GIB Alternatives RDDT Alternatives GRAB Alternatives KSPI Alternatives AER Alternatives TRU Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:TOST) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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