Toast (TOST) Competitors

Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN) 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 earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking and media sentiment.

Does the media favor WCN or TOST?

In the previous week, Toast had 10 more articles in the media than Waste Connections. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Toast and 6 mentions for Waste Connections. Toast's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Waste Connections' score of 0.71 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Toast	10 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in WCN or TOST?

86.1% of Waste Connections shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.9% of Toast shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Waste Connections 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation and 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Waste Connections	$8.02B	5.74	$762.80M	$3.64	49.03
Toast	$3.87B	4.60	-$246M	-$0.13	-290.46

Which has more volatility and risk, WCN or TOST?

Waste Connections has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Toast has a beta of 1.97, suggesting that its share price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer WCN or TOST?

Waste Connections presently has a consensus price target of $199.75, indicating a potential upside of 11.94%. Toast has a consensus price target of $35.27, indicating a potential downside of 6.59%. Given Waste Connections' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
Toast	1 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.39

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WCN or TOST?

Waste Connections received 799 more outperform votes than Toast when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.15% of users gave Waste Connections an outperform vote while only 38.15% of users gave Toast an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Waste Connections	Outperform Votes 865 75.15%	Underperform Votes 286 24.85%
Toast	Outperform Votes 66 38.15%	Underperform Votes 107 61.85%

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 Connections	10.81%	15.43%	6.41%
Toast	-1.05%	-3.84%	-2.34%

Summary

Waste Connections beats Toast on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.