Toast (TOST) Competitors $43.39 -0.61 (-1.38%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$43.44 +0.05 (+0.11%) As of 04:06 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, AER, RBA, GIB, and GRABShould 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), Aercap (AER), RB Global (RBA), CGI Group (GIB), and Grab (GRAB). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Toast vs. Its Competitors PayPal Waste Connections Trip.com Group Reddit IQVIA Corpay Aercap RB Global CGI Group Grab PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) and Toast (NYSE:TOST) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation and risk. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, 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$32.29B2.06$4.15B$4.6814.86Toast$4.96B4.46$19M$0.34127.63 Which has more risk and volatility, PYPL or TOST? PayPal has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Toast has a beta of 2.01, meaning that its share price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate PYPL or TOST? PayPal currently has a consensus target price of $85.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.23%. Toast has a consensus target price of $45.54, suggesting a potential upside of 4.95%. Given PayPal's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe PayPal is more favorable than Toast.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score PayPal 2 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.45Toast 0 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58 Is PYPL or TOST more profitable? PayPal has a net margin of 14.49% compared to Toast's net margin of 4.07%. PayPal's return on equity of 25.35% beat Toast's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets PayPal14.49% 25.35% 6.30% Toast 4.07%14.19%9.19% Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of 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, 12.1% of Toast shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to PYPL or TOST? In the previous week, PayPal had 32 more articles in the media than Toast. MarketBeat recorded 54 mentions for PayPal and 22 mentions for Toast. Toast's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat PayPal's score of 1.26 indicating that Toast is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment PayPal 37 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Toast 19 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryPayPal and Toast tied by winning 8 of the 16 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$22.13B$19.09B$29.63B$21.11BDividend YieldN/A3.68%3.09%3.55%P/E Ratio127.6373.7054.1228.92Price / Sales4.46207.151,258.7453.04Price / Cash140.9883.8033.6418.23Price / Book13.238.077.254.69Net Income$19M$346.10M$805.41M$995.89M7 Day Performance2.17%0.90%0.95%1.92%1 Month Performance-11.00%-3.91%-0.22%1.74%1 Year Performance83.25%53.42%24,310.03%10.20% Toast Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TOSTToast3.1623 of 5 stars$43.39-1.4%$45.54+5.0%+85.4%$22.13B$4.96B127.635,700Positive NewsInsider TradePYPLPayPal4.8118 of 5 stars$67.54-0.8%$85.00+25.8%-2.5%$64.53B$31.80B14.4324,400Positive NewsWCNWaste Connections4.5946 of 5 stars$186.80+0.5%$215.00+15.1%-0.9%$48.21B$8.92B75.2423,854TCOMTrip.com Group4.1727 of 5 stars$63.60+0.7%$77.25+21.5%+53.9%$41.54B$7.30B18.4341,073News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsRDDTReddit3.0149 of 5 stars$218.24-0.1%$171.83-21.3%+267.0%$40.85B$1.30B198.412,233Analyst ForecastInsider TradeIQVIQVIA4.9014 of 5 stars$187.91-2.1%$228.62+21.7%-23.3%$31.92B$15.41B27.1788,000Positive NewsCPAYCorpay3.7381 of 5 stars$315.38-0.3%$399.43+26.7%+11.0%$22.26B$3.97B21.4211,200Positive NewsAERAercap2.9881 of 5 stars$117.80+1.8%$122.57+4.0%+25.1%$22.00B$8.00B7.32740News CoveragePositive NewsRBARB Global3.8744 of 5 stars$115.27+0.1%$119.79+3.9%+35.8%$21.36B$4.28B56.997,800GIBCGI Group4.1004 of 5 stars$94.85+0.1%$148.25+56.3%-11.5%$21.12B$15.56B17.5190,250News CoveragePositive NewsGRABGrab1.8549 of 5 stars$5.03-0.1%$5.82+15.8%+58.8%$20.24B$2.80B125.6611,267 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PYPL Alternatives WCN Alternatives TCOM Alternatives RDDT Alternatives IQV Alternatives CPAY Alternatives AER Alternatives RBA Alternatives GIB Alternatives GRAB 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 8/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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