Toast (TOST) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Toast, Inc. operates a cloud-based digital technology platform for the restaurant industry in the United States, Ireland, and India. The company offers software products for restaurant operations and point of sale, such as Toast POS, Toast now, multi-location management, kitchen display system, Toast mobile order and pay, Toast catering and events, Toast invoicing, Toast tables, and restaurant retail; and hardware products, including Toast flex, Toast flex for guest, Toast go 2, Toast tap, kiosks, and Delphi by Toast. It provides toast online ordering and toast takeout, first-party delivery toast delivery services, and third-party delivery integrations and orders hub; and loyalty, email marketing, and toast gift cards. In addition, the company offers payroll and team management, Sling by Toast, Toast pay card and payout, and tips manager, as well as partner-enabled products comprising insurance and benefits; supply chain and accounting products, such as xtraCHEF by toast; and financial technology solutions consisting of payment processing, toast capital, and purchase plans. Further, it offers reporting and analytics, Toast shop, and Toast partner connect and application programming interfaces. The company was formerly known as Opti Systems, Inc. and changed its name to Toast, Inc. in May 2012. Toast, Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $45.85 to $48.00
• 50-Day Range: $41.50 to $49.00
• 52-Week Range: $22.10 to $49.56
• Volume: 8.98 million shs
• Average Volume: 7.95 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $23.28 billion
• P/E Ratio: 203.22
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $43.42
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Toast Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Toast scored higher than 54% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 382nd out of 659 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Toast has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.58, and is based on 15 buy ratings, 11 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Toast has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 64.10%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Toast are expected to grow by 64.10% in the coming year, from $0.39 to $0.64 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Toast is 203.22, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.09.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Toast is 203.22, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 48.09.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Toast has a P/B Ratio of 14.25. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.44% of the float of Toast has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Toast has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Toast has recently increased by 16.30%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Toast does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Toast does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.44% of the float of Toast has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Toast has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Toast has recently increased by 16.30%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.08

News Sentiment

Toast has a news sentiment score of 1.08. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.67 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 29 news articles for Toast this week, compared to 17 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

37 people have searched for TOST on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 19% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

23 people have added Toast to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 229% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Toast insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $20,048,851.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

13.32% of the stock of Toast is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

82.91% of the stock of Toast is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

TOST Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have TOST shares performed this year?

Toast's stock was trading at $36.45 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, TOST stock has increased by 28.2% and is now trading at $46.74.

How were Toast's earnings last quarter?

Toast, Inc. (NYSE:TOST) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February, 19th. The company reported $0.05 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.06 by $0.01. The firm earned $1.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.32 billion. Toast had a net margin of 3.04% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.01%.
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When did Toast IPO?

Toast (TOST) raised $685 million in an initial public offering on Wednesday, September 22nd 2021. The company issued 21,739,131 shares at a price of $30.00-$33.00 per share.

Who are Toast's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Toast include Jennison Associates LLC (1.73%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (1.11%), Zevenbergen Capital Investments LLC (0.43%) and Stephens Investment Management Group LLC (0.38%). Insiders that own company stock include Stephen Fredette, Richard Kent Bennett, Aman Narang, Paul D Bell, Brian R Elworthy, David Yuan, Christopher P Comparato, Elena Gomez, Mark J Hawkins, Jonathan Vassil, James Michael Matlock, Susan Chapman-Hughes, Deval L Patrick and Bessemer Venture Partners Ix L.
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How do I buy shares of Toast?

Shares of TOST stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Toast own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Toast investors own include Enovix (ENVX), Rambus (RMBS), Ginkgo Bioworks (DNA), COMPASS Pathways (CMPS), Globant (GLOB), Saia (SAIA) and Luminar Technologies (LAZR).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/19/2025
• Today: 8/02/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/05/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: INTERNET SOFTWARE
• Sub-Industry: Business Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:TOST
• CIK: 1650164
• Web: pos.toasttab.com
• Phone: 617-297-1005
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 5,700
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Toast: $43.42
• High Price Target: $54.00
• Low Price Target: $28.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -7.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.58
• Research Coverage: 26 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.23
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 203.22
• Forward P/E Ratio: 119.85
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $19 million
• Net Margins: 3.04%
• Pretax Margin: 3.10%
• Return on Equity: 11.01%
• Return on Assets: 6.97%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 2.51
• Quick Ratio: 2.38

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.96 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.69
• Cash Flow: $0.30 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 156.49
• Book Value: $3.28 per share
• Price / Book: 14.25

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 498,000,000
• Free Float: 431,666,000
• Market Cap: $23.28 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.01