Etsy (ETSY) Competitors

Etsy (NASDAQ:ETSY) and Toast (NYSE:TOST) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Which has more risk and volatility, ETSY or TOST?

Etsy has a beta of 1.74, meaning that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Toast has a beta of 2, meaning that its share price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ETSY or TOST more profitable?

Etsy has a net margin of 6.69% compared to Toast's net margin of 3.04%. Toast's return on equity of 11.01% beat Etsy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Etsy	6.69%	-39.60%	12.30%
Toast	3.04%	11.01%	6.97%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ETSY or TOST?

99.5% of Etsy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.9% of Toast shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Etsy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.3% of Toast shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer ETSY or TOST?

Etsy currently has a consensus target price of $49.91, suggesting a potential downside of 8.25%. Toast has a consensus target price of $41.21, suggesting a potential downside of 5.44%. Given Toast's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Toast is more favorable than Etsy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Etsy	6 Sell rating(s)	15 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Toast	0 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media favor ETSY or TOST?

In the previous week, Toast had 10 more articles in the media than Etsy. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Toast and 12 mentions for Etsy. Toast's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Etsy's score of 0.94 indicating that Toast is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Etsy	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Toast	16 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ETSY or TOST?

Etsy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Toast. Etsy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Toast, 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
Etsy	$2.81B	2.02	$303.28M	$1.40	38.86
Toast	$4.96B	4.38	$19M	$0.23	189.48

Summary

Toast beats Etsy on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.