Life360 (LIF) Competitors

Life360 (NASDAQ:LIF) and Toast (NYSE:TOST) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends and risk.

Does the media refer more to LIF or TOST?

In the previous week, Toast had 32 more articles in the media than Life360. MarketBeat recorded 58 mentions for Toast and 26 mentions for Life360. Life360's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Toast's score of 0.65 indicating that Life360 is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Life360	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Toast	24 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in LIF or TOST?

20.0% of Life360 shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.9% of Toast shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.1% of Toast shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend LIF or TOST?

Life360 presently has a consensus price target of $86.43, indicating a potential upside of 3.45%. Toast has a consensus price target of $45.54, indicating a potential upside of 3.25%. Given Life360's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Life360 is more favorable than Toast.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Life360	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Toast	0 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58

Which has more volatility & risk, LIF or TOST?

Life360 has a beta of 3.46, indicating that its share price is 246% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Toast has a beta of 2.01, indicating that its share price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is LIF or TOST more profitable?

Toast has a net margin of 4.07% compared to Life360's net margin of 2.42%. Toast's return on equity of 14.19% beat Life360's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Life360	2.42%	4.05%	3.28%
Toast	4.07%	14.19%	9.19%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, LIF or TOST?

Toast has higher revenue and earnings than Life360. Toast is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Life360, 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
Life360	$371.48M	17.21	-$4.55M	$0.09	928.33
Toast	$4.96B	4.54	$19M	$0.34	129.74

Summary

Toast beats Life360 on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.