Globant (GLOB) Competitors

Toast (NYSE:TOST) and Globant (NYSE:GLOB) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TOST or GLOB?

Globant received 322 more outperform votes than Toast when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.44% of users gave Globant an outperform vote while only 39.80% of users gave Toast an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Toast	Outperform Votes 78 39.80%	Underperform Votes 118 60.20%
Globant	Outperform Votes 400 59.44%	Underperform Votes 273 40.56%

Is TOST or GLOB more profitable?

Globant has a net margin of 6.86% compared to Toast's net margin of 0.40%. Globant's return on equity of 11.83% beat Toast's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Toast	0.40%	1.54%	0.93%
Globant	6.86%	11.83%	8.09%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, TOST or GLOB?

Globant has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Toast. Globant 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
Toast	$5.22B	4.07	-$246M	$0.23	185.37
Globant	$2.46B	1.89	$158.54M	$3.38	31.15

Which has more volatility and risk, TOST or GLOB?

Toast has a beta of 1.98, indicating that its share price is 98% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Globant has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate TOST or GLOB?

Toast presently has a consensus price target of $40.91, suggesting a potential downside of 4.04%. Globant has a consensus price target of $179.19, suggesting a potential upside of 70.17%. Given Globant's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Globant is more favorable than Toast.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Toast	0 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.48
Globant	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Does the media prefer TOST or GLOB?

In the previous week, Toast had 4 more articles in the media than Globant. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Toast and 27 mentions for Globant. Toast's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Globant's score of 0.10 indicating that Toast is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Toast	29 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Globant	7 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders believe in TOST or GLOB?

82.9% of Toast shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Globant shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.3% of Toast shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Globant shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Globant beats Toast on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.