Toast (TOST) Competitors $35.27 -0.31 (-0.87%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$34.80 -0.47 (-1.34%) As of 07:59 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, IQV, GIB, CPAY, RDDT, AER, GRAB, and GFLShould 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), IQVIA (IQV), CGI (GIB), Corpay (CPAY), Reddit (RDDT), AerCap (AER), Grab (GRAB), and GFL Environmental (GFL). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Toast vs. PayPal Waste Connections Trip.com Group IQVIA CGI Corpay Reddit AerCap Grab GFL Environmental Toast (NYSE:TOST) and PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, TOST or PYPL? PayPal has higher revenue and earnings than Toast. Toast is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PayPal, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioToast$4.96B3.58-$246M-$0.01-3,568.40PayPal$31.80B2.00$4.15B$4.0116.23 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TOST or PYPL? 82.9% of Toast shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.3% of PayPal shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.3% of Toast shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of PayPal shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate TOST or PYPL? Toast presently has a consensus target price of $40.35, suggesting a potential upside of 13.07%. PayPal has a consensus target price of $83.77, suggesting a potential upside of 28.72%. Given PayPal's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe PayPal is more favorable than Toast.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Toast 0 Sell rating(s) 13 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.46PayPal 2 Sell rating(s) 15 Hold rating(s) 19 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.51 Is TOST or PYPL more profitable? PayPal has a net margin of 13.04% compared to Toast's net margin of 0.40%. PayPal's return on equity of 23.67% beat Toast's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Toast0.40% 1.54% 0.93% PayPal 13.04%23.67%5.83% Does the media refer more to TOST or PYPL? In the previous week, PayPal had 103 more articles in the media than Toast. MarketBeat recorded 131 mentions for PayPal and 28 mentions for Toast. Toast's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat PayPal's score of 0.69 indicating that Toast is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Toast 20 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive PayPal 47 Very Positive mention(s) 26 Positive mention(s) 34 Neutral mention(s) 8 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TOST or PYPL? PayPal received 1770 more outperform votes than Toast when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.15% of users gave PayPal an outperform vote while only 39.06% of users gave Toast an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformToastOutperform Votes7539.06% Underperform Votes11760.94% PayPalOutperform Votes184575.15% Underperform Votes61024.85% Which has more volatility and risk, TOST or PYPL? Toast has a beta of 2, suggesting that its share price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PayPal has a beta of 1.6, suggesting that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryPayPal beats Toast on 14 of the 19 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 ExcelMetricToastData processing & preparation IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$17.76B$3.99B$23.61B$18.96BDividend YieldN/A3.85%2.97%4.02%P/E Ratio-3,567.7368.8442.6732.97Price / Sales3.58787.172,115.6027.82Price / CashN/A33.7434.7217.52Price / Book12.706.216.204.48Net Income-$246M$43.33M$739.49M$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.66%4.50%2.08%0.78%1 Month Performance4.20%4.47%2.45%-2.56%1 Year Performance55.15%13.45%52,745.81%4.69% Toast Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TOSTToast3.0303 of 5 stars$35.27-0.9%$40.35+14.4%+50.4%$17.54B$4.96B-3,523.484,500Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsPYPLPayPal4.7414 of 5 stars$64.69-1.0%$85.88+32.8%-3.1%$63.99B$31.80B16.1329,900Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageWCNWaste Connections4.0689 of 5 stars$193.98-0.3%$206.57+6.5%+21.9%$50.11B$8.92B81.1522,100Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionTCOMTrip.com Group4.8788 of 5 stars$58.60+1.9%$77.08+31.5%+22.2%$37.70B$53.29B17.5233,700Positive NewsIQVIQVIA4.9568 of 5 stars$149.96-0.2%$237.62+58.5%-33.1%$26.43B$15.41B19.9886,000Upcoming EarningsGIBCGI3.8322 of 5 stars$105.88+0.4%$156.75+48.0%+4.7%$24.00B$14.86B19.1490,000Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseNews CoverageCPAYCorpay4.2906 of 5 stars$315.88-1.9%$397.62+25.9%+7.8%$22.21B$3.97B22.6210,500Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsRDDTReddit2.6956 of 5 stars$121.91+3.2%$142.22+16.7%+162.6%$22.06B$1.30B-15.772,013Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGap UpAERAerCap3.9498 of 5 stars$103.60+0.3%$117.14+13.1%+25.5%$19.34B$8.00B8.21740Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsGRABGrab2.9921 of 5 stars$4.78-0.1%$5.60+17.2%+39.4%$19.19B$2.80B-238.259,490News CoverageGFLGFL Environmental2.4791 of 5 stars$48.38-1.2%$52.00+7.5%+56.2%$19.02B$7.86B-36.3619,500News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PYPL Alternatives WCN Alternatives TCOM Alternatives IQV Alternatives GIB Alternatives CPAY Alternatives RDDT Alternatives AER Alternatives GRAB Alternatives GFL 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 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredElon Musk’s next move from the Oval Office?No one is closer to President Trump than Tesla CEO Elon Musk. 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