Toast (TOST) Competitors $40.24 -0.55 (-1.34%) As of 12:09 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock TOST vs. PYPL, TCOM, WCN, RDDT, IQV, AER, CPAY, RBA, GIB, and ZShould you be buying Toast stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Toast include PayPal (PYPL), Trip.com Group (TCOM), Waste Connections (WCN), Reddit (RDDT), IQVIA (IQV), Aercap (AER), Corpay (CPAY), RB Global (RBA), CGI Group (GIB), and Zillow Group (Z). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Toast vs. Its Competitors PayPal Trip.com Group Waste Connections Reddit IQVIA Aercap Corpay RB Global CGI Group Zillow Group PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) and Toast (NYSE:TOST) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and earnings. Do analysts prefer PYPL or TOST? PayPal currently has a consensus price target of $85.00, indicating a potential upside of 26.76%. Toast has a consensus price target of $45.54, indicating a potential upside of 13.25%. Given PayPal's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe PayPal is more favorable than Toast.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score PayPal 2 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.45Toast 0 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58 Which has stronger valuation and earnings, PYPL or TOST? PayPal has higher revenue and earnings than Toast. PayPal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Toast, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPayPal$31.80B2.01$4.15B$4.6814.33Toast$4.96B4.13$19M$0.34118.28 Is PYPL or TOST more profitable? PayPal has a net margin of 14.49% compared to Toast's net margin of 4.07%. PayPal's return on equity of 25.35% beat Toast's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets PayPal14.49% 25.35% 6.30% Toast 4.07%14.19%9.19% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in PYPL or TOST? 68.3% of PayPal shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.9% of Toast shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of PayPal shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.1% of Toast shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor PYPL or TOST? In the previous week, PayPal had 23 more articles in the media than Toast. MarketBeat recorded 50 mentions for PayPal and 27 mentions for Toast. PayPal's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Toast's score of 1.25 indicating that PayPal is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment PayPal 34 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Toast 17 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, PYPL or TOST? PayPal has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Toast has a beta of 2, suggesting that its stock price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryPayPal beats Toast on 9 of the 16 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding TOST 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 ExcelMetricToastINTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$20.48B$19.57B$31.23B$21.49BDividend YieldN/A3.48%3.18%3.53%P/E Ratio118.1277.78438.2829.69Price / Sales4.1378.821,763.9751.38Price / Cash127.8482.6536.4424.51Price / Book12.268.657.224.58Net Income$19M$355.98M$807.55M$999.91M7 Day Performance-2.30%3.92%2.87%0.70%1 Month Performance-8.83%7.92%4.99%4.69%1 Year Performance54.19%72.47%24,267.10%15.90% Toast Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TOSTToast3.8545 of 5 stars$40.21-1.4%$45.54+13.2%+63.2%$20.48B$4.96B118.125,700Positive NewsShort Interest ↓PYPLPayPal4.8403 of 5 stars$68.28-2.0%$85.00+24.5%-3.0%$65.24B$31.80B14.5924,400Positive NewsTCOMTrip.com Group4.0244 of 5 stars$72.29+1.5%$76.98+6.5%+58.3%$47.17B$57.29B19.7841,073Positive NewsWCNWaste Connections4.8925 of 5 stars$181.64+0.5%$215.00+18.4%-4.0%$46.97B$9.23B73.2923,854News CoveragePositive NewsRDDTReddit3.2556 of 5 stars$232.98+4.4%$175.38-24.7%+334.9%$43.50B$1.30B211.312,233Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeIQVIQVIA4.9413 of 5 stars$181.76-1.5%$229.86+26.5%-19.7%$30.96B$15.70B26.3688,000Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeAERAercap2.4225 of 5 stars$122.90-1.1%$122.57-0.3%+34.8%$22.95B$8.00B7.64740Positive NewsShort Interest ↑CPAYCorpay4.3303 of 5 stars$319.19-0.1%$399.43+25.1%+2.1%$22.54B$4.17B21.6811,200Positive NewsRBARB Global4.3499 of 5 stars$116.09+1.2%$124.33+7.1%+40.1%$21.54B$4.28B57.477,800Positive NewsGIBCGI Group4.1954 of 5 stars$95.56-0.9%$148.25+55.1%-18.0%$21.33B$10.79B17.6990,250Positive NewsZZillow Group1.9 of 5 stars$84.40+1.1%$88.29+4.6%+59.5%$20.42B$2.24B-324.115,720News CoveragePositive NewsInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PYPL Alternatives TCOM Alternatives WCN Alternatives RDDT Alternatives IQV Alternatives AER Alternatives CPAY Alternatives RBA Alternatives GIB Alternatives Z 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 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredStunning new initiative unfolding in the White House?what I just learned about what’s unfolding in the White House is truly stunning… And you need to see it for...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTrump’s Plan May Undo 1933’s Biggest Financial InjusticeTrump's Reset Can Give Birth To America's Greatest Era Yet A 90-Year cycle may end soon, creating real weal...American Hartford Gold | SponsoredIRS Wants Another Check on Sept 15th—What If You Could Keep It Instead?On September 15th, the IRS collects another round of quarterly tax payments—targeting self-employed profession...American Alternative | Sponsored“Fed Proof” Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredAlert: Prepare for Trump's Dollar OverhaulPresident Trump just signed a game-changing law… That could soon upgrade the U.S. dollar in your checking a...Brownstone Research | SponsoredNVDA: The cracks are beginning to showThe media hasn't caught up to the story yet, but when they do, this stock could leave Nvidia in the dust. 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