Toast (TOST) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DASH or TOST?

DoorDash received 92 more outperform votes than Toast when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 51.05% of users gave DoorDash an outperform vote while only 39.80% of users gave Toast an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
DoorDash	Outperform Votes 170 51.05%	Underperform Votes 163 48.95%
Toast	Outperform Votes 78 39.80%	Underperform Votes 118 60.20%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of DASH or TOST?

90.6% of DoorDash shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.9% of Toast shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.8% of DoorDash shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.3% of Toast shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is DASH or TOST more profitable?

DoorDash has a net margin of 1.15% compared to Toast's net margin of 0.40%. DoorDash's return on equity of 1.67% beat Toast's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DoorDash	1.15%	1.67%	1.02%
Toast	0.40%	1.54%	0.93%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, DASH or TOST?

DoorDash has higher revenue and earnings than Toast. Toast is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DoorDash, 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
DoorDash	$11.24B	7.72	$123M	$0.77	265.94
Toast	$5.22B	4.08	-$246M	$0.23	186.10

Do analysts recommend DASH or TOST?

DoorDash currently has a consensus price target of $209.97, suggesting a potential upside of 2.54%. Toast has a consensus price target of $40.91, suggesting a potential downside of 4.42%. Given DoorDash's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe DoorDash is more favorable than Toast.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DoorDash	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	24 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Toast	0 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.48

Which has more volatility and risk, DASH or TOST?

DoorDash has a beta of 1.68, meaning that its share price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Toast has a beta of 1.98, meaning that its share price is 98% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to DASH or TOST?

In the previous week, DoorDash had 26 more articles in the media than Toast. MarketBeat recorded 56 mentions for DoorDash and 30 mentions for Toast. Toast's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat DoorDash's score of 0.69 indicating that Toast is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DoorDash	37 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Toast	25 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

DoorDash beats Toast on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.