Toast (TOST) Competitors $39.03 -2.10 (-5.11%) As of 03:08 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, RDDT, TCOM, WCN, IQV, GRAB, AER, RBA, Z, and CPAYShould you be buying Toast stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Toast include PayPal (PYPL), Reddit (RDDT), Trip.com Group (TCOM), Waste Connections (WCN), IQVIA (IQV), Grab (GRAB), Aercap (AER), RB Global (RBA), Zillow Group (Z), and Corpay (CPAY). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Toast vs. Its Competitors PayPal Reddit Trip.com Group Waste Connections IQVIA Grab Aercap RB Global Zillow Group Corpay PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) and Toast (NYSE:TOST) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and profitability. 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% Which has better valuation & 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$32.29B2.00$4.15B$4.6814.41Toast$4.96B4.01$19M$0.34114.83 Which has more volatility & risk, PYPL or TOST? PayPal has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Toast has a beta of 2, indicating that its share price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to PYPL or TOST? In the previous week, PayPal had 34 more articles in the media than Toast. MarketBeat recorded 59 mentions for PayPal and 25 mentions for Toast. Toast's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat PayPal's score of 1.13 indicating that Toast is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment PayPal 36 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Toast 20 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals believe in PYPL or TOST? 68.3% of PayPal shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.9% of Toast shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of PayPal shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.1% of Toast shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend PYPL or TOST? PayPal presently has a consensus target price of $84.50, suggesting a potential upside of 25.26%. Toast has a consensus target price of $46.30, suggesting a potential upside of 18.60%. Given PayPal's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe PayPal is more favorable than Toast.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score PayPal 2 Sell rating(s) 15 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.44Toast 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 SummaryPayPal and Toast tied by winning 8 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. 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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$19.84B$20.66B$32.54B$21.60BDividend YieldN/A3.50%3.14%3.51%P/E Ratio114.4079.64452.0730.19Price / Sales4.01102.782,019.8477.49Price / Cash131.7888.3135.7318.30Price / Book11.909.257.404.65Net Income$19M$355.94M$809.78M$1.00B7 Day Performance-2.98%4.11%4.89%0.84%1 Month Performance-11.07%8.43%7.94%2.77%1 Year Performance40.89%87.73%24,379.21%14.83% Toast Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TOSTToast4.1995 of 5 stars$39.10-4.9%$46.30+18.4%+48.5%$19.95B$4.96B115.045,700Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeHigh Trading VolumePYPLPayPal4.8062 of 5 stars$68.81+0.3%$84.50+22.8%-11.1%$65.69B$31.80B14.6924,400Positive NewsRDDTReddit3.4524 of 5 stars$278.49+4.5%$197.88-28.9%+301.6%$52.09B$1.67B253.012,233Gap DownTCOMTrip.com Group3.8578 of 5 stars$78.38+2.1%$76.98-1.8%+61.4%$51.24B$7.30B21.4941,073Positive NewsWCNWaste Connections4.929 of 5 stars$175.33+1.1%$214.62+22.4%-2.8%$45.08B$8.92B70.7023,854Analyst ForecastIQVIQVIA4.9475 of 5 stars$188.22+0.8%$229.64+22.0%-22.6%$32.03B$15.41B27.2688,000Positive NewsGRABGrab1.9762 of 5 stars$6.35+4.0%$5.90-7.0%+75.5%$25.55B$3.07B158.6611,267Gap DownAERAercap2.032 of 5 stars$121.38+0.4%$122.57+1.0%+23.8%$22.67B$8.00B7.55740RBARB Global4.2146 of 5 stars$118.40+0.2%$124.33+5.0%+40.9%$21.99B$4.28B58.657,800Positive NewsZZillow Group2.7181 of 5 stars$89.65-0.7%$90.38+0.8%+29.3%$21.71B$2.24B-344.695,720CPAYCorpay4.2927 of 5 stars$306.31-1.4%$399.43+30.4%-1.8%$21.68B$3.97B20.8611,200Positive NewsAnalyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PYPL Alternatives RDDT Alternatives TCOM Alternatives WCN Alternatives IQV Alternatives GRAB Alternatives AER Alternatives RBA Alternatives Z Alternatives CPAY 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 9/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhat The Silver Boom Could Mean For You…AI, electric vehicles, and even global central banks are quietly fueling record demand for silver. 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