Toast (TOST) Competitors $43.90 +1.30 (+3.05%) Closing price 08/22/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$43.78 -0.12 (-0.27%) As of 08/22/2025 07:50 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, RDDT, IQV, CPAY, AER, RBA, GIB, and GRABShould 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), Reddit (RDDT), IQVIA (IQV), Corpay (CPAY), Aercap (AER), RB Global (RBA), CGI Group (GIB), and Grab (GRAB). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Toast vs. Its Competitors PayPal Waste Connections Trip.com Group Reddit IQVIA Corpay Aercap RB Global CGI Group Grab PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) and Toast (NYSE:TOST) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, profitability and dividends. Which has more volatility & risk, PYPL or TOST? PayPal has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Toast has a beta of 2.01, indicating that its share price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend PYPL or TOST? PayPal currently has a consensus price target of $85.00, indicating a potential upside of 21.60%. Toast has a consensus price target of $45.54, indicating a potential upside of 3.74%. Given PayPal's higher probable upside, equities research 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$31.80B2.10$4.15B$4.6814.94Toast$4.96B4.51$19M$0.34129.12 Do institutionals and insiders believe 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 insiders. Comparatively, 12.1% of Toast shares are owned by 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 prefer PYPL or TOST? In the previous week, PayPal had 32 more articles in the media than Toast. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for PayPal and 15 mentions for Toast. Toast's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat PayPal's score of 1.27 indicating that Toast is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment PayPal 35 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Toast 13 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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% 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. Email Address 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$21.73B$18.95B$29.29B$20.92BDividend YieldN/A3.83%3.09%3.58%P/E Ratio129.1275.5854.4229.13Price / Sales4.51194.301,261.0853.00Price / Cash136.4980.0735.2023.54Price / Book12.3317.949.585.45Net Income$19M$346.10M$805.43M$992.10M7 Day Performance1.83%2.64%1.55%2.61%1 Month Performance-7.43%-2.98%-0.64%1.46%1 Year Performance85.39%54.93%24,052.26%10.72% Toast Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TOSTToast3.2054 of 5 stars$43.90+3.1%$45.54+3.7%+86.3%$21.73B$4.96B129.125,700Positive NewsInsider TradePYPLPayPal4.8787 of 5 stars$67.54-0.8%$85.00+25.8%-2.3%$64.53B$31.80B14.4324,400Trending NewsInsider TradeWCNWaste Connections4.5966 of 5 stars$186.80+0.5%$215.00+15.1%+0.1%$48.21B$8.92B75.2423,854TCOMTrip.com Group4.1182 of 5 stars$63.60+0.7%$77.25+21.5%+52.4%$41.54B$7.30B18.4341,073Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsRDDTReddit3.0794 of 5 stars$218.24-0.1%$171.83-21.3%+285.1%$40.85B$1.30B198.412,233Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeIQVIQVIA4.8964 of 5 stars$187.91-2.1%$228.62+21.7%-22.0%$31.92B$15.41B27.1788,000Short Interest ↓CPAYCorpay3.8842 of 5 stars$315.38-0.3%$399.43+26.7%+11.2%$22.26B$3.97B21.4211,200Positive NewsAERAercap2.881 of 5 stars$117.80+1.8%$122.57+4.0%+27.2%$22.00B$8.00B7.32740Positive NewsRBARB Global3.7833 of 5 stars$115.27+0.1%$119.79+3.9%+37.5%$21.36B$4.28B56.997,800Positive NewsGIBCGI Group4.235 of 5 stars$94.85+0.1%$148.25+56.3%-10.8%$21.12B$15.56B17.5190,250Positive NewsGRABGrab1.9115 of 5 stars$5.03-0.1%$5.82+15.8%+60.3%$20.24B$2.80B125.6611,267 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PYPL Alternatives WCN Alternatives TCOM Alternatives RDDT Alternatives IQV Alternatives CPAY Alternatives AER Alternatives RBA Alternatives GIB Alternatives GRAB 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 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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