Toast Inc (NYSE: TOST) is -17.61% lower on its value in year-to-date trading and has touched a low of $21.32 and a high of $44.12 in the current 52-week trading range. The question becomes, what are the chances the stock will make a comeback and enjoy potential growth. Why not look at analysts view on what the future holds for the stock. The TOST stock was last observed hovering at around $30.70 in the last trading session, with the day’s loss setting it -0.67%.
Currently trading at $30.03, the stock is -11.82% and -18.36% below its SMA20 and SMA50 respectively. However, with a daily trading volume of 6.76 million and changing -2.18% at the moment leaves the stock -7.10% off its SMA200. TOST registered 29.89% gain for a year compared to 6-month gain of 4.38%. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average (SMA 50) of $36.784 and a 200-day simple moving average (SMA200) of $32.32645.
The stock witnessed a -10.33% loss in the last 1 month and extending the period to 3 months gives it a -22.88%, and is -12.35% down over the last 5 days. If we measure the stock’s price variations over the week and the month, we find that the volatility rates stand at 10.59% over the week and 6.03% over the month.
Toast Inc (TOST) has around 5700 employees, a market worth around $17.27B and $4.96B in sales. Fwd P/E is 26.15. Profit margin for the company is 0.40%. Distance from 52-week low is 40.85% and -31.93% from its 52-week high. The company has generated returns on investments over the last 12 months (1.27%).
with sales reaching $1.35B over the same period.The EPS is expected to grow by 35.15% this year, but quarterly earnings will post 22.47% year-over-year. Quarterly sales are estimated to grow 25.25% in year-over-year returns.
Toast Inc (TOST) Top Institutional Holders
861.0 institutions hold shares in Toast Inc (TOST), with institutional investors hold 101.81% of the company’s shares. The shares outstanding are 491.00M, and float is at 444.30M with Short Float at 5.31%. Institutions hold 92.45% of the Float.
The top institutional shareholder in the company is VANGUARD GROUP INC with over 37.73 million shares valued at $972.26 million. The investor’s holdings represent 6.8974% of the TOST Shares outstanding. As of 2024-06-30, the second largest holder is CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS with 38.2 million shares valued at $984.47 million to account for 6.871 of the shares outstanding. The other top investors are PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ which holds 28.34 million shares representing 5.181% and valued at over $730.33 million, while BLACKROCK INC. holds 4.3968 of the shares totaling 24.45 million with a market value of $629.98 million.
Toast Inc (TOST) Insider Activity
The most recent transaction is an insider sale by Elworthy Brian R, the company’s General Counsel. SEC filings show that Elworthy Brian R sold 2,895 shares of the company’s common stock on Apr 02 ’25 at a price of $35.00 per share for a total of $0.1 million. Following the sale, the insider now owns 0.22 million shares.
Toast Inc disclosed in a document filed with the SEC on Apr 02 ’25 that Fredette Stephen (President) sold a total of 3,793 shares of the company’s common stock. The trade occurred on Apr 02 ’25 and was made at $35.00 per share for $0.13 million. Following the transaction, the insider now directly holds 1.41 million shares of the TOST stock.
Still, SEC filings show that on Apr 02 ’25, Narang Aman (CEO) disposed off 9,395 shares at an average price of $35.00 for $0.33 million. The insider now directly holds 286,985 shares of Toast Inc (TOST).
