Research Analysts Set Expectations for Toast Q1 Earnings

Toast, Inc. (NYSE:TOST) – Analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Toast in a report released on Wednesday, February 19th. William Blair analyst S. Sheldon expects that the company will post earnings of $0.09 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Toast’s current full-year earnings is $0.39 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Toast’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.12 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.17 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.15 EPS.

Toast (NYSE:TOST) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported $0.05 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.06 by ($0.01). Toast had a return on equity of 1.54% and a net margin of 0.40%. The firm had revenue of $1.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.32 billion.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $50.00 price objective on shares of Toast in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Toast from $25.00 to $30.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Toast from $36.00 to $42.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $40.00 target price on shares of Toast and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 19th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on shares of Toast from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have issued a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $40.09.

Toast Stock Performance

NYSE TOST opened at $36.13 on Monday. Toast has a twelve month low of $21.02 and a twelve month high of $44.12. The stock has a market cap of $17.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -3,609.79, a PEG ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 1.98. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $38.53 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $33.77.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in TOST. Private Advisor Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Toast by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 28,151 shares of the company’s stock worth $797,000 after purchasing an additional 441 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its stake in Toast by 2,731.0% in the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 95,971 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,717,000 after acquiring an additional 92,581 shares during the period. E. Ohman J or Asset Management AB bought a new stake in Toast in the third quarter valued at about $493,000. Ballentine Partners LLC bought a new stake in Toast in the third quarter valued at about $207,000. Finally, Forsta AP Fonden bought a new stake in Toast in the third quarter valued at about $2,276,000. Institutional investors own 82.91% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, General Counsel Brian R. Elworthy sold 653 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $39.63, for a total transaction of $25,878.39. Following the transaction, the general counsel now owns 209,206 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,290,833.78. The trade was a 0.31 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, President Stephen Fredette sold 1,068 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $39.63, for a total transaction of $42,324.84. Following the transaction, the president now owns 1,644,656 shares in the company, valued at approximately $65,177,717.28. The trade was a 0.06 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 149,779 shares of company stock valued at $5,415,192 in the last quarter. Insiders own 13.32% of the company’s stock.

About Toast

Toast, Inc operates a cloud-based digital technology platform for the restaurant industry in the United States, Ireland, and India. The company offers software products for restaurant operations and point of sale, such as Toast POS, Toast now, multi-location management, kitchen display system, Toast mobile order and pay, Toast catering and events, Toast invoicing, Toast tables, and restaurant retail; and hardware products, including Toast flex, Toast flex for guest, Toast go 2, Toast tap, kiosks, and Delphi by Toast.