Toast Inc (NYSE: TOST) has seen a decline in its stock price by -1.65 in relation to its previous close of 35.70. However, the company has experienced a -6.62% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. fool.com reported 2025-01-12 that Shares of Toast (TOST -4.06%) quietly climbed by about 100% in 2024, a breakout year for the restaurant management software innovator. The optimistic outlook for its future is premised on its recent strong growth and a shift toward consistent profitability.
Is It Worth Investing in Toast Inc (NYSE: TOST) Right Now?
The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.97. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 9 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 15 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for TOST is 410.43M, and at present, short sellers hold a 7.99% of that float. On January 14, 2025, the average trading volume of TOST was 7.18M shares.
TOST’s Market Performance
TOST’s stock has seen a -6.62% decrease for the week, with a -8.26% drop in the past month and a 21.49% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.68%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.56% for Toast Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -6.05% for TOST’s stock, with a 23.16% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of TOST
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for TOST stocks, with BMO Capital Markets repeating the rating for TOST by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for TOST in the upcoming period, according to BMO Capital Markets is $45 based on the research report published on January 06, 2025 of the current year 2025.
DA Davidson, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see TOST reach a price target of $38, previously predicting the price at $44. The rating they have provided for TOST stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on December 05th, 2024.
Goldman gave a rating of “Neutral” to TOST, setting the target price at $45 in the report published on December 02nd of the previous year.
TOST Trading at -7.50% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought TOST to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -20.41% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.56%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.68%, as shares sank -8.59% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +16.88% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, TOST fell by -6.62%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +43.42% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $37.37. In addition, Toast Inc saw -3.68% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at TOST starting from Vassil Jonathan, who sale 3,009 shares at the price of $37.11 back on Jan 03 ’25. After this action, Vassil Jonathan now owns 46,560 shares of Toast Inc, valued at $111,655 using the latest closing price.
Narang Aman, the CEO of Toast Inc, sale 6,133 shares at $37.11 during a trade that took place back on Jan 03 ’25, which means that Narang Aman is holding 273,433 shares at $227,577 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for TOST
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.01 for the present operating margin
- 0.23 for the gross margin
The net margin for Toast Inc stands at -0.01. The total capital return value is set at -0.05. Equity return is now at value -3.81, with -2.41 for asset returns.
Based on Toast Inc (TOST), the company’s capital structure generated 0.03 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 8.03. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.03. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -2.38.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -255.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at -144.6. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.13. The receivables turnover for the company is 26.77for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 2.09. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.32.
Conclusion
To sum up, Toast Inc (TOST) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
