Toast (NYSE:TOST) CFO Elena Gomez Sells 2,163 Shares

Toast, Inc. (NYSE:TOST) CFO Elena Gomez sold 2,163 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.10, for a total value of $75,921.30. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 165,911 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,823,476.10. This trade represents a 1.29% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Elena Gomez also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, August 10th, Elena Gomez sold 5,761 shares of Toast stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.37, for a total value of $203,766.57.
• On Thursday, August 6th, Elena Gomez sold 900 shares of Toast stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.02, for a total value of $31,518.00.
• On Wednesday, August 5th, Elena Gomez sold 16,176 shares of Toast stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.29, for a total value of $570,851.04.
• On Thursday, July 2nd, Elena Gomez sold 11,605 shares of Toast stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $28.85, for a total value of $334,804.25.

Toast Stock Performance

NYSE TOST opened at $34.88 on Wednesday. Toast, Inc. has a 52 week low of $22.26 and a 52 week high of $45.64. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $28.77 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $27.89. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.71 and a beta of 1.72.

Toast (NYSE:TOST) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The company reported $0.26 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.32 by ($0.06). The business had revenue of $1.91 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.87 billion. Toast had a return on equity of 23.90% and a net margin of 7.14%.Toast’s revenue was up 23.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.13 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Toast, Inc. will post 0.99 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Toast

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of TOST. BOKF NA grew its holdings in shares of Toast by 4.5% during the third quarter. BOKF NA now owns 8,023 shares of the company’s stock worth $293,000 after purchasing an additional 345 shares during the last quarter. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Toast by 0.5% in the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 67,909 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,800,000 after buying an additional 358 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its holdings in Toast by 1.7% in the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 22,857 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,012,000 after buying an additional 380 shares during the last quarter. Seven Mile Advisory boosted its position in Toast by 3.1% during the 3rd quarter. Seven Mile Advisory now owns 12,689 shares of the company’s stock worth $463,000 after buying an additional 381 shares during the period. Finally, HM Payson & Co. grew its holdings in Toast by 6.2% during the 4th quarter. HM Payson & Co. now owns 6,742 shares of the company’s stock worth $239,000 after acquiring an additional 392 shares during the last quarter. 82.91% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

More Toast News

Here are the key news stories impacting Toast this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Toast expanded its global partnership with Adyen into the U.S. Adyen will provide payment capabilities for Toast’s restaurant, hospitality and retail customers, supporting a platform that processed more than $215 billion in gross payment volume across approximately 180,000 locations in the 12 months ended June 30, 2026. The agreement could strengthen Toast’s payments infrastructure and support continued growth. Adyen Expands Global Partnership with Toast into U.S.
• Positive Sentiment: Barclays reaffirmed its Buy rating, indicating continued confidence in Toast’s long-term growth prospects. Barclays Reaffirms Their Buy Rating on Toast
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent growth-stock coverage highlighted Toast as a potential long-term growth investment, though the commentary was based primarily on screening and style factors rather than a new company-specific operating update. Why Toast Is a Top Growth Stock for the Long-Term
• Negative Sentiment: Toast CEO Aman Narang sold approximately $5.72 million of shares across transactions on August 7 and August 10. CFO Elena Gomez also sold roughly $280,000 of stock. Because the trades were conducted under pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plans, they may reflect scheduled diversification rather than a negative view of the business, but the scale of the CEO’s sales can weigh on sentiment. Toast CEO Stock Sale Filing
• Negative Sentiment: DA Davidson raised its price target from $30 to $34 but maintained a Neutral rating, implying limited upside relative to recent trading levels and reinforcing valuation concerns. DA Davidson Toast Price Target Update

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Wall Street Zen cut Toast from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, July 4th. Mizuho reduced their price target on Toast from $45.00 to $38.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded Toast from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $36.00 price target for the company in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on Toast from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on Toast from $35.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Seventeen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $38.77.

About Toast

Toast, Inc (NYSE: TOST) is a technology company that builds a cloud-based platform for restaurants and other foodservice businesses. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Toast offers integrated point-of-sale (POS) systems and a suite of software and hardware designed to streamline front-of-house and back-of-house operations. The company went public in 2021 and has positioned itself as a vertically integrated provider for the restaurant industry.

Toast’s product portfolio includes touchscreen POS terminals and handheld order-and-pay devices, kitchen display systems, and peripherals tailored for high-volume foodservice environments.