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

Toast, Inc. (NYSE:TOST) CFO Elena Gomez sold 2,163 shares of Toast stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.10, for a total transaction of $75,921.30. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 165,911 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,823,476.10. This represents a 1.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through 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 shares were 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 shares were 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 stock was sold at an average price of $28.85, for a total value of $334,804.25.

Toast Stock Down 2.1%

Shares of NYSE TOST opened at $34.14 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $17.55 billion, a PE ratio of 43.77 and a beta of 1.72. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $28.95 and its 200 day simple moving average is $27.89. Toast, Inc. has a 12-month low of $22.26 and a 12-month high of $45.64.

Toast (NYSE:TOST) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The company reported $0.26 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.32 by ($0.06). Toast had a net margin of 7.14% and a return on equity of 23.90%. The firm had revenue of $1.91 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.87 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.13 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 23.1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts predict that Toast, Inc. will post 1 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Toast by 1,555.5% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 17,432 shares of the company’s stock valued at $578,000 after purchasing an additional 16,379 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Toast by 24.0% in the second quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 81,574 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,613,000 after purchasing an additional 15,774 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its stake in shares of Toast by 2.7% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 9,212,889 shares of the company’s stock valued at $408,039,000 after buying an additional 245,276 shares during the period. Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC purchased a new position in Toast during the 2nd quarter valued at $4,479,000. Finally, Sei Investments Co. increased its position in shares of Toast by 24.6% during the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 1,030,007 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,619,000 after buying an additional 203,404 shares during the period. 82.91% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Toast News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Toast this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Toast’s Q2 revenue increased 23.1% year over year to $1.91 billion, exceeding analysts’ $1.87 billion estimate. The company also earned $0.26 per share, compared with $0.13 a year earlier, demonstrating continued operating improvement despite missing the $0.32 consensus forecast. 5 Insightful Analyst Questions From Toast’s Q2 Earnings Call
• Positive Sentiment: Toast expanded its partnership with Adyen into the United States. 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 during the 12 months ended June 30, 2026. Adyen Expands Global Partnership With Toast Into U.S.
• Neutral Sentiment: A Q2 earnings-call recap highlighted five key analyst questions, keeping investor attention focused on Toast’s growth outlook, profitability and execution following the quarterly results. The discussion may provide additional insight, but the available report does not identify a major new catalyst. 5 Insightful Analyst Questions From Toast’s Q2 Earnings Call
• Negative Sentiment: CEO Aman Narang sold approximately $5.72 million of Toast shares in transactions on August 7 and August 10. CFO Elena Gomez sold approximately $280,000 across recent transactions. The sales were made under pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plans, which may indicate scheduled diversification rather than reduced confidence, but the scale of the transactions can weigh on sentiment. Toast Insider Sale Filing
• Negative Sentiment: DA Davidson raised its Toast price target from $30 to $34 while maintaining a Neutral rating. The higher target acknowledges some improvement, but the Neutral stance suggests limited upside at recent trading levels and reinforces valuation concerns. DA Davidson Increases Toast Price Target
• Negative Sentiment: Toast’s quarterly EPS missed consensus expectations by $0.06. With the stock trading at a relatively high earnings multiple, investors may be particularly sensitive to any shortfall in profitability, even though revenue growth remains strong.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

TOST has been the topic of several analyst reports. Zacks Research cut Toast from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. Rothschild & Co Redburn reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $35.00 target price on shares of Toast 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 lifted their price objective on shares of Toast from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on Toast from $35.00 to $40.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Seventeen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Toast has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $39.00.

Toast Company Profile

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.