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

Toast, Inc. (NYSE:TOST) CFO Elena Gomez sold 2,163 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.10, for a total value 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 sale was disclosed in a legal 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 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 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 transaction of $334,804.25.

Toast Stock Performance

Shares of TOST stock traded down $0.81 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $34.88. The company had a trading volume of 6,798,700 shares, compared to its average volume of 11,778,866. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $28.60 and a 200-day moving average price of $27.88. Toast, Inc. has a one year low of $22.26 and a one year high of $45.64. The firm has a market cap of $17.93 billion, a PE ratio of 44.71 and a beta of 1.72.

Toast (NYSE:TOST) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The company reported $0.26 earnings per share 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 company had revenue of $1.91 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.87 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.13 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.1% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts forecast that Toast, Inc. will post 0.99 EPS for the current year.

Key Stories Impacting Toast

Here are the key news stories impacting Toast this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Toast expanded its global partnership with Adyen into the United States. The agreement could strengthen Toast’s payments infrastructure and support its growing platform, which 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.
• Positive Sentiment: Barclays reaffirmed its Buy rating on Toast, supporting the bullish long-term view among some analysts. Barclays Reaffirms Their Buy Rating on Toast
• Neutral Sentiment: DA Davidson raised its price target from $30 to $34 but maintained a Neutral rating. The revised target remains below the referenced trading level, indicating limited near-term upside in the firm’s view. DA Davidson Raises Toast Price Target
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent commentary from Zacks and other outlets highlights Toast as a potential long-term growth stock, but these articles do not provide a new operating or financial catalyst. Why Toast Is a Top Growth Stock for the Long Term
• Negative Sentiment: Toast CEO Aman Narang sold approximately $5.72 million of stock across transactions on August 7 and August 10. CFO Elena Gomez also sold approximately $280,000 of shares. Although both executives’ sales were conducted under pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plans, the scale of the transactions may pressure sentiment and is the clearest near-term negative catalyst. Toast Insider Sale Filing

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Toast

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ballast Inc. bought a new position in shares of Toast in the second quarter worth approximately $214,000. Canvas Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Toast in the second quarter worth $345,000. Arkfeld Wealth Strategies L.L.C. raised its position in shares of Toast by 138.8% during the 2nd quarter. Arkfeld Wealth Strategies L.L.C. now owns 264,821 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,807,000 after purchasing an additional 153,928 shares during the period. Stonekeep Investments LLC purchased a new position in shares of Toast during the 2nd quarter valued at $208,000. Finally, Handelsbanken Fonder AB lifted its stake in shares of Toast by 12.0% during the 2nd quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 151,500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,215,000 after buying an additional 16,200 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 82.91% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

TOST has been the topic of a number of research reports. Needham & Company LLC raised their price target on Toast from $35.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. DA Davidson upped their price objective on Toast from $30.00 to $34.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $40.00 target price on Toast in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Barclays raised their target price on Toast from $35.00 to $39.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price target on Toast from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Seventeen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $38.77.

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.