Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Toast Inc shares valued at $8,093,750 were purchased by Comparato Christopher P on Aug 07 ’25. At $46.25 per share, Comparato Christopher P acquired 175,000 shares.
Also, Elworthy Brian R sold 1,051 shares, netting a total of over 50,843 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $48.38 each, the insider now holds 222,868 shares.
Before that, Fredette Stephen had sold 1,720 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $83,207, the President traded Toast Inc shares for $48.38 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,720 shares, worth approximately $40.63 million.
As published in a research note from Truist on July 22, 2025, Toast Inc [TOST] has been retained to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $50. As of June 02, 2025, Truist has initiated its “Buy” rating for TOST. Earlier on April 23, 2025, Wolfe Research upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for TOST stock which previously was a “a Peer perform”.
Analyzing TOST Stock Performance
On last trading session, Toast Inc [NYSE: TOST] plunged -0.72% to $45.61. The stock’s lowest price that day was $44.175, but it reached a high of $46.81 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -6.61%. Over the course of the year, Toast Inc shares have jumped approximately 90.68%.
Is Toast Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Toast Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-15 jumping by 8.01 million shares to 37.89 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 29.88 million shares. A jump of 21.13% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.18 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.18.
Which companies own the most shares of Toast Inc (TOST)?
In terms of Toast Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 45.5 in the next 12 months, down nearly -0.96% from the previous closing price of $45.94. Analysts anticipate Toast Inc stock to reach 140 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 37. In spite of this, 14 analysts ranked Toast Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On April 10, 2025, Wells Fargo assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $39.
