Reviewing EVmo (OTCMKTS:YAYO) & Toast (NYSE:TOST)

EVmo (OTCMKTS:YAYO) and Toast (NYSE:TOST) are both transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares EVmo and Toast’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EVmo	N/A	N/A	N/A
Toast	0.40%	1.54%	0.93%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares EVmo and Toast”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
EVmo	$12.56 million	0.00	-$7.14 million	N/A	N/A
Toast	$4.96 billion	3.67	-$246.00 million	($0.01)	-3,864.60

EVmo has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Toast.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for EVmo and Toast, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EVmo	0	0	0	0	0.00
Toast	1	12	10	0	2.39

Toast has a consensus target price of $40.09, indicating a potential upside of 3.74%. Given Toast’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Toast is more favorable than EVmo.

Volatility and Risk

EVmo has a beta of 2.75, meaning that its share price is 175% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Toast has a beta of 1.98, meaning that its share price is 98% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

82.9% of Toast shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.8% of EVmo shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.3% of Toast shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Toast beats EVmo on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About EVmo

EVmo, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the ridesharing and vehicle rental businesses in the United States. It operates Rideshare Platform, an online bookings platform which maintains a fleet of passenger vehicles and transit vans for use in last-mile logistical space to rent drivers in the ridesharing and delivery gig companies. The company was formerly known as Rideshare Rental, Inc. and changed its name to EVmo, Inc. in February 2021.EVmo, Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Manhattan Beach, California.

About Toast

Toast, Inc. operates a cloud-based digital technology platform for the restaurant industry in the United States, Ireland, and India. The company offers software products for restaurant operations and point of sale, such as Toast POS, Toast now, multi-location management, kitchen display system, Toast mobile order and pay, Toast catering and events, Toast invoicing, Toast tables, and restaurant retail; and hardware products, including Toast flex, Toast flex for guest, Toast go 2, Toast tap, kiosks, and Delphi by Toast. It provides toast online ordering and toast takeout, first-party delivery toast delivery services, and third-party delivery integrations and orders hub; and loyalty, email marketing, and toast gift cards. In addition, the company offers payroll and team management, Sling by Toast, Toast pay card and payout, and tips manager, as well as partner-enabled products comprising insurance and benefits; supply chain and accounting products, such as xtraCHEF by toast; and financial technology solutions consisting of payment processing, toast capital, and purchase plans. Further, it offers reporting and analytics, Toast shop, and Toast partner connect and application programming interfaces. The company was formerly known as Opti Systems, Inc. and changed its name to Toast, Inc. in May 2012. Toast, Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.