Toast (NYSE:TOST) & WISeKey International (NASDAQ:WKEY) Financial Review

Toast (NYSE:TOST) and WISeKey International (NASDAQ:WKEY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings and dividends.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Toast	$5.22 billion	4.19	-$246.00 million	$0.23	191.09
WISeKey International	$11.88 million	3.64	-$15.36 million	N/A	N/A

WISeKey International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Toast.

Profitability

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

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Toast and WISeKey International, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Toast	0	13	11	0	2.46
WISeKey International	0	0	1	0	3.00

Toast currently has a consensus price target of $40.91, indicating a potential downside of 6.91%. WISeKey International has a consensus price target of $4.00, indicating a potential downside of 24.53%. Given Toast’s higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Toast is more favorable than WISeKey International.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

82.9% of Toast shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of WISeKey International shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.3% of Toast shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 33.5% of WISeKey International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

Toast has a beta of 1.98, meaning that its stock price is 98% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WISeKey International has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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

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.

About WISeKey International

WISeKey International Holding AG, a cybersecurity company, provides integrated security solutions in Switzerland, rest of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. The company operates in two segments, IoT and Managed Public Key Infrastructure (mPKI). It offers microcontrollers that provides identity to various connected devices; and mPKI, which include digital identity, certificate management and signing solutions, and trust services, as well as offers digital certificates; software as a service, including cloud-based certificate life-cycle-management and signing and authentication solutions; software licenses; post-contract customer support for cybersecurity applications; and infrastructure hosting and monitoring services. The company also develops, markets, hosts, and supports a range of solutions that enable secure digital identification of people, content, and objects by generating digital identities through its products and services in cybersecurity services, IoT, digital brand management, and mobile security, which enable clients to monetize their existing user bases, as well as expand its eco-system. In addition, it engages in financing, sales, and distribution activities; and sells semiconductors secure chips. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland.