Toast Inc. (NYSE: TOST) shares have rallied sharply into mid-July. Analysts are becoming bullish on the company’s Toast IQ artificial intelligence (AI) platform that launched in October 2025.
The tool is boosting total revenue and annual recurring revenue (ARR). Toast’s first-quarter results showed approximately 7,000 net new locations and 26% year-over-year ARR growth to $2.2 billion.