How to buy Toast Inc (TOST) stock

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What we know about the Toast Inc IPO

Toast Inc wrapped its initial public offering, selling 21 million shares at $40 each, well above the $34 to $36 range previously announced. The stock debuted on the NYSE at $65.37 per share and ended the day above $62.51, up 56% from the offering price.

Boston-based Toast provides cloud-based restaurant software.

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PAR Technology Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides point-of-sale (POS) solutions to the restaurant and retail industries worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Restaurant/Retail and Government. The Restaurant/Retail segment offers POS technology solutions, including Brink POS, an open solution that integrates with third party products and in-house systems; PixelPoint, an on-premise integrated software solution that provides a self-service ordering, back-office management, and enterprise level loyalty and gift card information sharing services; PAR merchant card payment services; Data Central, a cloud software platform of back-office applications; and PAR EverServ POS platforms. This segment also offers G5 wireless headsets for wireless communication; and installation, technical, and maintenance support services. The Government segment provides intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance; systems engineering support and software-based solutions; satellite and telecommunications support; space and satellite control support; and information systems support services to the United States Department of Defense and other federal agencies. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in New Hartford, New York.
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