What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for Pinterest Q4 Earnings?

Pinterest, Inc. (NYSE:PINS) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Pinterest in a report released on Monday, April 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.36 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.35. The consensus estimate for Pinterest’s current full-year earnings is $0.60 per share.

A number of other research analysts also recently issued reports on PINS. Benchmark raised shares of Pinterest from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $55.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on Pinterest from $35.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Sanford C. Bernstein upgraded Pinterest from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $34.00 to $47.00 in a report on Friday, February 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on Pinterest from $42.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Roth Capital set a $32.00 price target on Pinterest in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-two have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $43.07.

Pinterest Price Performance

Shares of PINS stock opened at $24.58 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $16.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.14, a PEG ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 0.99. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $33.89 and its 200 day moving average is $32.28. Pinterest has a 1-year low of $23.68 and a 1-year high of $45.19.

Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $0.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.63 by ($0.30). Pinterest had a net margin of 51.07% and a return on equity of 8.10%.

Insider Transactions at Pinterest

In other news, CAO Andrea Acosta sold 3,667 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.46, for a total value of $137,365.82. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 144,129 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,399,072.34. This represents a 2.48 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Gokul Rajaram sold 1,150 shares of Pinterest stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.43, for a total transaction of $34,994.50. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 30,236 shares in the company, valued at approximately $920,081.48. The trade was a 3.66 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 453,836 shares of company stock worth $14,832,336 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 7.11% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Pinterest

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management grew its holdings in shares of Pinterest by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 12,626 shares of the company’s stock worth $366,000 after purchasing an additional 342 shares during the period. Ethos Financial Group LLC increased its position in shares of Pinterest by 3.1% during the fourth quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC now owns 11,803 shares of the company’s stock valued at $342,000 after acquiring an additional 350 shares during the last quarter. Amalgamated Bank raised its stake in shares of Pinterest by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 39,792 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,154,000 after acquiring an additional 372 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Pinterest by 63.5% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,069 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 415 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Steph & Co. boosted its position in shares of Pinterest by 6.4% during the 4th quarter. Steph & Co. now owns 7,048 shares of the company’s stock worth $204,000 after purchasing an additional 425 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.81% of the company’s stock.

Pinterest Company Profile

Pinterest, Inc operates as a visual search and discovery platform in the United States and internationally. Its platform allows people to find ideas, such as recipes, home and style inspiration, and others; and to search, save, and shop the ideas. The company was formerly known as Cold Brew Labs Inc and changed its name to Pinterest, Inc in April 2012.