Zacks Research Increases Earnings Estimates for Pinterest

Pinterest, Inc. (NYSE:PINS) – Zacks Research lifted their FY2025 earnings estimates for Pinterest in a note issued to investors on Monday, April 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.57 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $0.56. The consensus estimate for Pinterest’s current full-year earnings is $0.60 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Pinterest’s Q3 2026 earnings at $0.29 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.45 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.50 EPS.

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

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Piper Sandler reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $41.00 price target (up from $36.00) on shares of Pinterest in a report on Friday, February 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on Pinterest from $42.00 to $30.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on shares of Pinterest from $42.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Monness Crespi & Hardt upgraded shares of Pinterest from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $40.00 price target for the company in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities lifted their price target on Pinterest from $46.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-three have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $42.68.

Pinterest Trading Up 14.1 %

NYSE:PINS opened at $28.17 on Wednesday. Pinterest has a 12-month low of $23.68 and a 12-month high of $45.19. The firm has a market cap of $19.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.47, a PEG ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 0.99. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $33.70 and its 200-day simple moving average is $32.24.

Insider Transactions at Pinterest

In related news, Director Gokul Rajaram sold 1,150 shares of Pinterest stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.43, for a total value of $34,994.50. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 30,236 shares in the company, valued at approximately $920,081.48. The trade was a 3.66 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Wanjiku Juanita Walcott sold 6,690 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.85, for a total transaction of $219,766.50. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 254,211 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,350,831.35. This represents a 2.56 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 453,836 shares of company stock valued at $14,832,336. 7.11% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Pinterest

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of PINS. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its holdings in shares of Pinterest by 104.3% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 25,432,141 shares of the company’s stock valued at $737,533,000 after acquiring an additional 12,986,310 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Pinterest during the fourth quarter valued at $358,205,000. Marshall Wace LLP raised its holdings in shares of Pinterest by 134.1% during the fourth quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 10,701,783 shares of the company’s stock worth $310,352,000 after purchasing an additional 6,129,985 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Pinterest by 49.7% during the fourth quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 13,635,800 shares of the company’s stock worth $395,441,000 after purchasing an additional 4,527,902 shares during the period. Finally, Contour Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Pinterest in the 4th quarter worth about $86,330,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.81% of the company’s stock.

About Pinterest

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.