Wedbush Estimates Pinterest’s FY2025 Earnings (NYSE:PINS)

Pinterest, Inc. (NYSE:PINS) – Equities researchers at Wedbush lowered their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Pinterest in a research report issued on Wednesday, November 5th. Wedbush analyst S. Devitt now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.59 for the year, down from their prior forecast of $0.69. Wedbush has a “Outperform” rating and a $34.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Pinterest’s current full-year earnings is $0.60 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Pinterest’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.40 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.71 EPS.

Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, September 19th. The company reported $0.11 EPS for the quarter. Pinterest had a return on equity of 8.20% and a net margin of 48.99%.The company had revenue of $665.93 million during the quarter.

PINS has been the topic of a number of other reports. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on Pinterest from $46.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Piper Sandler reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $33.00 price objective (down from $35.00) on shares of Pinterest in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on shares of Pinterest from $44.00 to $36.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Benchmark lowered their price target on shares of Pinterest from $48.00 to $39.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, Bank of America cut their price objective on shares of Pinterest from $44.00 to $39.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have assigned a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Pinterest presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $39.55.

Pinterest Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:PINS opened at $27.06 on Monday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $33.58 and a 200 day simple moving average of $33.91. The company has a market capitalization of $18.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 0.96. Pinterest has a 52-week low of $23.68 and a 52-week high of $40.90.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CFO Donnelly Julia Brau sold 22,821 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.85, for a total transaction of $795,311.85. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 312,422 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,887,906.70. This represents a 6.81% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Andrea Acosta sold 3,759 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, August 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.96, for a total value of $131,414.64. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 157,402 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,502,773.92. This trade represents a 2.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 640,236 shares of company stock valued at $22,878,326 over the last 90 days. 7.11% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Pinterest

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in PINS. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Pinterest during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $477,853,000. Amundi boosted its holdings in shares of Pinterest by 618.9% in the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 14,254,741 shares of the company’s stock valued at $441,897,000 after purchasing an additional 12,271,958 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its holdings in shares of Pinterest by 25.4% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 31,892,284 shares of the company’s stock valued at $988,662,000 after purchasing an additional 6,460,143 shares in the last quarter. Swedbank AB increased its stake in shares of Pinterest by 344.0% in the 1st quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 5,839,485 shares of the company’s stock valued at $181,024,000 after purchasing an additional 4,524,433 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Balyasny Asset Management L.P. raised its holdings in shares of Pinterest by 1,138.8% during the 2nd quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 4,601,571 shares of the company’s stock worth $165,012,000 after buying an additional 4,230,125 shares in the last quarter. 88.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.