Wedbush Weighs in on Pinterest’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:PINS)

Pinterest, Inc. (NYSE:PINS) – Investment analysts at Wedbush issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Pinterest in a research report issued on Monday, November 11th. Wedbush analyst S. Devitt anticipates that the company will earn ($0.04) per share for the quarter. Wedbush currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Pinterest’s current full-year earnings is $0.39 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Pinterest’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.05 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.14 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.52 EPS.

PINS has been the topic of a number of other reports. UBS Group dropped their price target on shares of Pinterest from $52.00 to $46.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $41.00 price target (down from $45.00) on shares of Pinterest in a report on Friday, November 8th. Oppenheimer cut their price target on shares of Pinterest from $45.00 to $40.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 8th. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $48.00 price target on shares of Pinterest in a report on Thursday, September 12th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $41.00 price target on shares of Pinterest in a report on Monday, October 7th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-one have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Pinterest currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $42.00.

Pinterest Trading Down 2.1 %

Shares of PINS stock opened at $29.36 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $20.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 98.77, a PEG ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 1.02. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $31.76 and its 200 day moving average is $36.27. Pinterest has a 12 month low of $27.00 and a 12 month high of $45.19.

Insider Buying and Selling at Pinterest

In other news, Director Gokul Rajaram sold 1,150 shares of Pinterest stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $33.52, for a total transaction of $38,548.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 33,686 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,129,154.72. The trade was a 3.30 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Donnelly Julia Brau sold 30,280 shares of Pinterest stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $32.72, for a total transaction of $990,761.60. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 297,351 shares in the company, valued at $9,729,324.72. The trade was a 9.24 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 7.11% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Pinterest

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of PINS. Brown Shipley& Co Ltd purchased a new position in Pinterest in the second quarter worth about $25,000. Wellington Shields Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Pinterest in the second quarter worth about $26,000. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC raised its holdings in Pinterest by 157.7% in the second quarter. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC now owns 750 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 459 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in shares of Pinterest by 113.4% during the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 762 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 405 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rothschild Investment LLC purchased a new position in shares of Pinterest during the second quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Institutional investors 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.