Zacks Research Has Strong Forecast for Pinterest Q4 Earnings

Pinterest, Inc. (NYSE:PINS) – Analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Pinterest in a research report issued on Tuesday, December 10th. Zacks Research analyst A. Chatterjee now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.26 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.25. The consensus estimate for Pinterest’s current full-year earnings is $0.42 per share.

PINS has been the subject of several other research reports. Piper Sandler lowered shares of Pinterest from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $41.00 to $36.00 in a research note on Tuesday. Robert W. Baird reduced their price objective on Pinterest from $41.00 to $36.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 8th. UBS Group decreased their target price on Pinterest from $52.00 to $46.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 8th. Royal Bank of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $48.00 price target on shares of Pinterest in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Benchmark reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Pinterest in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nineteen have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $41.46.

Pinterest Trading Down 0.7 %

Shares of Pinterest stock opened at $30.64 on Thursday. Pinterest has a twelve month low of $27.00 and a twelve month high of $45.19. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.70 billion, a PE ratio of 102.17, a P/E/G ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 1.02. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $31.70 and its 200 day moving average price is $34.80.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Pinterest

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Maverick Capital Ltd. raised its position in Pinterest by 47.6% during the 3rd quarter. Maverick Capital Ltd. now owns 57,180 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,851,000 after buying an additional 18,430 shares during the last quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec raised its holdings in Pinterest by 8.4% during the third quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec now owns 1,540,152 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,855,000 after purchasing an additional 119,367 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its holdings in Pinterest by 4.0% during the third quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 844,187 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,326,000 after purchasing an additional 32,539 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Pinterest by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,252,996 shares of the company’s stock valued at $137,669,000 after purchasing an additional 87,041 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS increased its position in Pinterest by 20.3% during the 3rd quarter. Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS now owns 404,296 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,087,000 after purchasing an additional 68,096 shares during the period. 88.81% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Donnelly Julia Brau sold 30,280 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.72, for a total transaction of $990,761.60. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 297,351 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,729,324.72. This trade represents a 9.24 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Gokul Rajaram sold 1,150 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $29.73, for a total value of $34,189.50. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 32,536 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $967,295.28. This represents a 3.41 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 48,287 shares of company stock valued at $1,547,820. 7.11% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.