Comparing Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) & Adevinta ASA (OTCMKTS:ADEVF)

Adevinta ASA (OTCMKTS:ADEVF) and Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) are both communication services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and earnings.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

88.8% of Pinterest shares are held by institutional investors. 8.1% of Pinterest shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Adevinta ASA and Pinterest, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Adevinta ASA	0	0	0	0	0.00
Pinterest	0	19	17	0	2.47

Pinterest has a consensus target price of $27.69, indicating a potential upside of 14.87%. Given Pinterest’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Pinterest is more favorable than Adevinta ASA.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Adevinta ASA and Pinterest”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Adevinta ASA	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Pinterest	$4.22 billion	3.20	$416.86 million	$0.48	50.23

Pinterest has higher revenue and earnings than Adevinta ASA.

Profitability

This table compares Adevinta ASA and Pinterest’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Adevinta ASA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Pinterest	7.64%	8.26%	6.76%

Summary

Pinterest beats Adevinta ASA on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Adevinta ASA

Adevinta ASA owns and operates online classifieds sites. The company's products and services include generalist classifieds, specialist real estate, motors, and jobs sites. It operates various online classifieds sites under the Adverts.ie, Agriaffaires, A Vendre a Louer, Autónavigátor.hu, Automobile.it, Autotrader, carsguide, coches.net, daft.ie, 2dehands/2ememain, DoneDeal, eBay Kleinanzeigen, Fotocasa, Grupo Zap, Groupe Argus, Gumtree, Habitaclia, Használtautó.hu, InfoJobs, Jófógás, Kufar, Kijiji, leboncoin, leboncoin hotel, Locasun, MachineryZone, Marktplaats, Milanuncios, mobile.de, motos.net, OLX Brasil, Paycar, Segundamano, subito, Truckscorner, Vide Dressing, vivanuncios, Willhaben, L'Argus, and Pilgo brands. Adevinta ASA was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Oslo, Norway.

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. Pinterest, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.