Pinterest, Inc. (NYSE:PINS) Stock Has Consensus Price Target of $26.50 According to Analysts

Shares of Pinterest, Inc. (NYSE:PINS) have been assigned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the thirty-eight ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, nineteen have assigned a hold recommendation, seventeen have given a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $25.97.

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. DA Davidson cut their price target on shares of Pinterest from $27.00 to $25.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. Susquehanna lowered their price objective on shares of Pinterest from $32.00 to $25.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Wedbush lowered their price objective on shares of Pinterest from $24.00 to $20.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on Pinterest from $27.00 to $22.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 30th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities cut their target price on Pinterest from $25.00 to $21.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 30th.

Insider Transactions at Pinterest

In other news, insider Wanjiku Walcott sold 14,103 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.21, for a total value of $256,815.63. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 658,902 shares in the company, valued at $11,998,605.42. This trade represents a 2.10% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Julia Donnelly sold 29,548 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.61, for a total value of $549,888.28. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 751,921 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,993,249.81. This trade represents a 3.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 692,877 shares of company stock worth $14,733,501 in the last three months. 8.09% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its stake in shares of Pinterest by 271.1% in the 1st quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 5,988,631 shares of the company’s stock valued at $109,831,000 after acquiring an additional 4,375,000 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in shares of Pinterest by 15.4% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 5,848,116 shares of the company’s stock valued at $107,254,000 after acquiring an additional 779,998 shares in the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its holdings in shares of Pinterest by 300.4% during the 3rd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 4,398,316 shares of the company’s stock valued at $83,084,000 after acquiring an additional 3,299,884 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its position in Pinterest by 11.1% during the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 4,014,388 shares of the company’s stock worth $73,624,000 after purchasing an additional 401,619 shares during the period. Finally, Senvest Management LLC boosted its position in Pinterest by 5.1% during the 1st quarter. Senvest Management LLC now owns 3,594,581 shares of the company’s stock worth $65,925,000 after purchasing an additional 175,000 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.81% of the company’s stock.

Pinterest Price Performance

PINS opened at $20.36 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $20.51 and its 200 day simple moving average is $20.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 4.28 and a current ratio of 4.28. Pinterest has a 1 year low of $13.84 and a 1 year high of $33.35. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.41 billion, a PE ratio of 63.47, a P/E/G ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 0.98.

Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 29th. The company reported $0.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.49 by ($0.03). Pinterest had a net margin of 3.81% and a return on equity of 6.58%. The company had revenue of $1.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.21 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.38 earnings per share. Pinterest’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.9% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Pinterest will post 0.56 EPS for the current year.

Pinterest News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Pinterest this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Global monthly active users grew 10% year over year to 661 million, supporting Pinterest’s reach with advertisers. Pinterest: 3 Key Takeaways for Long-Term Investors
• Neutral Sentiment: International revenue trends are a focus for assessing Pinterest’s forecasts and growth outlook, but the supplied reports do not specify a new estimate or change in outlook. Zacks article on international revenue trends
• Negative Sentiment: Quarterly EPS and revenue missed consensus estimates, despite revenue growth of 11.9% year over year. European trade-rule changes also shaved an estimated 3 percentage points off global revenue growth. Pinterest Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Several firms cut price targets after the results; Citi and JPMorgan moved to neutral, Rosenblatt is neutral, and Jefferies cut its rating to Hold. These revisions suggest analysts see less near-term upside. KeyBanc price-target report
• Negative Sentiment: A bearish commentary argues that rising costs and limited recent innovation are weakening confidence in the company’s outlook. I’m Losing Confidence in Pinterest

About Pinterest

Pinterest, Inc (NYSE: PINS) operates a visual discovery platform that helps people find ideas and inspiration for activities such as home improvement, cooking, fashion, travel and event planning. Users can discover, save and organize images and videos—known as Pins—on personalized boards and explore recommendations based on their interests.

The company also provides tools for businesses and creators to showcase products and content on the platform. Its advertising business includes promoted Pins and other advertising formats designed to help marketers reach users while they are discovering ideas, researching products and planning purchases.