Pinterest (PINS) – Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) recently:

• 4/17/2025 – Pinterest had its price target lowered by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $42.00 to $28.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 4/15/2025 – Pinterest had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Wedbush.
• 4/14/2025 – Pinterest had its price target lowered by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $47.00 to $38.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/14/2025 – Pinterest had its price target lowered by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $47.00 to $40.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/11/2025 – Pinterest had its price target lowered by analysts at UBS Group AG from $50.00 to $39.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/10/2025 – Pinterest had its price target lowered by analysts at Piper Sandler from $41.00 to $34.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 4/9/2025 – Pinterest had its price target lowered by analysts at KeyCorp from $41.00 to $37.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 4/9/2025 – Pinterest had its price target lowered by analysts at Bank of America Co. from $46.00 to $35.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/8/2025 – Pinterest had its price target lowered by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $42.00 to $30.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 4/8/2025 – Pinterest had its price target lowered by analysts at TD Cowen from $46.00 to $40.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/7/2025 – Pinterest was downgraded by analysts at Raymond James from an “overweight” rating to a “market perform” rating.
• 4/1/2025 – Pinterest had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Guggenheim.
• 3/31/2025 – Pinterest had its price target lowered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $47.00 to $42.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 3/24/2025 – Pinterest was upgraded by analysts at Guggenheim from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $40.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $39.00.
• 3/18/2025 – Pinterest had its price target lowered by analysts at KeyCorp from $46.00 to $41.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.

Pinterest Price Performance

Pinterest stock traded down $0.29 during trading on Thursday, reaching $25.17. 8,877,896 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 10,461,053. Pinterest, Inc. has a 52-week low of $23.68 and a 52-week high of $45.19. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $32.83 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $32.02. The company has a market capitalization of $17.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.36, a PEG ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 0.99.

Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $0.33 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.63 by ($0.30). Pinterest had a net margin of 51.07% and a return on equity of 8.10%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Pinterest, Inc. will post 0.6 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CAO Andrea Acosta sold 3,667 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $37.46, for a total transaction of $137,365.82. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 144,129 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,399,072.34. This represents a 2.48 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Donnelly Julia Brau sold 38,596 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $34.27, for a total transaction of $1,322,684.92. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 231,879 shares in the company, valued at $7,946,493.33. This trade represents a 14.27 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 452,686 shares of company stock worth $14,797,342. Company insiders own 7.11% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Whipplewood Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Pinterest during the fourth quarter worth approximately $28,000. NBC Securities Inc. lifted its position in shares of Pinterest by 99,900.0% during the 1st quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 1,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 999 shares during the last quarter. American National Bank & Trust acquired a new position in shares of Pinterest during the first quarter worth $32,000. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in Pinterest by 63.5% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,069 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 415 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL raised its stake in Pinterest by 401.3% in the fourth quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL now owns 1,504 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,000 after buying an additional 1,204 shares in the last quarter. 88.81% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.