Zacks Research Predicts Increased Earnings for Pinterest

Pinterest, Inc. (NYSE:PINS) – Analysts at Zacks Research lifted their FY2025 earnings estimates for Pinterest in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, April 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will earn $0.57 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $0.56. The consensus estimate for Pinterest’s current full-year earnings is $0.60 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Pinterest’s Q3 2026 earnings at $0.29 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.45 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.50 EPS.

Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $0.33 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.63 by ($0.30). Pinterest had a return on equity of 8.10% and a net margin of 51.07%.

A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on shares of Pinterest from $42.00 to $47.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Wedbush boosted their target price on Pinterest from $38.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Sanford C. Bernstein upgraded Pinterest from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $34.00 to $47.00 in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Benchmark upgraded shares of Pinterest from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $55.00 price target for the company in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada boosted their target price on shares of Pinterest from $48.00 to $50.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-two have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $43.07.

Pinterest Stock Down 3.2 %

Shares of NYSE:PINS opened at $24.58 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $16.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.14, a PEG ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 0.99. The business’s 50 day moving average is $33.89 and its 200 day moving average is $32.28. Pinterest has a 12-month low of $23.68 and a 12-month high of $45.19.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Pinterest news, Director Benjamin Silbermann sold 102,083 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.27, for a total transaction of $3,192,135.41. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 6,274 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $196,187.98. This trade represents a 94.21 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Wanjiku Juanita Walcott sold 12,253 shares of Pinterest stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $32.24, for a total transaction of $395,036.72. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 228,510 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,367,162.40. This trade represents a 5.09 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 453,836 shares of company stock valued at $14,832,336 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 7.11% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Pinterest

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in PINS. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management grew its position in Pinterest by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 12,626 shares of the company’s stock valued at $366,000 after purchasing an additional 342 shares during the last quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC increased its position in shares of Pinterest by 3.1% during the fourth quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC now owns 11,803 shares of the company’s stock valued at $342,000 after acquiring an additional 350 shares in the last quarter. Amalgamated Bank lifted its position in Pinterest by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 39,792 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,154,000 after acquiring an additional 372 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in shares of Pinterest by 63.5% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,069 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 415 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Steph & Co. raised its stake in shares of Pinterest by 6.4% in the fourth quarter. Steph & Co. now owns 7,048 shares of the company’s stock worth $204,000 after purchasing an additional 425 shares during the last quarter. 88.81% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.