Zacks Research Predicts Pinterest's Q3 Earnings (NYSE:PINS)

Pinterest, Inc. (NYSE:PINS - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Pinterest in a research note issued on Tuesday, December 10th. Zacks Research analyst A. Chatterjee now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.10 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.09. The consensus estimate for Pinterest's current full-year earnings is $0.42 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Pinterest's FY2025 earnings at $0.40 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.23 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.96 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the company. Rosenblatt Securities dropped their price objective on Pinterest from $48.00 to $46.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 8th. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $48.00 price target on shares of Pinterest in a research note on Tuesday. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and issued a $41.00 price target on shares of Pinterest in a research note on Monday, October 7th. TD Cowen began coverage on Pinterest in a research note on Tuesday, November 26th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $38.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Raymond James lowered their price target on Pinterest from $40.00 to $34.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nineteen have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $41.46.

Pinterest Trading Down 0.6 %

PINS traded down $0.19 during trading on Friday, hitting $30.65. The company's stock had a trading volume of 5,203,049 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,638,539. Pinterest has a twelve month low of $27.00 and a twelve month high of $45.19. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $31.70 and its 200 day simple moving average is $34.80. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 102.70, a P/E/G ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 1.02.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Pinterest news, CAO Andrea Acosta sold 3,845 shares of Pinterest stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.88, for a total value of $118,733.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 158,468 shares in the company, valued at $4,893,491.84. The trade was a 2.37 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Gokul Rajaram sold 1,150 shares of Pinterest stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $33.52, for a total value of $38,548.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 33,686 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,129,154.72. The trade was a 3.30 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 48,287 shares of company stock worth $1,547,820. Corporate insiders own 7.11% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Pinterest

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of PINS. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC increased its position in Pinterest by 5.2% during the third quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 6,329 shares of the company's stock worth $205,000 after buying an additional 313 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Trust N.A. lifted its stake in shares of Pinterest by 1.1% in the second quarter. Raymond James Trust N.A. now owns 30,012 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,323,000 after buying an additional 319 shares during the period. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Pinterest by 3.7% in the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 9,380 shares of the company's stock valued at $304,000 after buying an additional 339 shares during the period. Leibman Financial Services Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Pinterest by 1.2% in the third quarter. Leibman Financial Services Inc. now owns 31,758 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,028,000 after buying an additional 368 shares during the period. Finally, Toronto Dominion Bank lifted its stake in shares of Pinterest by 0.7% in the second quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 56,961 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,510,000 after buying an additional 372 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.81% of the company's stock.

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.