Roth Capital Issues Negative Outlook for Pinterest Earnings

Pinterest, Inc. (NYSE:PINS - Free Report) - Analysts at Roth Capital lowered their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Pinterest in a research note issued on Monday, February 3rd. Roth Capital analyst R. Kulkarni now expects that the company will earn $0.03 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.05. The consensus estimate for Pinterest's current full-year earnings is $0.42 per share.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Robert W. Baird dropped their price target on Pinterest from $41.00 to $36.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 8th. Rosenblatt Securities lifted their price target on Pinterest from $46.00 to $51.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday. Monness Crespi & Hardt raised shares of Pinterest from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $40.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Friday, January 10th. Stifel Nicolaus restated a "buy" rating and issued a $50.00 price objective (up previously from $45.00) on shares of Pinterest in a research report on Friday. Finally, Oppenheimer upped their target price on shares of Pinterest from $40.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-two have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $43.86.

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Pinterest Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:PINS traded up $6.43 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $40.02. The stock had a trading volume of 50,847,574 shares, compared to its average volume of 12,340,221. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.04 billion, a PE ratio of 133.39, a P/E/G ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.06. Pinterest has a 52 week low of $27.00 and a 52 week high of $45.19. The business's 50-day moving average price is $31.23 and its 200 day moving average price is $31.57.

Pinterest (NYSE:PINS - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $0.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.63 by ($0.30). Pinterest had a return on equity of 8.37% and a net margin of 6.21%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Pinterest

In related news, Director Gokul Rajaram sold 1,150 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.98, for a total value of $35,627.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 31,386 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $972,338.28. The trade was a 3.53 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Wanjiku Juanita Walcott sold 11,862 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.82, for a total value of $365,586.84. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 246,921 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $7,610,105.22. This trade represents a 4.58 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 19,157 shares of company stock valued at $589,131. Company insiders own 7.11% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Pinterest

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Maverick Capital Ltd. increased its position in shares of Pinterest by 47.6% during the 3rd quarter. Maverick Capital Ltd. now owns 57,180 shares of the company's stock worth $1,851,000 after purchasing an additional 18,430 shares during the last quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec grew its stake in shares of Pinterest by 8.4% in the third quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec now owns 1,540,152 shares of the company's stock valued at $49,855,000 after buying an additional 119,367 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA increased its holdings in Pinterest by 4.0% during the third quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 844,187 shares of the company's stock worth $27,326,000 after buying an additional 32,539 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in Pinterest by 2.1% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,252,996 shares of the company's stock worth $137,669,000 after acquiring an additional 87,041 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS lifted its stake in Pinterest by 20.3% in the third quarter. Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS now owns 404,296 shares of the company's stock valued at $13,087,000 after acquiring an additional 68,096 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.