Pinterest (PINS) Competitors $35.81 +0.14 (+0.39%) Closing price 07/8/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$35.74 -0.07 (-0.18%) As of 07/8/2025 07:47 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PINS vs. AAPL, ABNB, AMZN, GOOG, GOOGL, META, PYPL, SHOP, SNAP, and NTESShould you be buying Pinterest stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Pinterest include Apple (AAPL), Airbnb (ABNB), Amazon.com (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOG), Alphabet (GOOGL), Meta Platforms (META), PayPal (PYPL), Shopify (SHOP), Snap (SNAP), and NetEase (NTES). Pinterest vs. Its Competitors Apple Airbnb Amazon.com Alphabet Alphabet Meta Platforms PayPal Shopify Snap NetEase Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk and earnings. Which has more risk & volatility, AAPL or PINS? Apple has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pinterest has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor AAPL or PINS? In the previous week, Apple had 243 more articles in the media than Pinterest. MarketBeat recorded 267 mentions for Apple and 24 mentions for Pinterest. Pinterest's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Apple's score of 0.81 indicating that Pinterest is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Apple 151 Very Positive mention(s) 18 Positive mention(s) 68 Neutral mention(s) 23 Negative mention(s) 6 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Pinterest 18 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger earnings and valuation, AAPL or PINS? Apple has higher revenue and earnings than Pinterest. Pinterest is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Apple, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioApple$391.04B8.02$93.74B$6.4232.71Pinterest$3.65B6.66$1.86B$2.7413.07 Do analysts recommend AAPL or PINS? Apple currently has a consensus target price of $234.95, suggesting a potential upside of 11.87%. Pinterest has a consensus target price of $40.52, suggesting a potential upside of 13.14%. Given Pinterest's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Pinterest is more favorable than Apple.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Apple 2 Sell rating(s) 12 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58Pinterest 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 24 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 Is AAPL or PINS more profitable? Pinterest has a net margin of 50.41% compared to Apple's net margin of 24.30%. Apple's return on equity of 167.24% beat Pinterest's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Apple24.30% 167.24% 31.35% Pinterest 50.41%8.13%7.07% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in AAPL or PINS? 67.7% of Apple shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.8% of Pinterest shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Apple shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of Pinterest shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryApple beats Pinterest on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Pinterest News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PINS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PINS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PINS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPinterestINTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$24.19B$18.20B$27.52B$20.52BDividend YieldN/A2.46%3.13%3.76%P/E Ratio13.0774.0437.1427.79Price / Sales6.6674.941,946.8940.48Price / Cash83.6593.5838.4122.26Price / Book5.098.657.184.58Net Income$1.86B$339.44M$763.56M$982.91M7 Day Performance0.28%2.93%2.12%1.31%1 Month Performance4.77%2.48%5.72%4.85%1 Year Performance-17.56%62.14%52,367.21%14.09% Pinterest Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PINSPinterest4.2347 of 5 stars$35.81+0.4%$40.52+13.1%-17.6%$24.19B$3.65B13.074,666Positive NewsAAPLApple4.8556 of 5 stars$200.01-0.5%$234.39+17.2%-7.8%$2.99T$391.04B31.15164,000Trending NewsABNBAirbnb3.476 of 5 stars$132.58-1.4%$141.23+6.5%-9.9%$83.05B$11.10B33.486,810Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAMZNAmazon.com4.7289 of 5 stars$220.13-1.4%$245.81+11.7%+10.1%$2.34T$637.96B35.851,556,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeGOOGAlphabet4.8909 of 5 stars$178.44+0.1%$206.38+15.7%-8.0%$2.17T$359.71B19.89190,200Trending NewsGOOGLAlphabet4.2272 of 5 stars$177.69-0.5%$199.95+12.5%-7.8%$2.16T$359.71B19.81183,323Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastMETAMeta Platforms3.9258 of 5 stars$740.25+0.9%$719.52-2.8%+36.2%$1.86T$170.36B28.8774,067Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastPYPLPayPal4.738 of 5 stars$74.32+0.9%$83.42+12.2%+27.0%$72.28B$31.80B16.6329,900Positive NewsSHOPShopify3.9808 of 5 stars$115.77+1.9%$115.66-0.1%+67.0%$150.20B$9.38B74.6911,600Positive NewsSNAPSnap3.2498 of 5 stars$8.77+0.6%$35.62+306.2%-43.5%$14.66B$5.36B-28.294,911NTESNetEase4.3376 of 5 stars$135.12+1.9%$119.38-11.7%+45.3%$85.61B$14.43B19.4432,100News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Apple Competitors Airbnb Competitors Amazon.com Competitors Alphabet Competitors Alphabet Competitors Meta Platforms Competitors PayPal Competitors Shopify Competitors Snap Competitors NetEase Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:PINS) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA grave, grave error.I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. 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