Roth Capital Issues Negative Forecast for Pinterest Earnings

Pinterest, Inc. (NYSE:PINS - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Roth Capital reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Pinterest in a report issued on Monday, April 28th. Roth Capital analyst R. Kulkarni now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $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 $0.60 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Pinterest's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.12 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.39 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.55 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.07 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.18 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.47 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.75 EPS.

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

Several other analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Wedbush restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Pinterest in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of Pinterest from $47.00 to $42.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 31st. Guggenheim reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Pinterest in a research report on Tuesday, April 1st. Bank of America reduced their price target on Pinterest from $46.00 to $35.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a "hold" rating and set a $32.00 price objective (down previously from $40.00) on shares of Pinterest in a report on Monday, January 13th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-two have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Pinterest has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $40.93.

Pinterest Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:PINS traded up $1.41 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $26.90. The company had a trading volume of 15,610,861 shares, compared to its average volume of 10,390,305. Pinterest has a fifty-two week low of $23.68 and a fifty-two week high of $45.19. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $29.68 and its 200 day moving average price is $31.37. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 0.83.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Pinterest

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of PINS. Graypoint LLC grew its position in Pinterest by 16.8% in the first quarter. Graypoint LLC now owns 12,775 shares of the company's stock valued at $396,000 after acquiring an additional 1,837 shares in the last quarter. Bridgewater Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Pinterest in the 1st quarter valued at about $325,000. Larson Financial Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Pinterest by 1,773.5% during the first quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,836 shares of the company's stock valued at $57,000 after acquiring an additional 1,738 shares in the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC increased its position in shares of Pinterest by 2.7% during the first quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 61,050 shares of the company's stock worth $1,893,000 after acquiring an additional 1,615 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Whittier Trust Co. lifted its stake in shares of Pinterest by 798.4% in the first quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 1,707 shares of the company's stock worth $53,000 after acquiring an additional 1,517 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.81% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Pinterest

In related news, Director Benjamin Silbermann sold 102,083 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.16, for a total value of $3,180,906.28. Following the transaction, the director now owns 6,274 shares in the company, valued at approximately $195,497.84. This trade represents a 94.21 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Gokul Rajaram sold 1,150 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.00, for a total transaction of $31,050.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 26,786 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $723,222. This represents a 4.12 % 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 worth $14,828,392 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 7.11% of the company's stock.

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.