Zacks Research Analysts Cut Earnings Estimates for Pinterest

Pinterest, Inc. (NYSE:PINS - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research dropped their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Pinterest in a research note issued on Monday, July 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.06 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.07. The consensus estimate for Pinterest's current full-year earnings is $0.60 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Pinterest's Q1 2026 earnings at $0.02 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.16 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.22 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.32 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.71 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.13 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.30 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.12 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on PINS. Guggenheim lowered their price target on shares of Pinterest from $40.00 to $39.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 9th. UBS Group lowered their price target on shares of Pinterest from $50.00 to $39.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Benchmark lowered their price target on shares of Pinterest from $55.00 to $45.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, May 6th. Barclays lowered their price target on shares of Pinterest from $42.00 to $38.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 9th. Finally, Oppenheimer lifted their price target on shares of Pinterest from $36.00 to $40.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, May 9th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-four have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $40.52.

Pinterest Price Performance

PINS stock traded down $0.35 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $35.45. The company's stock had a trading volume of 4,121,036 shares, compared to its average volume of 11,068,333. Pinterest has a twelve month low of $23.68 and a twelve month high of $42.20. The company's fifty day moving average price is $33.27 and its 200 day moving average price is $32.13. The stock has a market capitalization of $24.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.94, a PEG ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 0.94.

Pinterest (NYSE:PINS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported $0.23 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.25 by ($0.02). Pinterest had a return on equity of 8.13% and a net margin of 50.41%. The company had revenue of $854.99 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $848.49 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.17 earnings per share. The company's revenue was up 15.5% on a year-over-year basis.

Insider Activity at Pinterest

In related news, Director Jeremy S. Levine sold 6,274 shares of Pinterest stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $34.11, for a total transaction of $214,006.14. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 1,158,833 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $39,527,793.63. The trade was a 0.54% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Wanjiku Juanita Walcott sold 11,510 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.68, for a total transaction of $410,676.80. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 390,230 shares of the company's stock, valued at $13,923,406.40. This represents a 2.87% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 1,278,445 shares of company stock worth $43,269,922. 7.06% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Pinterest

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Pinterest in the 1st quarter valued at about $25,000. Garde Capital Inc. bought a new stake in Pinterest in the 1st quarter valued at about $26,000. NBC Securities Inc. boosted its holdings in Pinterest by 99,900.0% in the 1st quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 1,000 shares of the company's stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 999 shares during the period. American National Bank & Trust bought a new stake in Pinterest in the 1st quarter valued at about $32,000. Finally, Golden State Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Pinterest by 665.4% in the 1st quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,217 shares of the company's stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 1,058 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 88.81% 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.