Pinterest (PINS) Competitors $37.67 -0.12 (-0.30%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$37.94 +0.27 (+0.70%) As of 07:59 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 better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and earnings. Do analysts prefer AAPL or PINS? Apple currently has a consensus price target of $235.11, indicating a potential upside of 9.99%. Pinterest has a consensus price target of $41.81, indicating a potential upside of 10.97%. Given Pinterest's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Pinterest is more favorable than Apple.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Apple 2 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 16 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58Pinterest 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 25 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83 Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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$391.04B8.16$93.74B$6.4233.30Pinterest$3.65B7.01$1.86B$2.7413.75 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 owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.8% of Pinterest shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Apple shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of Pinterest shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor AAPL or PINS? In the previous week, Apple had 200 more articles in the media than Pinterest. MarketBeat recorded 256 mentions for Apple and 56 mentions for Pinterest. Pinterest's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Apple's score of 0.96 indicating that Pinterest is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Apple 154 Very Positive mention(s) 24 Positive mention(s) 53 Neutral mention(s) 20 Negative mention(s) 4 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Pinterest 28 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, AAPL or PINS? Apple has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pinterest has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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$25.63B$18.40B$28.86B$21.16BDividend YieldN/A2.77%3.00%3.57%P/E Ratio13.7549.4431.1024.41Price / Sales7.0171.981,792.4558.80Price / Cash88.6294.9738.6523.00Price / Book5.368.737.824.67Net Income$1.86B$341.62M$781.95M$993.85M7 Day Performance4.37%2.12%1.29%1.16%1 Month Performance5.36%10.66%7.09%4.99%1 Year Performance-2.90%62.59%52,962.36%12.54% Pinterest Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PINSPinterest4.2054 of 5 stars$37.68-0.3%$41.81+11.0%-7.2%$25.63B$3.65B13.754,666Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionGap UpAAPLApple4.6363 of 5 stars$209.17-0.9%$235.27+12.5%-4.8%$3.13T$400.37B32.59164,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsABNBAirbnb3.3814 of 5 stars$138.97+2.7%$141.47+1.8%-6.0%$86.99B$11.10B35.077,300Analyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionAMZNAmazon.com4.2997 of 5 stars$225.46+0.2%$249.42+10.6%+22.5%$2.39T$637.96B36.721,556,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeGOOGAlphabet4.8891 of 5 stars$182.88+0.9%$207.13+13.3%+4.3%$2.22T$350.02B20.37190,200Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionGap UpGOOGLAlphabet3.8273 of 5 stars$181.69+0.8%$199.61+9.9%+4.6%$2.20T$350.02B20.24183,323Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionGap UpMETAMeta Platforms3.675 of 5 stars$723.65+0.9%$729.38+0.8%+46.0%$1.82T$164.50B28.2274,067Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradePYPLPayPal4.5251 of 5 stars$73.79+3.4%$83.42+13.1%+28.4%$71.75B$31.80B16.5024,400Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsSHOPShopify4.2013 of 5 stars$117.05+4.4%$115.77-1.1%+95.0%$151.93B$9.38B75.5511,600Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastSNAPSnap3.4319 of 5 stars$9.51+4.3%$35.74+276.1%-29.7%$15.87B$5.36B-30.634,911Analyst ForecastOptions VolumeNTESNetEase4.1626 of 5 stars$129.80+1.2%$119.38-8.0%+50.6%$82.24B$107.27B18.6826,028Positive NewsGap Down 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 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Just Fired the IRS Agents Targeting Your SavingsElon Musk just fired 6,700 IRS agents — and exposed a war on your retirement. 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