Pinterest (PINS) Competitors $35.29 -0.02 (-0.07%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$35.20 -0.09 (-0.26%) As of 07:45 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, SNAP, RBLX, and NETShould 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), Snap (SNAP), Roblox (RBLX), and Cloudflare (NET). Pinterest vs. Its Competitors Apple Airbnb Amazon.com Alphabet Alphabet Meta Platforms PayPal Snap Roblox Cloudflare Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) 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 profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership. Which has more risk & volatility, PINS or AAPL? Pinterest has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apple has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer PINS or AAPL? In the previous week, Apple had 237 more articles in the media than Pinterest. MarketBeat recorded 253 mentions for Apple and 16 mentions for Pinterest. Pinterest's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Apple's score of 1.01 indicating that Pinterest is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Pinterest 12 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Apple 169 Very Positive mention(s) 28 Positive mention(s) 40 Neutral mention(s) 9 Negative mention(s) 4 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is PINS or AAPL more profitable? Pinterest has a net margin of 49.31% compared to Apple's net margin of 24.30%. Apple's return on equity of 170.91% beat Pinterest's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Pinterest49.31% 8.44% 7.41% Apple 24.30%170.91%31.94% Which has higher earnings and valuation, PINS or AAPL? 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 RatioPinterest$3.65B6.58$1.86B$2.7912.65Apple$391.04B9.66$93.74B$6.5938.61 Do analysts prefer PINS or AAPL? Pinterest presently has a consensus target price of $42.38, suggesting a potential upside of 20.10%. Apple has a consensus target price of $244.03, suggesting a potential downside of 4.09%. Given Pinterest's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Pinterest is more favorable than Apple.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Pinterest 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 24 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83Apple 1 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PINS or AAPL? 88.8% of Pinterest shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of Apple shares are held by institutional investors. 7.1% of Pinterest shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Apple 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. 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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$24.01B$20.38B$32.75B$21.71BDividend YieldN/A3.52%3.14%3.52%P/E Ratio12.6577.77452.7429.86Price / Sales6.5888.031,858.9161.59Price / Cash82.8187.0638.4824.72Price / Book5.029.177.304.59Net Income$1.86B$355.94M$810.65M$1.00B7 Day Performance-2.69%3.18%3.59%0.99%1 Month Performance-0.78%7.63%7.46%2.77%1 Year Performance15.88%90.92%24,212.84%15.20% Pinterest Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PINSPinterest4.0407 of 5 stars$35.29-0.1%$42.38+20.1%+16.3%$24.01B$3.65B12.654,666Positive NewsAAPLApple4.736 of 5 stars$235.55+0.6%$240.80+2.2%+12.2%$3.50T$408.63B35.74164,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastABNBAirbnb3.8836 of 5 stars$119.98-2.1%$141.68+18.1%-4.4%$74.56B$11.10B29.057,300Positive NewsAMZNAmazon.com4.8895 of 5 stars$231.15+1.3%$262.87+13.7%+18.8%$2.47T$637.96B35.241,556,000Trending NewsOptions VolumeGOOGAlphabet4.712 of 5 stars$249.11+3.2%$227.56-8.7%+53.6%$3.01T$350.02B26.54190,200Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastGOOGLAlphabet3.9811 of 5 stars$248.88+3.4%$222.85-10.5%+54.4%$3.01T$350.02B26.51183,323Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeMETAMeta Platforms4.4165 of 5 stars$765.61+1.3%$822.41+7.4%+36.3%$1.92T$178.80B27.7274,067Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionPYPLPayPal4.8062 of 5 stars$67.03+0.2%$85.00+26.8%-11.8%$63.99B$31.80B14.3124,400Trending NewsSNAPSnap2.8021 of 5 stars$7.37+0.3%$34.16+363.8%-15.1%$12.43B$5.36B-22.984,911Trending NewsHigh Trading VolumeRBLXRoblox2.9385 of 5 stars$137.07+2.8%$123.16-10.2%+197.4%$88.10B$3.60B-95.512,474Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeNETCloudflare3.9127 of 5 stars$226.01+2.1%$191.28-15.4%+176.8%$78.84B$1.67B-665.384,263Trending NewsInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Apple Competitors Airbnb Competitors Amazon.com Competitors Alphabet Competitors Alphabet Competitors Meta Platforms Competitors PayPal Competitors Snap Competitors Roblox Competitors Cloudflare 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 9/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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