Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) Rating Lowered to “Hold” at Wall Street Zen

Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a note issued to investors on Saturday, Wall Street Zen reports.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price objective on shares of Pinterest from $30.00 to $26.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $32.00 target price on shares of Pinterest in a research note on Friday. Mizuho upped their price target on Pinterest from $31.00 to $32.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Bank of America reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $23.00 target price on shares of Pinterest in a research report on Friday. Finally, Phillip Securities upgraded shares of Pinterest to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, October 19th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $26.50.

Pinterest Price Performance

PINS stock opened at $19.37 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $10.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 77.47, a P/E/G ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a quick ratio of 4.28, a current ratio of 4.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32. Pinterest has a 12 month low of $13.84 and a 12 month high of $34.12. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $20.64 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $20.79.

Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 29th. The company reported $0.46 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.49 by ($0.03). The firm had revenue of $1.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.21 billion. Pinterest had a net margin of 3.81% and a return on equity of 6.58%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 11.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.38 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Pinterest will post 0.53 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Pinterest

In other news, Director Benjamin Silbermann sold 46,875 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $22.56, for a total transaction of $1,057,500.00. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Claude Leonard Brown sold 12,240 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.00, for a total value of $244,800.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 1,130,768 shares in the company, valued at approximately $22,615,360. This trade represents a 1.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 692,877 shares of company stock valued at $14,733,501. 8.09% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Pinterest

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in PINS. Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its position in Pinterest by 271.1% during the first quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 5,988,631 shares of the company’s stock valued at $109,831,000 after buying an additional 4,375,000 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its holdings in Pinterest by 300.4% during the third quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 4,398,316 shares of the company’s stock worth $83,084,000 after acquiring an additional 3,299,884 shares in the last quarter. Amundi lifted its stake in Pinterest by 38.3% in the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 3,200,829 shares of the company’s stock valued at $58,703,000 after acquiring an additional 885,927 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in Pinterest by 15.4% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 5,848,116 shares of the company’s stock valued at $107,254,000 after purchasing an additional 779,998 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Boothe Investment Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Pinterest during the first quarter worth approximately $11,856,000. Institutional investors own 88.81% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Pinterest

Here are the key news stories impacting Pinterest this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Pinterest reported third-quarter revenue of $1.17 billion, up 11.9% year over year, while global monthly active users rose 10% to a record 661 million. The company also generated $339 million in adjusted EBITDA and $300 million in free cash flow. Pinterest Announces Third Quarter 2026 Results
• Positive Sentiment: KeyBanc maintained its Buy rating, while Wells Fargo and Cantor Fitzgerald retained Overweight ratings. Their revised targets of $23 imply potential upside from current trading levels, suggesting some analysts still view the selloff as excessive. KeyBanc Remains a Buy on Pinterest
• Neutral Sentiment: Unusually heavy put-option activity was reported, with traders buying approximately 17,657 puts—about 23% above typical daily volume. This indicates elevated hedging or bearish speculation but does not confirm the direction of future trading.
• Negative Sentiment: Pinterest missed third-quarter expectations: adjusted EPS was $0.46 versus a $0.49 consensus, and revenue of $1.17 billion fell short of estimates near $1.21 billion. Analysts attributed the miss to pressure on advertising growth. Pinterest Misses Q3 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
• Negative Sentiment: Fourth-quarter revenue guidance of approximately $1.45 billion was about 4.7% below Wall Street expectations, fueling concerns that Pinterest’s revenue growth is decelerating during the holiday period. Pinterest Sets Q4 Outlook Below Street View
• Negative Sentiment: Several firms cut their price targets: Wells Fargo lowered its target from $31 to $23, Barclays from $31 to $24, and Wedbush from $24 to $20; Wedbush also shifted to Neutral. The reductions reinforce concerns about weaker near-term growth and advertising momentum. Wells Fargo Lowers Pinterest Price Target

Pinterest Company Profile

Pinterest, Inc (NYSE: PINS) operates a visual discovery platform that helps people find ideas and inspiration for activities such as home improvement, cooking, fashion, travel and event planning. Users can discover, save and organize images and videos—known as Pins—on personalized boards and explore recommendations based on their interests.

The company also provides tools for businesses and creators to showcase products and content on the platform. Its advertising business includes promoted Pins and other advertising formats designed to help marketers reach users while they are discovering ideas, researching products and planning purchases.