Rosenblatt Securities Issues Positive Forecast for Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) Stock Price

Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) had its price objective lifted by investment analysts at Rosenblatt Securities from $24.00 to $25.00 in a report released on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has a “neutral” rating on the stock. Rosenblatt Securities’ price target suggests a potential downside of 2.31% from the company’s current price.

Several other research firms have also recently issued reports on PINS. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Pinterest from $20.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $23.00 price objective on shares of Pinterest and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Oppenheimer increased their target price on shares of Pinterest from $24.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Wall Street Zen cut Pinterest from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday. Finally, Barclays set a $31.00 price target on Pinterest in a research note on Wednesday. Seventeen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nineteen have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $27.97.

Pinterest Stock Up 5.9%

Pinterest stock opened at $25.59 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $21.93 and its 200 day moving average price is $20.50. The company has a quick ratio of 4.23, a current ratio of 4.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. The firm has a market cap of $14.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 53.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 0.90. Pinterest has a 52 week low of $13.84 and a 52 week high of $39.83.

Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The company reported $0.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.36 by $0.07. Pinterest had a return on equity of 8.26% and a net margin of 7.64%.The company had revenue of $1.18 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.15 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.33 earnings per share. Pinterest’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.2% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Pinterest will post 0.63 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Pinterest

In related news, Director Benjamin Silbermann sold 46,875 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $22.54, for a total transaction of $1,056,562.50. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Wanjiku Juanita Walcott sold 27,337 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.46, for a total transaction of $559,315.02. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 724,673 shares in the company, valued at $14,826,809.58. This represents a 3.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 370,720 shares of company stock worth $7,892,627. Insiders own 8.09% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Pinterest

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Elevated Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Pinterest in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd raised its stake in Pinterest by 2,017.3% in the 4th quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 1,101 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 1,049 shares during the last quarter. Addison Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Pinterest by 727.3% in the 4th quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 1,365 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 1,200 shares in the last quarter. Garner Asset Management Corp acquired a new stake in Pinterest during the 4th quarter worth $36,000. Finally, Summit Securities Group LLC acquired a new stake in Pinterest during the 1st quarter worth $43,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.81% of the company’s stock.

More Pinterest News

Here are the key news stories impacting Pinterest this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Second-quarter revenue rose 18.2% year over year to $1.18 billion, exceeding the $1.15 billion consensus estimate. Adjusted earnings of $0.43 per share also beat expectations of $0.36, while the company raised its full-year margin target. Pinterest Announces Second Quarter 2026 Results
• Positive Sentiment: User growth remained strong: global monthly active users increased 11% to a record 640 million, marking the 11th consecutive quarter of double-digit growth. Pinterest also generated $311 million of adjusted EBITDA and $270 million of free cash flow. Pinterest’s AI Push Pays Off in Record Users and Revenue
• Positive Sentiment: Management’s artificial-intelligence and social-commerce initiatives appear to be gaining traction, helping Pinterest expand engagement and advertising opportunities as it develops into a shopping destination. Pinterest is winning the argument on AI costs and losing the one on growth
• Neutral Sentiment: Pinterest guided to roughly $1.2 billion of third-quarter revenue, broadly in line with analyst expectations. However, the forecast implies slower growth, limiting the benefit of the quarterly earnings beat. Pinterest expects slower quarterly revenue growth as ad competition heats up
• Negative Sentiment: Shares decreased in the immediate post-earnings reaction because investors viewed the outlook as lukewarm. Management cited intensifying digital-ad competition, particularly from Meta’s Instagram, as a risk to growth. Pinterest shares fall on lukewarm sales guidance
• Negative Sentiment: Higher costs resulted in a GAAP net loss of approximately $47 million despite the revenue and adjusted-profit beats, raising concerns about operating leverage and valuation support. Pinterest Sales Climb on Traction With Gen Z

About Pinterest

Pinterest, Inc operates a visual discovery platform that helps users find inspiration and ideas for projects ranging from home design and fashion to cooking and travel. Users create and curate “Pins” — images or videos linked to content — organized on thematic boards. The service is available through its website and mobile applications and emphasizes personalized recommendations and visual search to surface relevant content based on user interests.

The company’s primary revenue model is advertising, offering promoted content formats that integrate into user feeds and search results.