Roth Capital Forecasts Pinterest’s Q2 Earnings (NYSE:PINS)

Pinterest, Inc. (NYSE:PINS) – Equities research analysts at Roth Capital dropped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Pinterest in a report issued on Monday, February 3rd. Roth Capital analyst R. Kulkarni now anticipates that the company will earn $0.03 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.05. The consensus estimate for Pinterest’s current full-year earnings is $0.42 per share.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Oppenheimer cut their price target on Pinterest from $45.00 to $40.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 8th. Benchmark reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Pinterest in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Wedbush restated an “outperform” rating and set a $38.00 target price on shares of Pinterest in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on shares of Pinterest from $35.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on shares of Pinterest from $40.00 to $39.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $40.70.

Pinterest Price Performance

Shares of PINS stock opened at $33.23 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $22.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 110.75, a PEG ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.06. Pinterest has a 1 year low of $27.00 and a 1 year high of $45.19. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $31.17 and a 200-day moving average price of $31.55.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Pinterest

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Pinterest by 1,045.6% during the fourth quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 3,941 shares of the company’s stock valued at $114,000 after acquiring an additional 3,597 shares in the last quarter. Norden Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Pinterest by 25.4% in the fourth quarter. Norden Group LLC now owns 20,055 shares of the company’s stock worth $582,000 after buying an additional 4,067 shares during the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Pinterest by 20.1% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 2,564 shares of the company’s stock worth $75,000 after buying an additional 429 shares during the period. Chase Investment Counsel Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Pinterest during the fourth quarter valued at $5,469,000. Finally, Metis Global Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Pinterest by 6.8% in the 4th quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC now owns 11,315 shares of the company’s stock valued at $328,000 after acquiring an additional 721 shares during the period. 88.81% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Pinterest

In related news, insider Wanjiku Juanita Walcott sold 11,862 shares of Pinterest stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.82, for a total transaction of $365,586.84. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 246,921 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,610,105.22. This trade represents a 4.58 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Gokul Rajaram sold 1,150 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.43, for a total value of $34,994.50. Following the sale, the director now owns 30,236 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $920,081.48. This trade represents a 3.66 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 19,157 shares of company stock worth $589,131 in the last quarter. 7.11% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About Pinterest

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.