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

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

A number of other analysts also recently issued reports on the company. UBS Group decreased their price target on Pinterest from $52.00 to $46.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 8th. Roth Mkm decreased their price target on Pinterest from $39.00 to $33.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 8th. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $48.00 target price on shares of Pinterest in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on Pinterest from $35.00 to $36.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, TD Cowen started coverage on Pinterest in a report on Tuesday, November 26th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $38.00 target price for the company. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Pinterest has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $40.70.

Pinterest Price Performance

Shares of NYSE PINS opened at $33.40 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $22.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 111.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.06. The business has a 50-day moving average of $31.11 and a two-hundred day moving average of $31.54. Pinterest has a 1 year low of $27.00 and a 1 year high of $45.19.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Wanjiku Juanita Walcott sold 11,862 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.82, for a total value of $365,586.84. Following the sale, the insider now owns 246,921 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,610,105.22. This represents a 4.58 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Andrea Acosta sold 3,845 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.88, for a total value of $118,733.60. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 158,468 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,893,491.84. The trade was a 2.37 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 19,157 shares of company stock worth $589,131 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 7.11% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Pinterest

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Pinterest by 5.2% in the 3rd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 6,329 shares of the company’s stock valued at $205,000 after buying an additional 313 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Pinterest by 3.7% during the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 9,380 shares of the company’s stock worth $304,000 after purchasing an additional 339 shares during the period. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management lifted its stake in shares of Pinterest by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 12,626 shares of the company’s stock worth $366,000 after purchasing an additional 342 shares during the period. Leibman Financial Services Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Pinterest by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. Leibman Financial Services Inc. now owns 31,758 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,028,000 after purchasing an additional 368 shares during the period. Finally, Amalgamated Bank lifted its stake in shares of Pinterest by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 39,792 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,154,000 after purchasing an additional 372 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.81% of the company’s stock.

Pinterest Company Profile

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.