Pinterest (NYSE:PINS – Free Report) had its price target cut by KeyCorp from $46.00 to $41.00 in a research report released on Tuesday morning,Benzinga reports. They currently have an overweight rating on the stock.
A number of other equities analysts have also commented on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on shares of Pinterest from $42.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 7th. Wedbush boosted their price objective on shares of Pinterest from $38.00 to $46.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of Pinterest from $35.00 to $36.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Roth Capital set a $32.00 price objective on shares of Pinterest in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, TD Cowen assumed coverage on shares of Pinterest in a research report on Tuesday, November 26th. They set a “buy” rating and a $38.00 price objective for the company. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-two have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Pinterest currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $43.30.
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Pinterest Stock Down 2.6 %
Pinterest (NYSE:PINS – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $0.33 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.63 by ($0.30). Pinterest had a net margin of 51.07% and a return on equity of 8.10%. Equities research analysts expect that Pinterest will post 0.6 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Insider Activity at Pinterest
In other Pinterest news, CAO Andrea Acosta sold 3,667 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.46, for a total value of $137,365.82. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 144,129 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,399,072.34. This represents a 2.48 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Gokul Rajaram sold 1,150 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.43, for a total transaction of $34,994.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 30,236 shares in the company, valued at approximately $920,081.48. This represents a 3.66 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 105,729 shares of company stock worth $3,617,950. 7.11% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Whipplewood Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Pinterest during the 4th quarter worth $28,000. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in shares of Pinterest by 63.5% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,069 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 415 shares during the last quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Pinterest by 91.1% during the 3rd quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC now owns 1,154 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 550 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL increased its stake in shares of Pinterest by 401.3% during the 4th quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL now owns 1,504 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,000 after purchasing an additional 1,204 shares during the last quarter. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC increased its stake in shares of Pinterest by 8,261.1% during the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 1,505 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,000 after purchasing an additional 1,487 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.81% of the company’s stock.
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.
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