Bank of America Reiterates Neutral Rating for Pinterest (NYSE:PINS)

Pinterest (NYSE:PINS)‘s stock had its “neutral” rating restated by equities researchers at Bank of America in a research report issued on Friday,Benzinga reports. They currently have a $19.00 target price on the stock, down from their prior target price of $39.00. Bank of America‘s price target points to a potential upside of 2.48% from the company’s previous close.

Several other analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Barclays reduced their target price on Pinterest from $40.00 to $36.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Sanford C. Bernstein decreased their target price on shares of Pinterest from $45.00 to $40.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Rosenblatt Securities reduced their price objective on Pinterest from $30.00 to $20.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Monness Crespi & Hardt downgraded Pinterest from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, Wedbush lowered Pinterest from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their target price for the company from $34.00 to $30.00 in a report on Monday, December 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating and fourteen have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Pinterest presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $34.46.

Pinterest Trading Down 2.9%

Shares of Pinterest stock opened at $18.54 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $24.91 and a 200-day simple moving average of $30.14. Pinterest has a 12-month low of $18.28 and a 12-month high of $39.93. The stock has a market cap of $12.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.44, a PEG ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 0.92.

Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $0.67 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.68 by ($0.01). Pinterest had a return on equity of 8.20% and a net margin of 48.99%.The company had revenue of $1.32 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.33 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.56 earnings per share. Pinterest’s revenue was up 14.3% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts forecast that Pinterest will post 0.6 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Pinterest

In other Pinterest news, insider Malik Ducard sold 2,293 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $22.06, for a total transaction of $50,583.58. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 695,187 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,335,825.22. This represents a 0.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Donnelly Julia Brau sold 22,821 shares of Pinterest stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $25.86, for a total transaction of $590,151.06. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 540,358 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,973,657.88. The trade was a 4.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders have sold 33,407 shares of company stock worth $855,925. 7.06% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Pinterest

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Golden State Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Pinterest by 282.7% in the 2nd quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 685 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 506 shares in the last quarter. Elevated Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Pinterest in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC grew its position in shares of Pinterest by 505.7% in the third quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC now owns 854 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 713 shares during the last quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp grew its position in shares of Pinterest by 3,839.1% in the third quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 906 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 883 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Addison Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Pinterest by 727.3% during the 4th quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 1,365 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 1,200 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.81% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Pinterest

Here are the key news stories impacting Pinterest this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 revenue grew 14% year-over-year to $1,319 million and global monthly active users (MAUs) hit a record 619 million, with GAAP net income of $277 million — evidence of user engagement and top-line momentum. Pinterest Announces Q4 and Full-Year 2025 Results
• Positive Sentiment: EPS was $0.67, up from $0.56 a year ago (some outlets noted it beat certain estimates), showing operating leverage vs. the prior year. Pinterest (PINS) Q4 Earnings Top Estimates
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call/transcript provides management color (growth vs. ad competition, product priorities) that investors will parse for cadence on monetization and margins. Review full transcript for nuance. Pinterest, Inc. (PINS) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: CEO highlighted product engagement (even comparing search volume to ChatGPT in press coverage) — a PR/positioning move that may help narrative but doesn’t directly move near-term ad revenue. Amid disappointing earnings, Pinterest claims it sees more searches than ChatGPT
• Neutral Sentiment: Benchmark trimmed its price target from $39 to $34 but maintained a buy rating — a modestly less bullish outlook but still supportive from that analyst. Analyst Price Target Change
• Negative Sentiment: Management guided Q1 revenue to $951M–$971M, below Street estimates; guidance and commentary that ad-dollar competition is intensifying triggered the largest negative market reaction. Pinterest forecasts downbeat revenue
• Negative Sentiment: News coverage flagged a drop in quarterly profit and an expectation that revenue growth will decelerate further, reinforcing near-term skepticism about ad market share gains. Pinterest Fourth-Quarter Profit Drops
• Negative Sentiment: A Pomerantz law firm investor investigation into Pinterest was announced, introducing potential legal/settlement risk that can weigh on sentiment. Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims

Pinterest Company Profile

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.