Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) Director Sells 1,050 Shares of Stock

Pinterest, Inc. (NYSE:PINS) Director Gokul Rajaram sold 1,050 shares of Pinterest stock in a transaction on Monday, October 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.00, for a total value of $21,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 36,196 shares in the company, valued at $723,920. The trade was a 2.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Gokul Rajaram also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, August 19th, Gokul Rajaram sold 1,050 shares of Pinterest stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $23.03, for a total value of $24,181.50.

Pinterest Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of NYSE:PINS traded down $0.09 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $19.97. The company had a trading volume of 15,203,403 shares, compared to its average volume of 16,766,818. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $21.46 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $20.77. The firm has a market cap of $11.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 58.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 0.90. Pinterest, Inc. has a 1-year low of $13.84 and a 1-year high of $35.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 3.81 and a current ratio of 3.81.

Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The company reported $0.43 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.36 by $0.07. Pinterest had a net margin of 5.46% and a return on equity of 7.49%. The company had revenue of $1.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.15 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.33 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 18.2% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts predict that Pinterest, Inc. will post 0.58 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in PINS. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Pinterest by 30.5% in the 4th quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 26,808,870 shares of the company’s stock valued at $694,082,000 after purchasing an additional 6,258,628 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its position in shares of Pinterest by 271.1% during the 1st quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 5,988,631 shares of the company’s stock worth $109,831,000 after buying an additional 4,375,000 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its stake in Pinterest by 57.4% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 3,612,769 shares of the company’s stock valued at $93,535,000 after buying an additional 1,318,092 shares in the last quarter. Amundi boosted its stake in Pinterest by 38.3% in the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 3,200,829 shares of the company’s stock valued at $58,703,000 after buying an additional 885,927 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in Pinterest by 15.4% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 5,848,116 shares of the company’s stock valued at $107,254,000 after buying an additional 779,998 shares in the last quarter. 88.81% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently commented on PINS. Wedbush reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $24.00 target price on shares of Pinterest in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Pinterest in a research note on Monday, June 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Pinterest from $30.00 to $31.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Mizuho lifted their target price on Pinterest from $31.00 to $32.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $30.00 price target on shares of Pinterest in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Eighteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nineteen have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $27.90.

Pinterest News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Pinterest this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Pinterest introduced an AI feature that converts saved beauty-related Pins—such as hairstyle and nail inspiration—into actionable plans users can take to salons. The feature could increase engagement and strengthen Pinterest’s value to advertisers and commerce partners. Pinterest’s AI now turns beauty Pins into action plans
• Positive Sentiment: Some investor analysis remains bullish, citing Pinterest’s AI assistant, its stock trading near the company’s reported $18.17 buyback price, and potential upside toward analyst targets near $29 or higher. Pinterest AI assistant investment analysis
• Neutral Sentiment: Pinterest appointed James Dibbo, an Amazon finance executive, as chief financial officer effective October 26. He will oversee finance, accounting, investor relations, treasury, tax, corporate development and related functions. His Amazon background may bring operating and financial expertise, but investors have limited evidence so far about his impact at Pinterest. Pinterest Appoints James Dibbo Chief Financial Officer
• Neutral Sentiment: Call-option activity was unusually high, with 24,845 contracts purchased versus an average daily volume of 14,606. This signals increased speculative interest, but does not necessarily indicate sustained buying of the shares. Pinterest Stock Sees Unusually High Call Option Buying
• Negative Sentiment: Shares fell in after-hours trading following the CFO announcement, suggesting investors viewed the leadership transition as uncertain or lacking an immediate catalyst. Pinterest stock dips as company names Amazon veteran as CFO
• Negative Sentiment: Barron’s dropped Pinterest from a prior stock recommendation after the shares underperformed since its June 2025 selection, adding to concerns about momentum and valuation. Barron’s drops Pinterest stock pick

About Pinterest

Pinterest, Inc operates a visual discovery and planning platform that helps people find, save and organize ideas for projects, interests and everyday activities. Users can collect images, videos and other content as “Pins” and arrange them on personalized or collaborative boards. The platform supports discovery across areas such as home design, food, fashion, travel, beauty and do-it-yourself projects.

Pinterest also provides tools for businesses and creators, including visual advertising, shopping features, product catalogs and analytics.