Zacks Research Has Bullish Outlook for Pinterest Q3 Earnings

Pinterest, Inc. (NYSE:PINS) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Pinterest in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, December 10th. Zacks Research analyst A. Chatterjee now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.10 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.09. The consensus estimate for Pinterest’s current full-year earnings is $0.42 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Pinterest’s FY2025 earnings at $0.40 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.23 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.96 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft assumed coverage on Pinterest in a report on Monday, September 23rd. They issued a “buy” rating and a $43.00 price objective for the company. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $48.00 price objective on shares of Pinterest in a report on Tuesday. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $41.00 price target on shares of Pinterest in a research report on Monday, October 7th. Raymond James decreased their price objective on shares of Pinterest from $40.00 to $34.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Finally, Wedbush raised shares of Pinterest from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 11th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nineteen have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $41.46.

Pinterest Trading Down 3.5 %

Pinterest stock opened at $30.81 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $31.70 and a 200 day simple moving average of $34.80. Pinterest has a 1-year low of $27.00 and a 1-year high of $45.19. The company has a market cap of $20.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 102.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 1.02.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Pinterest news, Director Gokul Rajaram sold 1,150 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $33.52, for a total value of $38,548.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 33,686 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,129,154.72. This trade represents a 3.30 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 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 transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 158,468 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,893,491.84. This represents a 2.37 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 48,287 shares of company stock worth $1,547,820 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 7.11% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of PINS. Maverick Capital Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Pinterest by 47.6% in the 3rd quarter. Maverick Capital Ltd. now owns 57,180 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,851,000 after purchasing an additional 18,430 shares during the last quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec boosted its position in Pinterest by 8.4% during the third quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec now owns 1,540,152 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,855,000 after acquiring an additional 119,367 shares during the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its position in shares of Pinterest by 4.0% in the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 844,187 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,326,000 after acquiring an additional 32,539 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Pinterest by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,252,996 shares of the company’s stock valued at $137,669,000 after purchasing an additional 87,041 shares during the period. Finally, Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS boosted its position in shares of Pinterest by 20.3% during the 3rd quarter. Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS now owns 404,296 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,087,000 after purchasing an additional 68,096 shares in the last quarter. 88.81% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.